The Artist Athlete Podcast

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Episode 102: Pole Dancing Poetry with Marion Crampe Mar 08, 2021

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Marion Crampe explains her life as a movement artist and shares her story. This episode is guaranteed to inspire you to dream big and work hard.

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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.

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Episode 101: Comedy in Performance with John Gilkey Mar 01, 2021

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John Gilkey's influential performance style defined Cirque du Soleil's clowning style. This interview is a funny, upbeat, and surprising look at how this comedy master transforms himself and his students in ways both ridiculous and sublime.

https://www.theidiotworkshop.com/

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Episode 100: Victor Fomine- Coaching Circus Feb 22, 2021

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It's episode 100 and The Artist Athlete Podcast is celebrating it with our most ambitious project yet! Today, we're interviewing Victor Fomine, a legendary coach who invented swinging trapeze in Russia and introduced it to the world. Thanks to everyone who made this episode possible!

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String quartet playing in the streets of Paris - lmartins on freesound.org licensed under CCBY 3.0

REPEAT: Episode 19 part 2 African American Legacy in US Circus with Veronica Blair Feb 15, 2021

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In this two part repeat, Veronica Blair tells the story as one of the premiere aerialists in the USA and how she tells the stories of the contribution African American circus performers who came before her.

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REPEAT: Episode 19 part 1 The Creation of An Aerialist with Veronica Blair Feb 08, 2021

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Episode 99: Circus vs Theatre with Benjamin Domask-Ruh Feb 01, 2021

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Benjamin Domask-Ruh spends a great deal of time thinking about circus- what it is and what it might not be and in a rare break from her normal role as interviewer, Shannon can't help but chime in.

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Episode 98: Get Fit and Bendy with Kristina "Nekyia" Canizares Jan 25, 2021

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Kristina started training contortion at age 31 and now runs Fit & Bendy, a thriving contortion studio in Hollywood, CA. Hear her unusual story and pick up some pearls of wisdom along the way!

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Other episodes for bendy people:

Serchmaa Byamba #23

Catie Brier #35

Micah Walters #63

Philip Tigress #8

Episode 97: Catching Up with Ron Oppenheimer Jan 18, 2021

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This week we continue the journey of following Ron Oppenheimer in his first year as a professional circus artist. Follow his journey from the beginning on Episode 21!

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Episode 96: World Records Paradise with Marawa Wamp Jan 11, 2021

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It is impossible to feel sad after Marawa Wamp skates through- she is a performer and business woman who holds multiple world records in hula hoop and roller skating and runs a thriving online business, I Want To Go To Paradise. Enjoy her tales of peas stabbing and pandemic success on this episode.

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Marawa’s amazing store, I Want To Go To Paradise:

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Here’s a rabbit slam dunking a basketball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNJmeXb4Y0A

I couldn’t find the pea stabbing record, but here’s the pea BLOWING record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxtuyqV2o8U

Episode 95: The Inventor of the Aerial Hoop with Genevieve Bessette Dec 14, 2020

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The delightful Genevieve Bessette made history when at 12 years old, her coach measured the length of her leg and manufactured for her a steel hoop to perform on. Today, this apparatus is known around the world as the aerial hoop, the cerceau, or lyra. This episode is all about innovating, who gets credit for it, and how to continue to be creative, even when you're an adult with bills to pay.

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