Carlos Navarrete is a multi-talented production and costume designer, and most recently, a creative director. Carlos considers himself creative by nature and designer by trade. He designs for more than 54 productions of theatre, dance, parades, ceremonies, theme parks and live events around the world. https://www.cnproductiondesign.com/ 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Charly Ortega is originally from Mexico and has worked for Cirque du Soleil and Dragone shows across the world. Building a career that stemmed from his childhood passion for theatre and circus, Charly studied to postgraduate level before spending the last 7 years working with Cirque and Dragone. He has a vast knowledge on traditional and modern circus history and culture, and talks to us about the differences between them, as well as his interesting life experiences. 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Ian Van Cleve is a stunt performer who has worked all over the world in the last ten years. He is currently the writer and director for a widely successful Chinese stunt show, Project Blue Sky, which is in its fifth year. Starting out as an actor and singer in college, Ian found himself recruited for stunt work early on, which led to the start of his interesting and varied career.

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Rob Winch is the head coach and acrobatic stunt specialist for a number of well-known shows. Born in London, Rob is a former gymnastic champion and started his career as an acrobat and aerialist. His 12 year performance career saw him work across cruise ships, stunt shows, musical theatre, dance, tv and film platforms.

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Siobhan Gee, former Project Manager at United Staging & Rigging, is an ETCP certified arena rigger, and Columbus McKinnon hoist technician. She joins Ana Aguilera to talk all about temporary structures and stages. 

https://www.osha.gov/ https://iosh.com/ https://www.ccohs.ca/ https://www.enshpo.eu/home/ 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Dawn Chiang joins us to talk about the intersection between lighting design and theatre consulting. Dawn has designed lighting for shows on Broadway and across the USA, and is also a consultant and mentor. Based in Connecticut, Dawn originally trained and worked in music and ballet, but fell in love with backstage roles in college.

http://www.dawnchiang.com/ http://theatreprojects.com https://www.theatreartlife.com/lifestyle/a-moment-with-dawn-chiang/ 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Alexandria Bellivan joins us to talk about social engagement & employment seeking during the times of Covid-19.

Alexandria is a career development expert for performing arts and entertainment professionals. She currently works as an employment specialist and programme manager at the actors fund, helping people secure meaningful work.

https://actorsfund.org/workshops 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Peter Kopik, Director of Design & Choreography at WET Design joins us. Originally from Hungary and now residing in LA, Peter started his career as an Architect before moving to fountains. He thinks of himself as a lucky guy, and we think we are lucky to have him on the show!

https://wetdesign.com

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Antonio Silva joins us to talk all things Globe Riding and Circus. Born in Brazil, Antonio has been working as a Globe Rider for over 12 years, and has performed all over the world as a Circus Performer. 

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.

Neill Frank joins us to talk all things video. Neill is a Creative Director and Producer, born in South Africa, currently based out of Dubai. He has been in the Film industry since 2001, he moved to Dubai in 2008 and he is currently the Head of Digital Content at Evolution Events . He is passionate about creating beautiful, artistic content, based on great creative ideas.

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music, and sound engineer Michelle Sciarrotta.