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Creative Producer and Artistic Director Matthew Jessner joins us to talk all things Production. Matthew Jessner is an Artistic Director and a Creative Producer with an extensive performance background. He has experience in both theatrical and corporate productions.
We are joined by professional ice skater Paul Wood. Paul is an experienced professional ice skater and entertainer. He has worldwide experience performing and acting. He was last seen skating for Cirque du Soleil’s Axel.
Jessica Ward joins us to chat all things acrobatics. Jessica is an Australian acrobat based out of Dubai. She has extensive experience in different acrobatic disciplines such as hand balancing, cerceaux and aerial silks; she was the lead acrobat at La Perle.
Antonio Silva joins us to talk all things Globe Riding and Circus. Born in Brazil, Antonio has been working as a Globe Rider for over 12 years, and has performed all over the world as a Circus Performer.
Ian Van Cleve is a stunt performer who has worked all over the world in the last ten years. He is currently the writer and director for a widely successful Chinese stunt show, Project Blue Sky, which is in its fifth year. Starting out as an actor and singer in college, Ian found himself recruited for stunt work early on, which led to the start of his interesting and varied career.
In this episode taken from a TheatreArtLife Webinar, Craig Leo talks to us about his fascinating work with handspring puppets, and the incredible Little Amal project. In this quick chat, we hear Craig’s insight as to why Little Amal is such an important and multifaceted work.
In this episode, we are joined by dancer and circus performer, Martin Frenette. Martin has performed around the world for the last decade as a dancer, aerialist, choreographer, artistic consultant and director. He splits his time between Europe and North America, and is passionate about creating both on and off stage. Martin is a contributor at TheatreArtLife, and you can read his articles at https://www.theatreartlife.com/contributor/martin-frenette/
In this episode, we are joined by all-round actor, puppeteer and voice actor, Julianne Buescher. A classically trained actor, Julianne has worked across film, TV, theatre, musicals, commercials, and she works across a wide range of genres from comedy and drama to improv. Julianne performs and puppeteers many Muppet characters, as well as a range of other well-known favourites.
In this episode, we are joined by Jill Wolins, talking all about the world of dance. Jill started her career early, competing from the age of 9 before undertaking her studies and graduating as a dance major. Jill began working at Disney Orlando, spent 10 years as a New York Radio City Rockette, dancing on Broadway and undertaking national tours, as well as performing in TV and film, and teaching around the world. Jill is an accomplished author, and we are pleased to have her on the TheatreArtLife contributor team.
In this episode we are joined by Franz Harary talking all things magic. Franz is both a performer and illusion designer, and is known for his arena shows. He pioneered bringing magic to the world of live concert productions, first for Michael Jackson, and later for artists wanting to reproduce impressive visual effects in their live shows.
In this episode we are joined by husband and wife performers Ottavio and Naomi Gesmundo talking all things circus and entertainment. Ottavio hails from six generations of circus performers, and has a vast performing history as Mr G across many disciplines, and he is the co-author of The Grand Gypsy book with his grandfather, who was a revered circus performer.
In this episode we are joined by Martin Pons, talking all things acting. Martin is a clown and mime originally from Argentina. He has worked all over Latin America and Europe, and alternates his multimedia projects with his work in Dubai. Martin talks to us about his fascinating career.
In this episode, we are joined by Melissa Colello talking all things trapeze and aerial choreography. Melissa is well-known for her dance/trapeze act, and has toured as an aerialist for many circus and entertainment companies and she has also choreographed all around the world, accumulating over 25 years experience. She talks to us all about her fascinating career.
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