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The Creative Team

The Creative Directors

Brandon Pereyda "AXLE"

Producer/Director/Host

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professional highlights:

  • Performer/Acrobat on the Las Vegas Strip for over 20 years.

  • Chippendale’s 1st Aerialist, 2003-2008

  • Guinness Book of World Records Holder for Aerial Acrobatics, 2007

  • Cirque Du Soleil “Zumanity” Chains Artist and Backup MC “Axle”, 2008-2020

  • Cirque Du Soleil “Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour” Straps Duo, 2012-2013

  • Event and Nightclub Director for KRAVE, SHARE, One Night For One Drop’s Afterparty and many more.

  • Realtor with eXp Realty, 2018-Current

  • Bringing IGNITE to life with Sandi Croft since 2021 and many more to come!

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WHAT IGNITES ME

performing for an audience, creating something that moves the soul, community collaboration, being around creative, enthusiastic, passionate, and loving people, finding solutions for problems that may arise

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ELEMENT MOST CONNECTED TO
fire

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Sandi Croft

Founder/Director

 

professional highlights:

  • Artistic Director for Mystère, O and Zumanity

  • Director of Creation for Cirque du Soleil’s One Night for One Drop

  • Producer for Purple Lotus Productions / Festival Encore in Quebec

  • Marketing Representative for Capezio Ballet Makers / Asia

  • dancer for Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estephan

  • creating IGNITE 2021

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WHAT IGNITES ME

laughter, nature, thinking outside the box, creative minds, kind souls

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ELEMENT MOST CONNECTED TO

fire

Pien Koopman

Director of Sponsorship & Marketing

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professional highlights:​​

  • introducing Cirque du Soleil to 6 European countries in 4 different languages

  • moving to Vegas and landing a job with Mystère (when it was the only Cirque du Soleil show in Vegas)

  • opening Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil

  • starting One Night for One Drop imagined by Cirque du Soleil to benefit One Drop in 2013

  • 7 successful editions of One Night for One Drop in Las Vegas

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WHAT IGNITES ME

my kids, good food and fresh flowers, raising money for non-profits, working with creative and passionate people, live entertainment in front of a live audience!

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MY ELEMENT

I aim to find as much of a perfect balance between fire, water, air and earth, but when I meditate, I'm most connected to air through my breathing and when working with others I feel most connected to fire because I enjoy working with passionate people.

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A&A

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Artistic Directors and Choreographers

 

professional highlights:

  • choreographers for Nevada Ballet Theater & Cirque du Soleil’s ACS, Feu! Chatterton

  • performers for Cirque Soleil, Carolyn Carlson Company, Lido de Paris, Britain's Got Talent

  • artist coach & assistant choreographer Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity

  • assistants choreographers to Yanis Marshall for “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “So you Think you Can Dance”

  • actor for french plays & TV shows by Peter Kasowitz, Josée Dayan, Marie-Claude Pietragalla

  • models for commercials including Louis Vuitton, Mugler, H&M, Paco Rabanne, Samsung

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WHAT IGNITES US

ocean dawns, desert sunsets, quantum field theory, chocolate-peanut butter shakes

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ELEMENT MOST CONNECTED TO

watearth

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Victoria Arranz

Production Stage Manager

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professional highlights:​​

  • resident director of Superfeats at Superfrico by Spiegelworld

  • General Stage Manager Zumanity

  • Assistant Director Creation ONOD 2019

  • PSM One Night for One Drop 2018 & 2017

  • Stage Manager Zarkana, The Beatles' LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, Viva ELVIS

  • General Stage Manager Alegria

  • Stage Manager Alegria, Quidam, Delirium

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WHAT IGNITES ME

love, family, music, a good book, yoga, a nice glass of wine with friends

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MY ELEMENT

fire - energy, passion, spontaneity

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Billy

Ticketing and Volunteer Manager

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professional highlights:​

  • being in ticketing for over 25 years

  • Las Vegas Local

  • Worked for Cirque du Soleil and Spiegelworld

  • went to college in California

  • married with 2 kids

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WHAT IGNITES ME

Unique Projects, my Kids, My Company Disruption, Travel, Being a good citizen

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MY ELEMENT

Earth, although I always have dreams of Flying, so maybe subconsciously it’s Air.

