Choreographer Shannon Burns is creating the production of Carmen on Cockatoo Island with Opera Australia. Working closely with director Liesel Badorrek, Burns is bringing a rock ‘n’ roll inspiration to this classic opera. Shannon grew up in the Central Queensland town of Gladstone which is where her love of dance began. At the age of 15 she moved […]
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.
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