Tapis Rouge!

From the streets to the world’s biggest stages, Sidney Iking Bateman aka “Scrypts” shares his heartfelt and inspiring life story of how circus pulled him out of the hoods of St Louis. His life choices and raw talent opened doors that he never knew existed. While never missing an opportunity to give back, this hoop diver of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia is now a World Wrestling Entertainment superstar!

Legendary Cirque du Soleil clown, John takes us on a journey with his method on character creation for Cirque. From the Big Top touring shows of QUIDAM, VAREKAI, & DRALION to the resident show IRIS, John is without a doubt the man who arguably made Cirque “Cirque”. Tune in to learn about his projects then and now and how you can take this master’s masterclasses!

Stellar costume designer, Kym enlightens us on how costumes have the ability to bring characters to life. From The Matrix Trilogy, the Amazing Spider-Man, to Shang-Shi, all the way to Cirque du Soleil productions TOTEM, TORUK, and R.U.N, Kym’s iconic and versatile costumes are bringing characters to life both on screen and on stage.

From resident shows to Big Top and arena tours, Kerren is a real Cirque du Soleil trooper. Her impressive career had her circle the world as a soloist, duo and group act aerialist. She gives us a tour into the biggest Cirque du Soleil production to date, KA.

There is no soldier on screen more iconic than Max Martini! From Saving Private Ryan, Captain Phillips to Pacific Rim, he always delivers the bad ass special ops role! Max speaks about performing with different Hollywood directors, and how his charity work with war veterans helps create an authentic universe for his acting roles.

The viral video of David breaking gymnastics equipment during international competition is just the start of his inspiring story. He offers insight on how the touring lifestyle works with his wife and kids. How he grounds himself to stay present and mindful both on and off the stage. Oh, and how he delivered his own baby just two days before performing on CORTEO!

Following the creative flow, Debra walks us through the creative steps of choreographing the classic shows of Cirque with Franco Dragone. With intuition and ability to sense movement, she continues to drive the creative forces both on and off Cirque stages. By identifying each artist’s strengths, she is the thread to tie each performance together, creating a colorful and cohesive fabric. Don’t miss her generous stories about the formation of the iconic Oscar performance, her one on one time with Madonna and Wyclef and how the overall mindset of artist’s have changed throughout her years under the Big Top.

Mikaël sheds light on how he is able to balance his role at LUZIA as both an acrobat and captain of two acts. Though managing his team requires dedicated focus, his plate is never too full for some jokes and tomfoolery. Tune in to hear how this hoop diving, chinese pole climbing, managing prankster does it all!

From skateboarding the shores of Venice Beach to high fashion model, Jimmy shares his series of events that led him to do campaigns, walk runways, and be plastered on billboards all around the world. His signature of being heavily tattooed, renegaded the rockabilly gentlemen look that has since exploded; the OG Peeky Blinder, if you will. Sharing experiences as being adaptable performers, Jimmy enlightens us on his model mentality and industry hacks that will get you strutting in no time.

Darya has been lighting up the Cirque du Soleil stage since the age of 7! Her story begins as a child of acrobats training behind the scenes of QUIDAM. This intense training led her to perform a trio act with her parents on SALTIMBANCO. As she approached adolescence, Darya shares how she transitioned to become a swinging trapeze soloist under the watchful eye of Viktor Fomine, the ‘master’ of trapeze. This act allowed her to create her space on KOOZA and eventually reunite with her dad on JOYA. Talk about a true Cirque icon!