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Michelle DiTerlizzi

Production Manager

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professional highlights:​​

  • seasoned performer in Las Vegas for over 15 years

  • 5 years ago, she jumped to the production side and became a manager for KA with Cirque du Soleil

  • now works at Area 15 as the General Manager for “Wink World”, created by the one and only ‘Chris Wink’, original co-creator of Blue Man Group

  •  honored and so proud to again be a part of IGNITE alongside her friends and colleagues

  • thankful for her supportive family, friends and making lifelong memories.

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WHAT IGNITES ME

Family, experience, knowledge, support, forever friendships

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MY ELEMENT

I’m a Pisces so Water :)

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Ellen Duffy

Atmosphere Production Assistant

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professional highlights:​​

  • 2012 graduate from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts

  • 13/15 USA Synchronized Swimming National Team Member

  • choreographer and dance artist 2019 DanceTheYard

  • Silverton Casino Mermaid 

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WHAT IGNITES ME

Performing! Intellectual challenges, physical challenges, challenges in general. Passion, frustration, joy, desperation, and the unknown. 

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MY ELEMENT

I’m a fire sign - through and through! But I am also incredibly connected to water - it’s my peace, my happy place, and the root of my creative core.

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Leland

Website Engineer

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WHAT IGNITES ME

interacting with my local community, humans living at the beat of their own drum, sharing a laugh, listening to a mourning dove with a cup of coffee in the morning, being around local individual artists and their art

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Holland Lohse

Acrobatic Director

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professional highlights:​

  • born Venezuela, raised in Colorado and has found his home in Las Vegas

  • sportS background iN trampoline gymnastics and spring board diving

  • national champion on Trampoline in 2007

  • worked around the world since 2007 for companies like Royal Caribbean, Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Mechanics, Dragone, and many more

  • 2020 winner of the bronze medal at Cirque De Demain in Paris for his duo straps act

  • currently, an artist and artist coach at The Beatles' LOVE by Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas

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WHAT IGNITES ME

circus, art, music, love, finding the flow zone in life

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Chelsea Linares

Administrative Assistant

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professional highlights:​

  • RYT 200 Registered Yoga Instructor

  • IIN Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

  • advocate for the mind | body | soul connection

  • lover of traveling and the exploration of cultures & traditions

  • creative: jewelry maker and novice photographer

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WHAT IGNITES ME

health and wellness, raw and genuine connection with others, finding passion through purpose, mother nature and all of her awe-inspiring gifts, selfless and compassionate help for the community

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Roberto Reyes

Teeterboard Coach

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Dasha Sobelman

Social Media Director

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professional highlights:​​

  • Moscow Circus School

  • “Lucy” in the Beatles' LOVE by Cirque du Soleil

  • One Night for One Drop by Cirque du Soleil - PR and Social Media Coordinator

  • A Choreography Showcase -PR and Social Media Coordinator

  • Mom of an Alaskan Malamute

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WHAT IGNITES ME

my husband, creative people, space, the ocean, adventure

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MY ELEMENT

fire

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Kristina Lum Underwood

Atmosphere Director

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professional highlights:​

  • atmosphere coordinator for IGNITE 2021

  • captain and performer at Le Reve- The Dream

  • assistant artistic swimming coach for One Night for One Drop 2019

  • 2000 US Olympic team, 2015 World Championship silver medalist in Artistic Swimming

  • BA in Art from UNLV, diploma in Hospitality Operations and Events from TISOH

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WHAT IGNITES ME

family and friends, traveling, anything artistic, entertaining, cooking

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MY ELEMENT

Water. Whether it's submerged in a pool or by the ocean, it creates such an inner calm and gives me peace of mind.

