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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 #50: Circus Females Are Strong As Hell with Freyja Wild Sep 23, 2019
    Show notes

    Freyja began her career in Australia as part of the Fruit Fly Circus and soon after school became a member of the Australian company Circa where she honed her skills not only as a strong and confident performer, but as a physically and emotionally supportive ensemble member, as of the release of this episode she is performing in the Seven Finger’s show Passengers. The first half of this interview is for the hula hooping nerds the second part is a very honest analysis of how women are portrayed in circus, and also what it means to be a supportive artist in a company.

    Follow Freyja on instagram: @freymes

    OTHER SHOW NOTES:

    Hula Hoop References:https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-knerr17jan17-story.htmlhttps://www.wired.com/2010/11/uncovering-the-history-of-the-hula-hoop/https://www.thoughtco.com/hula-hoop-history-1991893

    The Culture Code: book referenced by Freyja about creating positive and supportive group dynamicshttp://danielcoyle.com/the-culture-code/

    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 back stage 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 #49: Doing All the Things with Jim Maltman Sep 16, 2019
    Show notes

    Jim started his career as Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey clown. For the past 20 years, he has toured the world with various circus shows and productions and headlined with various cruise ships. Because Jim has done so much, he shares a great perspective on what it’s like to work in the circus industry. What it’s like to tour, what happens when gigs fall through, how to make your own work, and the tortures of pollen season, it’s all here in this interview!Follow Jim on Instagram: @jimmaltman

    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 back stage 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 #48: Circus Will Change The WORLD with Amy Christian Sep 09, 2019
    Show notes

    Shannon invades the kitchen of Amy Christian, the artistic director of Wise Fool New Mexico. Amy is on the forefront of a section of circus known as social circus. In this interview, she begins to define social circus as, “using circus to work with under-served or marginalized communities.” In the next breath, she says, “all those words are yucky and I hate them.

    Show Notes:

    Wise Fool New Mexico: https://wisefoolnewmexico.org/ Zapatist Revolution: http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/the-zapatista-movement-the-fight-for-indigenous-rights-in-mexico/ Massacre at Octaal: https://www.revcom.us/a/v19/940-49/941/chiap.htm adrienne maree brown: http://adriennemareebrown.net/ A message from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9uTH0iprVQ

    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 back stage 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 #47: The Magic of Creating with Tina Lenert Jun 18, 2019
    Show notes

    Creating an act? Every artist goes about it a little differently. Shannon sits down with world renowned magician Tina Lenert to talk about her process. Along the way she learns about classical guitar and create slugs.

    See Tina’s Cleaning Lady Act:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFIyYomlkco

    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 back stage 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 #46 - Part 2: Circus Business with Dima Shine Jun 04, 2019
    Show notes

    In part 2 of our interview, Dima so perfectly spells out some of the overlying anxieties many artists and athletes undergo, if they achieve

    high level at a young age, he talks about opening his own business, and gives a really honest recount of his negotiations with Cirque du Soleil. This episode is a great insight into what it takes to stick to what your worth and how to expand an artistic career outside the realm of 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 back stage 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 #46 - Part 1: How to Win (and Why It Sucks) with Dima Shine Apr 01, 2019
    Show notes

    Dima Shine is one of the most accomplished circus performers working right now, winning world championships in sport acrobatics and then working for all the top circus companies, winning the top awards in the top festivals, and the rest (or, as Dima would say, "blah blah blah"). But in this candid interview, Dima goes on to talk about what happens AFTER the gold medal is awarded and the audience goes home...

    Video of Dima's Handstand/Pole Act:

    Special Presenter, Cirque de Demain (2019)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfQOOjHdFyU

    Video of Viktor Kee's Act from Cirque du Soliel's Dralion

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD-ki0q8d80

    Shine Alternative Fitness

    https://www.shinealternativefitness.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 back stage 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 #45: Creating Opportunities for New Circus with Anke Politz Mar 25, 2019
    Show notes

    Anke Politz is the artistic director of the Chameleon Theatre and the managing director of Chamaleon Productions. Chamaleon productions organizes and produces extraordinary stage shows and events and is a creative agency and networking partner for New Circus Companies around the world. Anke runs the whole show. She has launched the careers and reputations of individual artists and companies from around the world. In this interview, Anke talks about how she selects work, what New Circus means to her, and the importance of entertainment.

    Online: http://www.Chamaeleon-productions.com

    Instagram: @chamtheater

    Episode #44: Circus in Cambodia with Craig Dodge Mar 18, 2019
    Show notes

    Phare, The Cambodian Circus was created initially as a school for art therapy by refugees. It now has a permanent tent in Siem Reap where graduates somewhere to hone their skills and earn money that will take them out of poverty and give them self-respect and freedom.

    Visit Phare, The Cambodian Circus Online:

    https://pharecircus.org/

    Instagram: @pharecambodiancircus

    For more on the Khmer Rouge and the historical context for this interview:

    Cambodia Tribunal Monitor:

    http://www.cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/

    Public Broad Casting’s Independent Lens:

    http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/refugee/war_cambodia.html

    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 back stage 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 #43: How to Train Your Circus Artist with Chloé Farah Mar 11, 2019
    Show notes

    The Artist Athlete is coming to you from Bangkok this week where Shannon is training and having lunch with circus coach and choreographer Chloé Farah. Chloé initially started her circus training as a flying trapeze artist before an accident led her to enroll in the Ecole Nationale de Cirque’s work-based learning program (ACS Instructor Training). She graduated under the instruction of famed circus coach, Victor Fomine, with a degree specializing in aerial straps. She now works as a circus coach and choreographer for individual artists and with Cirque du Soliel. In this interview, Chloé gives her unique perspective on how she trains artists as well as what she believes makes an excellent act.

    Find Chloé

    On Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/chloefarahcircustraining/

    Instagram:

    @chloe_farah_circus_trani

    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 back stage 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 #42: Hacking Capitalism For The Sake of Circus with Hadassah Damien Mar 04, 2019
    Show notes

    In the US, it can be argued that we have an economic system that benefits from individuals staying ignorant and stressed out about money. But what if that could change? What if, instead of the old troupe of artists being bad with money, artists were extraordinarily good with our money- as creative and smart about it as we are about utilizing other resources in our community. Enter Hadassah Damien, this week’s guest. Hadassah is actually not a circus artist (though her partner used to be) but, she toured the US producing queer femme performance art before she launched the website ridefreefearlessmoney.com to help people take control of their finances.

    If you’re about to turn this episode off and wait until next week when I interview a super awesome Cirque du Soliel star or a famous Instagram aerial instructor, I want you to take a moment and listen to this interview.

    Even if you’re not an artist, but someone who just enjoys watching circus, your role is as important in this discussion (Hadassah would say you have one of the most important roles in this discussion) so give it a moment and listen up!

    Find Hadassah online: https://www.ridefreefearlessmoney.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 back stage 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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