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GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 13 SEBASTIAN AFONSO (Straps, Trampowall) Who's Who ANTONIO AGUADO (Urban Dances) is from Spain and has always been passionate about dance. His first notable achievement DIANA GONZALEZ (Cyr Wheel, ) was winning the Battle of the Year Iberica is originally from Mexico. Her love of the with Arcopom Crew in 2005. That victory stage has captivated her soul, making her gave him the opportunity to travel in Europe, literally run away with the circus. When she representing Spain. Antonio discovered the was 17, Diana decided to learn how to fly circus world when he joined the English professionally and entered at the National tour of ’s Michael Jackson Circus School in . After three years Tribute Show. His career path has included learning and training Cyr Wheel, she joined performing in videos, international battles Peter James for an original creation in and festivals, as well as giving courses and Argentina, where she worked as a performer participating in workshops. while creating her own show. In search of international experience, she followed with BRYAN BOYER (B-Boy) was born in the a traditional circus in France. Before coming USA. Bryan has been dancing since early to Cirque Éloize, she was the first Mexican 2004, and is a member of the infamous performing on Cirque du Soleil production Blowup Kingz. He has a unique style of Joyà presented on the Riviera Maya in blow-up moves along with a keen ear for Mexico. music, which makes his blow-ups that much more explosive. He also uses a hidden ANGELIKA KOGUT (Hand to Hand) is array of advanced power moves that he originally from Poland, and has over 12 rarely expels in battle unless absolutely years of experience in Acrosport. She has needed, along with abstract threads in his competed in mix pair, trio, and women’s footwork. Combine all that with beat kills duo since she was 19 years old. Her main and an incredible energy and you have practice has always been hand to hand. Bryan “Slinky” Boyer. He has represented After joining Cirque Eloize Rain, she has himself, his crew, and his hometown, in performed in various productions including many competitions around the country, and the notorious Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi and overseas. He is a humble and very friendly Dubaï. person, and constantly striving to improve himself, inside and out of dance. JON LARRUCEA (In-line Skating) was born in Barcelona, Spain. Jon is a sportsman PHILIPPE DUPUIS () through and through. From an early age, he enjoyed several sports, including mountain biking and swimming, but WARNING: The photographing or sound recording of any rollerblading quickly became his passion performance is strictly prohibited. and he specialized in inline freestyle slalom. FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest Throughout his studies in International to the seat you occupy, is the shortest route to the outside. In Business Economics, he continued to the event of fire or other emergency, please do NOT run. WALK to that Exit. However, under normal circumstances, when skate, and in 2011 he finished in third at the leaving the Theatre, use the center rear exits. SMOKING is World Championship, which earned him the prohibited in the BUILDING, as required by the Suffolk County NO SMOKING Ordinance. Smoking in any area designated double European champion title in Freestyle “No Smoking” renders the offenders subject to a fine, or Slalom Classic and Battle. Jon is constantly imprisonment, or both. developing and promoting his discipline and

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GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 15 he always standing out during competition thanks to his unique style. His stage debut Who's Who was in 2008 when he presented a variety of combinations and figures he choreographed himself. When he was only 16, his talent for the years, she’s toured throughout the US, the sport had already allowed him to land a Europe, Japan, and Canada. She even landed job delivering pizza, the only delivery man on a breakthrough role in Disney’s feature-film rollerblades in Barcelona. Step Up 3D and received a standing ovation when she appeared on Fox’s So You Think THÉO LEGROS LEFEUVRE You Can Dance. In addition to her love of (, Trampowall) dancing, she recently delved into music, poetry, photography, film, and other forms of OLIVIER LEMIEUX artistic expression. She truly believes that (Handbalancing and Trampowall) the human spirit can indeed triumph over the most difficult of times. FORTY NGUYEN (Urban Dances) was born in Canada and started taking break THIBAUT PHILIPPE (Trial Bike, Trampowall) dance classes at the age of 18. He became was born in France, a country well known serious about his dancing career when he for its trial bike champions. Thibaut began performed his first solo at Definition an practicing 26-inch trial bike when he was applicable Urban Dance Festival at the MAI 14. With his brother, he learned the ins (Montréal Arts Intercultural) in 