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Oliver Belzile

Duo Straps

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professional highlights:

  • hundreds of street performances in my early career

  • graduate from the national circus school in Montreal as a diabolo juggler

  • various variety shows in Berlin, Germany for a year

  • went back to school to get an engineering degree and fabricate stage props

  • porting duo straps from now until forever

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WHAT IGNITES ME

bringing ideas to life, fabricating props, imagining the future, programming robots, expressing on stage

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Marta Brown

Teeterboard

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professional highlights:

  • multiple collaborative show creations in Seattle

  • performed Russian Bar with Circus Bella in San Francisco

  • performed twice at the Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival

  • toured with Cirque Mechanics show Pedal Punk

  • Circo Bello in Switzerland

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WHAT IGNITES ME

being thrown in the air, expression through movement, collaborating with friends, being outdoors, ice cream

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MY ELEMENT

Earth, I like consistency and feeling grounded

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Rebekah Bubnar

Teeterboard

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Joanna Harmon

Website and Graphic Designer

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professional highlights:​

  • creative director and producer of over 2 dozen original productions

  • production assistant on Cirque du Soleil’s One Night for One Drop, 2019 (and getting to do a swim test in the ‘O’ pool because of it!)

  • spokesperson in numerous Best Buy commercials

  • a member of The Interactive Deep Dive, an international cohort of individuals dedicated to the craft of interactive storytelling

  • stage manager for R.U.N. by Cirque du Soleil

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WHAT IGNITES ME

my teammates, creative ideas that manifest into existence and that are experienced by others, creating genre-expanding work, seeing “lightbulbs” of inspiration go off in those around me, and rocking climbing

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Marta Brown
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Gabby Castro

Water Nymph / Aerial Straps

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professional highlights:

  • Cirque entertainment performing artist

  • Sea World San Antonio performing artist

  • Uprise Circus staff and volunteer

  • studies with Cirque du Soleil artists

  • YES circus performer

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WHAT IGNITES ME

determination, inspiring others, performing and entertaining, volunteering, aspiring to be in cirque du soleil.

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MY ELEMENT

Earth.

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Scott Cooper

Teeterboard

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professional highlights:

  • live performer for the 2019 Emmy Awards

  • performed with AcroArmy, Cirque Dreams, etc...

  • performer on the 2017 tour of Pippen: The Broadway Musical

  • primary training under Master Lu-Yi & Arthur Davis III

  • master's degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University

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WHAT IGNITES ME

performing on stage, new challenges & puzzles, passion for adventure, music that moves me, the roar of applause

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MY ELEMENT

fire & water

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Tiffany DeAlba

Dancer

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professional highlights:

  • 76ers NBA team '09-'10

  • being a Disney Princess 

  • 2 Cirque du Soleil shows, Zumanity & The Beatles' LOVE by Cirque du Soleil

  • performing as Odette in Alexander Ekman’s rendition of Swan Lake

  • being sculpted in Bronze by the incredible sculptor of our time Richard MacDonald, piece entitled Brazilian Feathers/ Carnival 

  • creating my first big work, Cocoon, on a Cirque Stage 

  • performing for the 25th annual TITAS unbound command performance amongst an idol , Clifton Brown of Alvin Ailey Dance theater

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WHAT IGNITES ME

good music, people with passion, being a part of a creation process with as an artist and a choreographer, watching people train, and LOVE

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MY ELEMENT

fire & water

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Jamilla Deville

Aerial Pole Artist

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professional highlights:

  • pioneer of the Pole Industry, international award winning instructor and former Miss Pole Dance Australia

  • creator of the award winning and best selling series, The Art of Pole

  • creator of Jamilla Deville Pole Studio Sydney and now instructor at Shine Alternative Fitness in Las Vegas

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WHAT IGNITES ME

live performance, the first strong coffee of the day, desert mountains, diving into the ocean, creative projects

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MY ELEMENT

air :)

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Casey Ely

Acrobat

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professional highlights:

  • was on Great Britain’s national acrobatic team for 5 consecutive years

  • performed in the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony

  • performed in the world skills opening ceremony in Abu Dhabi

  • Le Rève - The Dream

  • Spiegelworld’s Absinthe in Las Vegas

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WHAT IGNITES ME

creativity, painting, trying new things, being on stage, and the circus community

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Alio Fan

Fire / Teeterboard

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professional highlights:

  • originally from Alaska, moved to Las Vegas to pursue performing arts

  • currently performing pyro at Tournament of Kings

  • performed fire sword for One Night For One Drop

  • toured with Cavalia as a jumping stilt acrobat and aerialist

  • performed teeterboard at halftime shows

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WHAT IGNITES ME

fire, motorcycles, cool flips, 2+ people doing synchro jumping stilts, any kind of weaponry I could potentially manipulate

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MY ELEMENT

Wind. I love and respect fire, but the freedom of the wind and its infinite skies fill me with admiration and amazement.

