About

From Double Edge Theatre’s “The Grand Parade.” Photo by Maria Baranova.

From Double Edge Theatre’s “The Grand Parade.”
Photo by Maria Baranova.

I am an independent aerial artist, theatre artist and aerial instructor currently based in western Massachusetts. I am led by an unwavering impulse towards flight in all forms—with the physical body, the voice, the imagination and the creative self. I’ve shared my work with audiences across the US and globally.

I first appeared on stage at four years old, started training as a gymnast at six, and continued to work in both these areas through high school. In 2003, my interest in theatre and movement led me to my professional career with Double Edge Theatre, an internationally renowned company in Ashfield, MA. With Double Edge, I created and performed devised theatre as an actor, vocalist, and aerialist for over thirteen years. Within this tight-knit, interdisciplinary ensemble, I performed critically and commercially successful performances all over the US to such venues as the Kennedy Center and Arena Stage (Washington, DC), La MaMa ETC (NYC), American Repertory Theatre and Arts Emerson (Boston) and The Skirball Center (Los Angeles), among many others. I also toured internationally to Poland, Spain, Norway and Russia.

In 2016, I left Double Edge in order to devote myself to the aerial arts, particularly dance trapeze and aerial fabric. Since then, I have completed three professional training programs at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, VT, where I continue to train and create new work. I am interested in performing both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other artists who want to blend the worlds of theatre and circus in unique and unexpected ways. 

The marriage of artistic and physical virtuosity is my calling. I am in pursuit of stories that live within the body; unearthing the wisdom and intelligence of the imagination and the irrationality of the heart, in hopes of sharing it with the world. In order for art and performance to be vital, I believe the artist must speak truthfully, boldly, and unapologetically from within.

I train and coach session classes and private lessons at SHOW Circus Studio in Easthampton, MA and the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, VT where I also served as an Artistic Advisor to Professional Track students. I became certified as a Personal Trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine in May, 2021, and am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Social Work.