2004. From and outs of the sport, climbing with their then, he continued performing for the bikes over obstacles of all kinds—boulders, Festival (2005), Usine C (2005) and TOHU trunks, cables, train tracks and even car (2006). In 2006, he was part of the cast of wrecks—without allowing their feet to Demain, a piece by the choreographer Paula touch the ground. With his brother, he de Vasconcelos of Pigeon International, created a show in which a 20 to 30 sq. with whom he performed in Montreal meters trial zone is laid out and covered in and toured in Columbia. Forty’s style is the hardest possible obstacles to mount on a a mixture of b-boying, ballet technique, bike. They performed the show for five years acrobatics and hip hop. Recently graduated in the and Clermont-Ferrand regions, from Concordia’s Contemporary Dance at municipal sporting events, business Department, Forty has worked as an openings, and even on television. On their interpreter for the company Destins Croisés bikes, the brothers crossed the trial zone and is now working as a dancer for Cirque followed by a third rider on a monocycle. Éloize. Having completed his bachelor’s degree in marketing at Pigier, he is now pursuing a MARIE PANDORA (Urban Dances) was born master’s degree. Thibaut remains as active in the USA. Pandora’s journey in dance in his foundation as with his entrepreneurial traces back to her years in high school, skills. when she first witnessed different styles of street dance at raves, underground parties and Hip-Hop functions. This Native American is a multi-disciplinary artist who has built – over the past 13 years – a solid reputation as a champion at various high-level, international competitions. Over

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GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 17 MATEUSZ RZEZNIKIEWICZ (Hand to Hand) was born in Poland. Mateusz was Who's Who initially in a cooking school. Then, he learned Acrosport for 14 years and devoted his career to the hand to hand. He gained on a new role as entrepreneur. Under his relevant experience on various productions guidance and with the help of his partners, including the Cruises Grand Holiday, Ferrari Cirque Éloize became one of the leaders of World in Abu Dhabi and Dubaï along with contemporary circus arts thanks to shows Angelika Kogut. He is also passionate about like Cirque Éloize, Excentricus, Cirque kick boxing and muay thai. Orchestra, Nomade, Rain, Nebbia and iD. As the Artistic and Creative Director for MARLEY WEBSTER (Trampowall) the company’s shows, Jeannot prides himself on melding artistic disciplines and NICOLE WINTER (Contortion, Aerial Silks) talented individuals from the four corners was born in the USA. She began performing of the globe. His artistic vision involves for crowds before she even began incorporating living arts (music, theatre, kindergarten. She started ballet at age 4, and dance) into the acrobatic acts. In 2009, and continued her dance training at the elite he directed iD, Cirque Éloize’s seventh Bak Middle School of the Arts and Dreyfoos original creation. A stunning combination High School of the Performing Arts. At the of urban dance and circus arts, the show age of 14, she discovered her true talent won the Conseil des Arts de Montréal’s and calling: circus arts. Dance allowed her Grand Prix award in 2010. In October 2011, to perform high-level contortion acts with Jeannot Painchaud became the 14th the grace of a ballerina. At 16 years old, she citizen to be awarded the prestigious Prix was accepted into the prestigious National Samuel-de-Champlain. Founded by the Circus School of Montreal. She trained there Institut France-Canada in 1997, the award for two years, majoring in contortion. is presented to two people each year, a Canadian who has best showcased French JEANNOT PAINCHAUD (Author and Director) history or culture and a French citizen who is a native of Îles de la Madeleine, Quebec, has best showcased Canadian history or and has worked in the circus arts sector culture, in order to promote the values that for over 25 years. Fueled by a passion for unite both countries. In November 2011, different cultures and a dream of travelling Jeannot Painchaud was one of several the world, he set his heart on the circus at public figures selected to reinvent a work of age 16. A graduate of Montréal’s National art from the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts’ Circus School, Jeannot won a bronze medal permanent collection. The Museum gave the at Paris’ prestigious Festival Mondial du participants carte blanche to create an art Cirque de demain in 1992 for his artistic installation presented as part of its Big Bang cycling act. After touring internationally exhibit. Jeannot Painchaud has also been with a number of circus troupes and groups chairman of the board of the Circus Arts of multidisciplinary artists, Jeannot co- National Networking Quebec, En Piste, since founded Cirque Éloize in Montréal in 1993. 2009. This position allows him to be directly He performed in the company’s different involved in the future of circus arts and the shows for five years. In 1998, he left the Canadian circus community. stage to devote himself entirely to Cirque Éloize’s development. Having been an acrobat, juggler and performer, he took