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Nicky Faubert

Duo Straps​

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professional highlights:

  • worked with Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Eloize, Les 7 Doigts, & Circa

  • jury's choice award at the Nikulin circus festival in Moscow

  • performed at the 40th international festival Cirque de Demain in Paris

  • graduate of the national circus school in Montreal

  • competed for the US national team at the 2010 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

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WHAT IGNITES ME

music, design, challenge, space, & an acrobatic partner

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MY ELEMENT

air

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Tammy FireFly

Fire/Aerialist

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professional highlights:

  • international performing artist, seen with Cirque Du Soleil, AGT championships,

  • 10 years innovating the art of fire manipulation

  • creative director for CirqueTrainCation Retreats - Montezuma, Costa Rica

  • owner and designer for FireFly Wear

  • talent coordinator for corporate events, including amazon tv series, Heineken Cass commercials and club NHL

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WHAT IGNITES ME

pushing boundaries with fire, training my physical body, creative art projects and collaborations, producing retreats in the jungle, eating healthy, outdoor adventures, and traveling

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MY ELEMENT

Fire and Air in my performing and Vegas life and Earth and Water in my personal and Costa Rica home life

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Ray Gillis

Teeterboard

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professional highlights:​

  • 10 years of competitive gymnastics up to Level 9

  • Years of circus and gymnastics coaching up to national level

  • Freelance performance work including with Spokane Aerial, corporate performances, and charity events

  • Specialization in tumbling, aerial net, partner acrobatics, and teeterboard

  • Former musical theatre student and previous competitive Irish dancer with experience in a range of dance styles including modern and ballet

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WHAT IGNITES ME

movement, music, intimacy of live performance, being onstage, adrenaline

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MY ELEMENT

Air, I love not being tethered by gravity.

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Jeremy Kasper

Teeterboard

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professional highlights:

  • attended circus school at the National Centre for Circus arts teeterboard shows at Seaworld San Diego

  • various street shows and gig work

  • proficient in numerous different disciplines

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WHAT IGNITES ME

spending time in nature, teeterboard, juggling, watching movies, spending time with friends​

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Charles Keidel
Teeterboard
 

professional highlights:

  • graduated circus school for wire walking at Aloft Circus Arts 2018
    acrobatics coach at Circus Smirkus 2018-2021
    teeterboard artist for SeaWorld San Diego 2019
    created and performed acrobatics and wire walking in Coated 2019
    produced, performed in, and acrobatics director for Manxome Foes 2020

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WHAT IGNITES ME

music, acrobatic research, sharing joy, storytelling, and movement

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MY ELEMENT

Water, without it we flounder with it we thrive.

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Trevor Kwart

Dancer

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professional highlights:

  • started his journey with dance at the early age of 8 years old!

  • trained in styles ranging from jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, acrobatics, ballroom, partnering, etc.

  • began his professional career with Royal Caribbean Productions when he turned 21!

  • performed in 17 different production shows!

  • now resides in Las Vegas where he is a part of Mystére as a dancer

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WHAT IGNITES ME

art, love, expression, passion, culture

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Carolyn (Caro) Lajara

Dancer

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professional highlights:

  • performer for a range of gigs including music videos, corporate events, and shows

  • dance instructor for over 9 years at various dance schools in a variety of styles

  • Electric Daisy Carnival, Liberty Mutual, DMD Dance Collective Member, J Balvin, Cherchez La Femme

  • BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Nevada Las Vegas

  • owner of Carosfootprint LLC a visual arts, multimedia company featuring films, photography and choreographic pieces

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WHAT IGNITES ME

my desire to leave a mark on this world, learning and growing, challenging myself and others, being open to life experiences, and love/compassion

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MY ELEMENT

I am definitely connected most to Water, I am a water sign (scorpio), was on the swim/dive team growing up, was a lifeguard for 3 years, and one of my favorite feelings in the world is being underwater.

