Danila Bim is a Brazilian circus artist who specialises in Aerial Hoop and Hair Suspension. She began her career in 1996 as a dancer at the Municipal Dance School of Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo before beginning circus training at the Theater Acting School of Santo André with Marcelo Milan at the age of 18. After performing two productions with the group, Danila ventured out to create her own material. Primarily self-taught, she has developed her work to a professional level and has performed with numerous circus companies including the famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus and Cirque du Soleil. Over the past 12 years, Danila has performed her acts in over 30 countries on 4 continents. In 2017, she premiered the original hair suspension act entitled Mirage in Cirque du Soleil’s touring show, Volta and currently resides in Los Angeles.
The Greatest Showman celebrates the birth of great circus extravaganzas and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Portraying P. T. Barnum in the movie was Hugh Jackman’s dream project since 2009. His dream finally came true in 2017, when Greatest Showman premiered in movie theaters around the world. Since August 2020, the inspiring, life-affirming, and heart-warming musical is now available for us on Disney+ to continue on dreaming.
Authors Note: In 2016, I met Barry Brazell while working on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship “Ovation of the Seas”. He and I were working together installing state-of-the-art rigging in two multi-million dollar theaters aboard the ship. Barry is always climbing everything in sight like Spiderman, which I later found out was one of his many stunt jobs. Barry is a man that has lived many lives. He has worked in nearly every facet of the entertainment industry from performing to rigging, to stunt work. Before all of that though, he joined the circus. This is his story, in his own words.