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GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 19 JONATHAN ST-ONGE (Executive Producer) is a lawyer by trade and an entertainment Who's Who producer. Jonathan St-Onge joined Cirque Éloize in 2001. Following his brief employment as an attorney in 2000 with ROBERT MASSICOTTE (Set Designer, the provincial crown prosecutor’s office, Illustrator and Co-Designer of Video he began his career in the world of Images) is a multitalented visual artist. He entertainment with the Just For Laughs has worked in the entertainment industry Festival and its production management for nearly 25 years. He has applied his department. During his last Festival, creativity, passion and sensitivity to circus, he was the assistant to the executive theatre, television, movies, exhibitions producer. He and other partners managed and major music shows. A graduate of the artists while producing shows and special Université de Montréal’s school of industrial events, Jonathan then took on a full-time design, he was captivated by comics from position with Cirque Éloize in 2004. He has a very young age. Drawing soon became since managed and overseen all of Cirque his main means of artistic expression and Éloize’s operations, along with those of has served him daily since the beginning of its affiliated companies, particularly as his career. After obtaining his Bachelor’s the delegate producer of shows on tour, degree in 1987, he collaborated on a and of special projects and events. He dozen Cirque du Soleil shows, either as a has provided Cirque Éloize with a solid draftsperson, illustrator, storyboard artist and effective organizational foundation, or designer. The shows included Alegria, enabling it to respond quickly to its , , Kooza, Love, , Zarkana continuous international growth and and the Michael Jackson Immortal Tour, to artistic development. He also supervises name but a few. From 2001 to 2011, Robert the activities of the Dalhousie Station, Massicotte also worked on a dozen major where Cirque Éloize’s head office is located shows and projects. He was the set designer in Old Montreal. Jonathan received the for the Backstreet Boys’ Black and Blue Tour Volunteer of the Year title in 2006 from the and helped create and produce Ulalena, Quebec Junior Bar Association after having performed for over 10 years in Hawaii. He been active with them for several years. was also involved in designing projections From 2006 to 2009, he sat on the board of for shows by artists like P!nk, Bette Midler directors of the organization En Piste, and Alicia Keys. In 2009, he produced the the national circus arts grouping, where set design and video content for iD, Cirque he played an active role increasing Éloize’s seventh creation, which premiered awareness and improvement of conditions at the Global Fair and Festival in South for the circus arts in Quebec and in Canada, Korea. Acclaimed from day one by a vast more specifically with respect to major public and critics around the world, iD financial incentives such as tax credits. He namely won the Grand prix du Conseil des has been a member of Cirque Éloize’s board arts de Montréal in 2010. In 2012, Robert is of directors since 2008. His involvement once again collaborating with Cirque Éloize, with the circus universe has not prevented this time plunging into the fascinating world him from working closely for several of comic books. In charge of the set design years with charitable organizations in and video content for the company’s 8th Montreal, including the Sainte Justine creation, he is working closely with the Hospital Foundation. other members of the design team to create a show that will bring the performers and

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KRZYSZTOF SOROCZYNSKI (Show Acrobatic Designer, Head-trainer, enabled the recognition of the circus arts Trampowall Act Designer) the circus arts in their country. Krzysztof Soroczynski’s have been an integral part of the life of involvement with up-and-coming circus Krzysztof Soroczynski for more than 40 stars and his appreciation of the work years. He began his acrobatic career in of circus artists worldwide has greatly Poland in 1965. He completed his degree contributed to the creation of unique, in circus arts at the famous Polish State solid and multidisciplinary troupes. Circus Academy in Julinek (Poland), after His work alongside performers makes which time he worked in traditional circuses it possible to constantly improve the around the world. In 1980, he won a silver technical aspect of the company’s shows. medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque Krzysztof has passed on his talent to his de Demain in Paris, as part of the Budzyn son Bartek, who performed in the show Troupe performing a Russian Swing act. Nomade – At night, the sky is endless, with After coming to Canada, he