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David Mayorga

Dancer

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professional highlights:

  • Xtina Aguilera's "Santo" & "Pa Mis Muchachas" music videos - assistant choreographer

  • AR Rahman's "The Journey Home World Tour" - lead dancer

  • Dani Maloney Dance Collective - dancer (always wanted to be part of a contemporary company!)

  • Pitchfork Film, assistant director (I learned so much about production)

  • currently working as a movement coach and artist development for a new artist

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WHAT IGNITES ME

creating especially movement, exploring new ideas, music, the connection between my loved ones, a really good tea.

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Gregory McElroy

Duo Aerial Pole

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professional highlights:

  • an acrobat and aerialist specialist in duo Chinese pole, duo aerial pole, roue cyr and cube spinning

  • as a child, he grew up living in and traveling to many countries along with his parents who had a unique lifestyle as falconers

  • toured the globe performing with companies including Cirque du Soleil, Aerosmith, Clones, Cirque Mechanics, Cirque Le Noir, Circus Couture, Zippos, and Helena Fischer

  • performed for shows on the strip including David Goldrake’s Imaginarium and Aerosmith’s residency, Deuces are Wild

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WHAT IGNITES ME

Passion, Fear, Art, Vulnerability, and Uniqueness

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MY ELEMENT

wind or fire

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Chris McGreevy

Artist

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professional highlights:

  • artistic coordinator and performer at 'The House of Dancing Water' by Franco Dragone

  • performer and artist coach at 'Paramour' by Cirque Du Soleil

  • performer at 'Messi 10' by Cirque Du Soleil

  • bachelor of art from Leeds College of Music

  • published photographer and filmmaker

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WHAT IGNITES ME

transporting an audience to a place beyond their regular lives, passionate coworkers, a common challenge to overcome, a cheering audience, giving myself to a character

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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MAGIC SANDS

Sand Artiste

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professional highlights:

  • My name is Sharon MICHELETTY.

  • born into the world of circus on Billy Smarts Circus in the United Kingdom

  • worked various acts such as trapeze, rolling globe, roller skating, but now I continue my artistique career with one of my passions, art.

  • I hope you enjoy watching my sand art performance "Magic Sands"

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WHAT IGNITES ME

life in general, my family, friends and meeting people, my work that I consider a passion, laughter and good humor

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Lisbeth Mikoleit

Contortion

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professional highlights:

  • performer with Spiegelworld in Las Vegas

  • performed with Strut n Fret Productions in Australia

  • performed in the professional gala at the International Contortion Convention in 2016 and 2018

  • contortion stunt work for Netflix

  • professional online and in-person contortion coach

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WHAT IGNITES ME

good music, surprising myself when the hard days push my previously conceived limits, the beauty and complexity of human anatomy, watching my cats discover the world, and definitely coffee

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Mariko

Cellist

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professional highlights:

  • Madonna "Madame X" Tour

  • Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil

  • Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil

  • Billboard Awards for Madonna /Latin Grammys for Karol G

  • STARSET world tour

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WHAT IGNITES ME

music, being on the stage, challengeable projects, family, friends

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MY ELEMENT

water

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Marina Nicole

Dancer

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professional highlights:

  • lead character and dancer at Le Reve - the Dream

  • touring company member with Ballet Hispanico of New York, NY

  • Latin Grammys - dancer for Pit Bull and Wisin y Yandel

  • IGNITE 2021 - Dancer

  • Certified Personal Trainer/Nutritionist and Certified Sauna Master at Resort World of Las Vegas

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WHAT IGNITES ME

learning new skills, making someone laugh, performing, my family, LOVE

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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David Oliveri

Guitarist

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professional highlights:

  • performed and coached in Le Reve

  • world, US and British titles in competitive Ballroom Latin

  • transitioned from dance to playing and composing music in 2019

  • performed as a guitarist for John Fogerty, the National Guard and toured with Soulfly

  • composes and edits music for Artists in Las Vegas

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WHAT IGNITES ME

music, nature, movement, swords and the color purple

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MY ELEMENT

air

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www.nokturnalsound.com

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Ra’jahnae Patterson

Dancer​

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Jonathan Rinny
Rolla Bolla
 

professional highlights:

  • performing since the age of 5; clowning as a child in a family-owned circus in Argentina, established by his grandparents

