Cirque du Soleil TOTEM, March 2014 - March2020
Cirque du Soleil TOTEM - Clown
International tour
Mar 2014 – Jun 2020, 6 yrs 4 mos
I performed as an artist in Cirque du Soleil's international touring show TOTEM.
My role was that of the clown "Valentino".
The tour included performance runs in Portland (OR., USA), Vancouver (B.C., Canada), Auckland (NZ), Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth (Australia), Singapore (Singapore), Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sendai (Japan), Sochi (Russia), Brussels (Belgium), Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, Malaga, and Alicante (Spain), Zurich (Switzerland), Paris (France), London (UK), Vienna (Austria), Geneva (Switzerland), Gran Canaria (Spain), The Hague (Netherlands), Düsseldorf (Germany) and up until the 2020 pandemic, Munich (Germany).
Highlights included 66 performances at the world famous Royal Albert Hall in London in January and February, 2019. A 14 month, 551 performance tour of Japan in front of literally millions of Japanese audience members (I never missed a single performance, cue, rehearsal or meeting),
Here’s a link to People Magazine’s coverage of me introducing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at the premiere to announce their collaboration between the Royals, Cirque du Soleil and Sentebale - a charity to help African children stricken with AIDS..
https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-cirque-du-soleil-benefit-date-night/
AND…I also performed multiple times with
Cirque du Soleil as a Special Events Animator
Sep 2010 – Nov 2011 for 1 yr 3 mos
in the Greater Los Angeles Area
I performed as a clown in the Cirque du Soleil active database having auditioned and been selected in April 2010. Since then I've performed in special events to celebrate IRIS - the new show at the Kodak Theatre. These events include, the Promotional Premiere, Rose Parade, LA Arts Month Kickoff, LA Chamber of Commerce Gala, Academy Awards Media Center, LA Fashion Week, GLAAD Awards and Wango Tango. Most recently I performed as a clown at the Kodak in the Sun Life Rising Stars Event.