40 episodes
CIRCUS ART SPOTLIGHT Society Bytes Radio
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- Leisure
An overview of events and outreach going on at The Circus Arts Conservatory – performances, classes, outreach efforts, appearances around town.
Beth Graves has been the Marketing Manager at The CAC for almost 5 years. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in advertising from The University of Florida and has over twenty years of experience working in the marketing departments for The Ringling Museum, SMR/Lakewood Ranch, Coldwell Banker, Premier Cruises and Beber Silverstein Advertising Agency.She has lived in the Sarasota/Bradenton area since 1998 and lives with her husband and 17-year-old son.
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DOLLY JACOBS - ANTONIO MOORE - DARREN TRULL
Today we are going to talk about the traditional versus the contemporary circus. Dolly, Antonio and Darren are all circus performers and coaches with very different backgrounds. Dolly comes from a traditional circus family, lived on the Ringling Brothers train and has been performing since she was 13. Antonio and Darren are former and current Cirque du Soleil performers without circus in their backgrounds.
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RIKKI HETTIG-ROLFE MEAUX
Coach Rikki Hettig-Rolfe Meaux takes a break from coaching at the CAC to talk to us about circus summer camp. The CAC was able to host a successful but much smaller summer camp in 2020. 2021 promises to be more similar to summer camps pre-pandemic and this unique program is a hit with both parents and campers!
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PEDRO REIS
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Pedro Reis began circus training at the age of 12 at a local YMCA, developing his skills on the flying trapeze. He later went on to help found the first circus school in South Africa. Today he is going to tell us about the new organization the American Circus Alliance, a new organization dedicated to advocating for the circus arts in the U.S.
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AARON WATKINS
Aaron Watkins
email: Aaron@CircusArts.org
website: CircusArts.org
As a clown and magician, Aaron has laughed with people everywhere from The White House to China & the Middle East to the 3 rings of the Greatest Show On Earth & is a proud recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award for his work at the Big Apple Circus & Paul Newman’s Hole-In-The-Wall Camp, where he served as Resident Clown Doctor. At The CAC he is The Circus Arts in Healthcare Program Manager. -
ANTONIO AND ALEXANDER MOORE
Antonio Moore
email: Coach.Antonio@CircusArts.org
website: CircusArts.org
Antonio is a new addition to The CAC staff. He grew up in Chicago competing in gymnastics & performing with the Triton Trooper Circus. He became a walk-on gymnast at the University of Illinois & has worked in many Cirque du Soleil shows! He most recently worked as a head coach & consultant for new projects for Cirque de Soleil. He also worked with Cirque Mechanics & as a stuntman in films & commercials. -
RIKKI HETTIG-ROLF MEAUX AND TONIA BICHLER
Rikki Hettig-Rolfe Meaux, Education Associate, Program Manager and Coach at The Circus Arts Conservatory & Tonia Bichler, Training Programs Registrar
email: Rikki@CircusArts.org
website: CircusArts.org
Rikki Hettig-Rolfe Meaux and Tonia Bichler both wear many hats at The CAC and are instrumental in the recreational offerings at The CAC. Today they’ll be discussing all of the class and camp opportunities that are currently available and what we can expect for the future.
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