  • being a part of his family's troupe entertaining in Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, and the majority of South America

  • featured in renowned circuses, fairs, variety productions, and TV shows Such as Americas's Got Talent, The Go Big Show and most recently the Festival Internacional de Circ Elefant d'Or In Girona Spain

  • touring the world with his wife, Caroline and assistant Maxime-Piché-Luneau

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WHAT IGNITES ME

being on the edge of balance, accomplishing something new, delivering under pressure, making my loved ones proud, and my beautiful wife Caroline Huang

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Henry M. Rivera

Dancer

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professional highlights:

  • Donny Osmond Las Vegas residency

  • Donny and Marie show

  • step one dance company

  • rock the ballet: bad boys of dance

  • fusion tv & univision commercial

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WHAT IGNITES ME

movement, music, performances, Life, and my family

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Grzegorz Ros

Teeterboard

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professional highlights:

  • from small town Zlotoryja in Poland, which has long traditions related to Acrobatic Gymnastics and circus

  • Champion of Poland and winner of several medals for his country at European and World Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics

  • joining Ocelot, a Polish modern circus company, in 2022 where he discovered his passion for creative and performing arts

  • member of the creation team of Le Reve in 2004

  • creator within the acrobatic quartet called Adagio in Luzia by Cirque du Soleil

  • certified acrobatic instructor by Academy of Physical Education in Wroclaw Poland and a Doctor of Physical Therapy by A.T. Still University in Arizona

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WHAT IGNITES ME

human smile, effort, stories, music, movement

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MY ELEMENT

hope

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Philip Sahagun

Shaolin Kung Fu

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professional highlights:

  • accomplished Artist and Teacher of the martial arts

  • founder of K-Star Training Academy in Las Vegas

  • former martial arts coach / choreographer for Cirque Du Soleil

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WHAT IGNITES ME

Family, legacy, tradition, innovation

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MY ELEMENT

earth, water

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www.kstarlv.com

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Nelson Chimed

Shaolin Kung Fu

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professional highlights:

  • a Student of Contortion and Martial Arts with his family at K-STAR Training Academy

  • performed his skills on ABC's Kids Say the Darndest Things with Tiffany Haddish

  • acted in the original stage play "The Seven Elements"

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WHAT IGNITES ME

training, family, friendship

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MY ELEMENT

fire, water

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Marina Nicole
David Oliveri
Henry M. Rivera
Ra'jahnae Patterson
Jonathan Rinny
Grzegorz Ros
Philip Sahagun
Nelson Chimed
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Keara Scannell

Mother Nature / Clown

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professional highlights:

  • known playfully as Tumbleweed, she is a professional roller skater of 16 years

  • expert in combining skill with silly

  • years of experience performing across the country, on stage and in the streets

  • graduate of the renowned circus center’s clown conservatory

  • master of fun

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WHAT IGNITES ME

movement, new horizons, music, play and the human condition

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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Leah Sykes

Dancer

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Steve Weiss

Drummer

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Leah Sykes
Steve Weiss
Tyler Williams
Corinne Zarzour
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Tyler Williams

Music Director/Bassist

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professional highlights:

  • Tyler Williams is a bassist and composer living in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • prior to the COVID shutdown, he was the musical director and bassist for Le Rêve (Wynn Las Vegas)

  • he has worked with several artists including Dirk K, Peter Erskine, Andrea Bocelli, Clint Black, Kenichi Fujiwara, Richard Oberacker and Karina Gauvin

  • he has performed in several broadway style production shows including Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q and Monty Python's Spamalot

  • Tyler is a diverse musician with a passion for collaboration

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WHAT IGNITES ME

love, rhythm, harmony, peace, the color orange

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MY ELEMENT

water

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TylerWilliamsMusic.com

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Corinne Zarzour

Singer

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professional highlights:

  • Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity (16yrs)

  • Esmeralda in the french musical Notre-Dame de Paris

  • Lady Capulet in the french musical Romeo and Juliette

  • guest on Late night with Conan O'Brian, the Tonight show with Jay Leno, America's got talent, etc...

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WHAT IGNITES ME

my daughter!, singing, music, traveling and cooking!

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MY ELEMENT

earth

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