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    The Artist Athlete Podcast

    This podcast is dedicated to circus. It’s a place for professionals in the industry to share their stories, view points, and information.

    Support the podcast by becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

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    Latest Episodes:
    Episode 66: PASSION with Jonathan Morin Mar 02, 2020
    Show notes

    Jonathan Morin did more than join Cirque du Soleil, he took 6 years and created an entire apparatus that only he can perform and worked as a soloist for them. he did more than give an amazing interview, he took Artist Athlete listeners to circus CHURCH. For all of those who want to live your dreams, whether circus or otherwise, Jonathan’s story is for you.

    Online: http://www.2-zen-o.com/ Instagram: jonathanmorinartist

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode 65: Costuming and Creative Channeling with Gena Shvartsman Christiani Feb 24, 2020
    Show notes

    Gena began in the circus as a fifth generation performer. She learned the art of juggling and by the age of thirteen was occupying the center ring at Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey. But Gena's avenue for creative expression expanded from just wearing a costume to designing and fabricating them. In this interview Gena shares tips and tricks of the trade for a glamorous circus costume.

    See her work: http://www.genasdesign.com

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode 64: Womack and Bowman! with Rachel Bowman and Brett Womack Feb 17, 2020
    Show notes

    Womack and Bowman is the assemblage of two of today’s most prolific aerial artists coming together to perform, experiment, collaborate and sometimes even do podcasts! In this interview they reveal how they got their start, how they know when something doesn't work, and all the ways they share their passion for aerial arts with the world!

    Website: www.womackandbowman.com Insta: @womackandbowman

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode 63: How To Get Flexible By Yourself with Micah Walters Feb 10, 2020
    Show notes

    Get ready for a deep dive into flexibility training friends, fans, and enemies! Movement coach and performer, Micah Walters, shares his secrets and his approach to helping students improve flexibility. We also discuss mental blocks and the importance of being your own coach.

    Follow Micah on Instagram: @micah.walters.movement Online: http://www.micahwaltersmovement.com

    Here are some links mentioned in the episode:

    Cirque du Soleil Back And Core Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1K0BdjnNks

    Camelia Voinea - 1987 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxgFTzftlIs Oksana Omelianchik - 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHpaX5af8xc

    Tatyana Groshkova - 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfEZ3RpsL1I

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode 62: Inside the Mind of a Cirque du Soleil Casting Director with Stacy Clark Feb 03, 2020
    Show notes

    Shannon heads to Cirque du Soleil headquarters in Montreal to interview Stacy about her job as a casting director for one of the largest entertainment companies in the world.

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode 61: How to Create Movement that People Want to Watch with Lewie West Jan 27, 2020
    Show notes

    Lewie West is a self described "generalist specialist" who uses breakdancing, traditional gymnastics, and circus arts to find a new way to approach moving.

    Find him on instagram: @north_by_lew_west

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode 60 Part 2: Circus in Virtual Reality and Other Mixed Media with Eric McGill Jan 21, 2020
    Show notes

    In part 2 of the interview with Eric McGill, we discuss how Eric is using his work as a swinging trapeze artist to collaborate with others in order to create new ways to experience circus. Plus, Eric talks about his counterweight systems and the podcast that he developed.Find Eric online: http://www.ericmcgill.net Instagram: eric__mcgill

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode #60 Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know About Swinging Trapeze with Eric McGill Jan 13, 2020
    Show notes

    From rigging to the job market, from artistry to technique, Eric McGill uses his 10 years of swinging trapeze experience to explain the discipline.

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode #59 Traditional Circus as a Summer Job with Rosemary Faye Eastman Dec 16, 2019
    Show notes

    Rosemary was performer with Circus Flora as a young girl, but unlike many of her friends on the show, she did not come from a traditional circus family. In this episode, she talks about what it was like to be an outsider, how animals are treated, contemporary vs traditional circus, how to make “circus stitches” and mend your nude fishnets.

    Follow Rosemary: @rosemaryandcrime Visit Circus Flora: http://www.circusflora.org

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

    Episode #58 The Privilege of Teaching the Flippy Flippy Shabang with Sarah Poole Dec 09, 2019
    Show notes

    Sarah Poole began her career dancing professionally in New York City. She discovered aerial arts as an adult in Montreal. Her intelligence and curiosity endeared her to master teachers and through her work with them and on her own, she eventually secured a job as a coach at The National Circus School in Montreal. This interview is a thrilling discussion about the change between coach and student that is happening in contemporary circus.

    Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete

    This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top.

    Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and backstage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you!

    She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest.

    Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com

    Facebook: The Artist Athlete

    Instagram: @the_artist_athlete

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