worked with Cirque Éloize, for nearly 5 years. First and Cirque du Soleil first as a performer and then foremost, he is passionate about circus and as an acrobatic consultant and trainer on the this passion has motivated him throughout , Mystère, and Alegria shows, his entire life. He passes this passion on to all directed by Franco Dragone. Krzysztof all of those with whom he works, and he is was one of the founding members of the very proud to have passed it on to his own École de cirque de Verdun established in son. Montréal in 1991. Today, he still works with the talents he introduced and trained in MOURAD MERZOUKI (Artistic Contributor) the circus arts, who moved on to become was born in Lyon, France in 1973 and of professional circus performers. Cirque Kabyle origin. He started learning martial Éloize asked him to join its troupe in 1999 and circus arts ever since he was 7 to develop acrobatic acts for the show years old. At the age of 15 years old, his Excentricus presented at the Edinburgh discovery of the hip-hop culture led him Festival Fringe. Since then, he has worked towards the dance world. He soon decided for the company as head trainer and talent to develop his hip hop movements with scout. He was in charge of designing more professional goals. He also didn’t acrobatic performances for the show Cirque hesitate to confront himself with other Orchestra in 2001 as well as for the three choreographic languages, particularly shows written and directed by Daniele Finzi those of Maryse Delente, Jean-Francois Pasca forming the Trilogie du ciel: Nomade Duroure and Josef Nadj. The wealth of his in 2002, Rain in 2004 and Nebbia in 2007. path strongly made him want to carry out In 2008, the hand to hand duet formed his artistic projects, mixing hip-hop to his by Jacek Wyskup and Bartek Pankau, experience of learning how to work on discovered in Poland by Krzysztof and stage and produce spectacular exercises. trained at Cirque Éloize, won the Polish And that’s what he did in 1989 when TV-show Mam Talent!, and became The he created his first company with other Best Talent 2008. The duet that was part dancers. In 1994 the company performed of the show Rain for 5 years managed to Athina at the Dance Biennale of Lyon. The touch audiences worldwide and clearly piece was a real success that managed

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GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 23 to transpose the street hip hop to the stage, without letting the urban movement Who's Who lose its real identity. His first tour took place in the refugee camps of Croatia during the war. There, he realized that dance on Tous les sens, and Pierre could be a powerful means to communicate Lapointe on La forêt des mal-aimés. in difficult and extreme circumstances. In 1996, in order to develop his own LINDA BRUNELLE (Costume Designer) is a artistic universe linked to his story and costume and a set designer for theatre, sensibility, Mourad decided to found dance, film, as well as for opera and the his own company, KÄFIG. iD is his first circus. Linda has worked with several collaboration with Cirque Éloize. well-known directors such as Martin Faucher, Claude Poissant, Dominic JEAN-PHI GONCALVES and ALEX Champagne and Jasmine Dubé. She won MCMAHON (Co-Composers) are two the Gascon-Roux prize at the Théâtre du artists, with two distinct creative paths, Nouveau Monde for her creation of the who began working together in 2001. Alex costumes in Tristan et Yseult (2004) and McMahon learned the organ for 5 years, the Denise-Pelletier public’s prize for and later sang in choirs while playing the show Le Revizor (2003). She was also classical piano. He discovered jazz and awarded a Masque prize for her creation big band, studied music in college and of the costumes in the production Si j’avais started working professionally with la seule possession dessus le jugement African, jazz, and pop performers. He was dernier in 1998. She was nominated for her part of several international tours with work at the Gala des Masques from 1996 renowned artists such as Daniel Bélanger, to 2002. She received the Victor-Martyn- , Arianne Moffatt and Yann Lynch-Staunton prize from the Canada Art Perreau. He produced ’s Council in the field of theatre in 2008. In Rose sang , and won the Félix for Best the world of dance, she has collaborated Producer in 2008 at the ADISQ. He created with choreographers Marie-Claude Poulin, arrangements for Ariane Moffatt’s album, Hélène Langevin and Laurence Lemieux. She winning that same year the Félix for Best created the Red Carpets (VIP tents) for the Arrangements. He produced the album Cirque du Soleil shows Varekaï, First Aid Kit by Plaster, the electro- trio and Alegria. In 2007, she created the he founded with Jean-Phi Goncalves in costumes for Cirque Éloize’s show, in co- 2001, the band receiving the Félix for Best production with Teatro Sunil, Nebbia. She Electronic Album in 2006. Drummer Jean- worked on the opera A Chair in Love, Phi Goncalves is a true musical chameleon. which toured in Canada and in Europe. Always in movement, he moves from project She taught costume creation at the National to project, each one more eclectic than the Theatre School from 2004 to 2007, where other. After Plaster, and then , an she continued as a set design and costume collective often compared to coach. In 2008 and 2009, she created, The Herbaliser, he now performs with notably, the costumes on the shows Beast, a trip-rock duo where his sharp Rêvez, montagnes! by Frédéric Dubois and beats carry Betty Bonifassi’s powerful Lorraine Pintal’s La petite pièce en haut de voice. In his professional career, he has l’escalier. performed with respected artists like Lauryn Hill, Jean-Pierre Ferland on Jaune 2005,

