Résumé

 
Training
  1997 Bill Irwin, New York - The Actors Center/Physical Comedy Master Class

  1997

Christopher Bayes, The Juilliard School, New York - Physical Comedy Master Class

  1991

Pavel Groditsky, Chief Choreographer, Moscow Circus, Moscow - Movement Workshop

  1991

Movement Theatre International, Philadelphia - Clown Theatre Workshops

  1989

Robin Eurich, Chicago - Clowning & Improvisation Workshop

  1989

Drew Fracher, Vice President (SAFD), Boston - Stage Combat Workshop

  1988

Barry Lubin, Big Apple Circus, New York - Clown Workshop

  1983

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College



Performances Highlights

  1998 The Wisconsin Governor's Cultural Congress
-- Theater Showcase

  1998 Selected as a Wisconsin top performing artist by the WI Assembly of Local Arts Agencies

  1998-99 Ohio State Fair "Kid's Stage" Pavilion Theater

  1996-97 Wisconsin State Fair
-- The Family Variety Playhouse

  1995 "Da Vinci's Dream -- Role of Leonardo DA Vinci (3D motion capture actor) for animation short film, Marseille, France.

  1995 Creative Consultant and Writer for Mitsui --Toshiba World Expo Pavilion, Tokyo, Japan

  1995 European debut "A Slippery Universe..." Southport Arts Centre, Southport England

  1995 International Clown Festival (Represented U.S.A.) -- Blackpool England

  1995-97 The Minnesota State Fair Children's Theater

  1995-98 Kalamazoo New Years Fest at The Civic Theater, Kalamazoo, MI

  1994 The Grand Ballroom Theater, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA

  1994 Showcase -- Midwest Arts Conference (Theater)

  1993 "What D'Ya know?" w/Michael Feldman, Public Radio International -- Guest Performance

  1987,
1992-94
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College -- Staff Instructor

  1992-93 The International Children Arts Festival, R.O.C. Taiwan (traveling Festival)

  1992 The International Street Performers/Vaudeville Festival, Edmonton, Alberta

  1991 Goodwill tour; Warsaw, Poland, Moscow, Russia and Budapest, Hungary

  1991 The Soviet National School for the Circus & variety Arts (The Moscow Circus School)

  1989-99 University of Wisconsin/La Crosse Clown Camp -- Staff Instructor

  1985-89

Clown Performer -- Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus

TELEVISION/FILM:

GOOD MORNING AMERICA, MTV, THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, FOX FAMILY CHANNEL, two CBS Circus Specials. Video; Co-Host "CIRCUS WORKS!". Animation Film; "DA Vinci’s Dream".

SKILLS:

Physical Comedy, Improvisation, Audience Interactive Performance, Movement Theatre, Musical(soprano saxophone) Comedy Development/Writing, Antic Arts Educator(K-Adult), Comedy Director/Choreographer, Stiltwalking, Tap Dancing, Juggling(club passing, fire plate manipulation, balls, hat scaling, eccentric, etc.), Balancing(feather, 10’ ladder, small children) Water Spitting, Rola Bola, Unsupported Ladder, Rolling Globe, Slack Wire, Motion Capture Acting, Physical Comedy and Clown Arts Consulting for Theatre, Television & Film.

 
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