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GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 25 NICOLAS DESCOTEAUX (Light Designer) is a graduate from the theatre program Who's Who at Collège Lionel-Groulx in Ste-Thérèse, Quebec. Since 1992, Nicolas Descoteaux works as a lighting designer and has created SUZANNE TRÉPANIER (Make-up Designer) over 60 designs in addition to having has been performing modern dance for worked on several international tours. the past two decades. Over the years, she His technical and artistic knowledge has developed a deep interest in the art of enabled him to collaborate with world- make-up application. While today she works renowned creators such as Robert Lepage, both in television and film, her preference Marie Chouinard, Denis Marleau, Daniele for the stage arts has led her to concentrate Finzi Pasca and Kristian Fredric. His primarily on theatre. Recently she has collaboration with Cirque Éloize and Cirque been the makeup designer for a number du Soleil on their creations has made him of theatrical productions, including Coma an important lighting designer and director Unplugged et Les points tournants (Théâtre in the Montreal theatre and events scenes. de la Manufacture), Corps étrangers et His work was nominated for awards by Vincent River (Théâtre de Quat’sous), Le the Academy of Theatre in 1995 and 1998, Périmètre (Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui) and Au and he won the CALQ grants in 1999 retour des oies blanches (Rideau Vert). In and 2001 for research in stage lighting 2001 she created the make-up for Cirque appliances. Nicolas Descoteaux continues Orchestra followed by Nomade - At to perfect his art in Montreal as well as night, the sky is endless in 2002 and Rain on international stages. in 2003. This new creation marks her fourth collaboration with Cirque Éloize. ALEXIS LAURENCE (Video Images Co- Designer) has worked as a creator and artistic director of multimedia set design for live productions for over 15 years. Projections, videos, lighting and image content have been his specialties on many events throughout his career. He worked on Festival Mutek in Montreal from 2004 to 2008, an show. In 2009, THANK YOU TO OUR he was the assistant of Raymond Saint- VOLUNTEERS Jean, projections designer for Cirque du Carmela Aiosa, Missy Atchue, Violet Bezler, Camille Soleil’s permanent show Zaia in Macao, Brideson, Mary Lou Cohalan, Nancy Connolly, China. Alexis created the multimedia set Millie D’Agostino, Pat Ely, Betty Entress, Kristina design for Montreal’s IglooFest from 2007 to Farmer, Linda Gaimaro, Joyce Gambina, 2009. He also created the visual environment Kaitlyn Gambina, Linda Gomez, Linda Good, for the American tour of international DJ Mary Hubner, Barbara Keup, Bob Koenig, Sasha in 2008. Mary Lanier, Jo Livote, Beatrice Marelli, Andrea McCabe, Connie Merced, Sue Nemet, Judy Onorato, Peter Pernice, Bea Peters, Linda Randolph, Sandy Reifel, Pat Satalone, Harold Schiffman, Cathy Steinkraus, Nancy Wierzbowski, Mary Wirth, and Joyce Wowak.

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PRODUCER Artistic Consultant MARC BEAUDRY STAGECRAFT Technical Coordinator and Théâtre T & Cie JEAN-PHI GONCALVES Phase 1 - Delegate Producer, SCÈNE ÉTHIQUE Logistic ARTISTS ON TOUR Co-Composer Production Manager and Sets Workshop – Trampowall SEBASTIAN AFONSO ALEX McMAHON Technical Director ACMÉ SERVICES SCÉNIQUES MARKETING & Straps, Trampowall Co-Composer MARC-ANDRÉ LECLERC Accessories Workshop COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ANTONIO AGUADO LINDA BRUNELLE Assistant Production Director, R & R TREMBLAY MAXIME CHARBONNEAU Urban Dances Costume Designer Technical Director Transport Director of Business BRYAN BOYER NICOLAS DESCOTEAUX NATHALIE ENAULT JOËL NORTON Development, Communications B–boy Light Designer Phase 1 - Production Stage Technical Consultant – and Marketing PHILIPPE DUPUIS ALEXIS LAURENCE Manager Trampowall MARIE-PIER NADEAU Juggling Video Projections Co-Designer MATHIEU URVOY-LETELLIER JEAN-PHILIPPE BÉNARD, Communications and Marketing DIANA GONZALEZ SUZANNE TRÉPANIER Phase 1 - Head Sound HUGO BOURQUE, LIONNEL Manager Cyr Wheel, Aerial Hoop Make-up Designer Technician DECHAMPS, YANICK DÉCARIE, ALIZÉE LAMPIRE ANGELIKA KOGUT FLORENCE CORNET MYLÈNE CAYA VALÉRIE DESROSIERS, Assistant, Communications Hand to Hand Phase 1 - 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