Sarah and Alex have been making original movement and puppetry pieces together since 2010. Long before they met, Alex was a fire-breather and knife juggler at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival and Sarah was a clown at Le Samovar, Ecole de Clowns, in Paris. In recent years they have performed at the Kennedy Center, the Shakespeare Theater Company, Black Cherry Puppet Theater, D.C.’s Clown Cabaret, and even the White House. They are also company members of Happenstance Theater, with whom they devise original, full-length productions. They are thrilled to be joining Vermont Vaudeville this spring!
Yo-Yo People
John and Rebecca Higby, a husband and wife duo, have performed with their yo-yos in 20 countries. They are Guiness World Record holders and World Yo-Yo Champions. They have appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, on the Discovery Channel, in the ESPN Magazine, and on PBS Kids. www.yoyoshow.com
Mike Miclon
International Variety Artist, Michael Miclon has wowed audiences from the White House to the Keller Theater in Giesson Germany with his amazing juggling and side-splitting comedy. Now he’s coming to Hardwick. www.mikemiclon.com
Rob Mermin
Rob ran off to the circus in 1969 and clowned with shows throughout Europe, Scandinavia, and the former Soviet Union. In 1987 Rob founded the award-winning international touring youth company, Circus Smirkus. In 2008 he was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence, Vermont’s highest honor in the arts. www.RobMermin.com
Collin Miclon
Collin Miclon is 17 years old and has been performing since he was four years old, when he moved into the second story of a theater. Collin has studied physical comedy at the Celebration Barn theater, and been a part of his high school drama productions since his freshman year. This past summer Collin was a part of the cast of the Vermont based youth circus, Circus Smirkus, and hopes to attend next year’s Big Top Tour.
Aaron DeWitt
Aaron is eighteen years old and has been performing since he was ten years old. He specializes in juggling, but has many other interests in the circus arts. These include, handbalance, aerial straps, tumbling, and dance. Aaron plans to continue developing his skills by attending circus school in the near future.
Shane Miclon
Shane Miclon is nineteen years old and has been juggling since he was five. Shane lives in Buckfield Maine where he performs at the Oddfellow Theater almost every month. For the last two summers he has toured with Vermont’s own Circus Smirkus. When Shane is not juggling he enjoys… Well, he’s usually juggling. Shane plans on pursuing a career in juggling and attending a circus school in Quebec.
Dan Berkley
Dan Berkley is glad to be performing again after working 6 months as Carnival NYC’s Director of Entertainment. In the past, he graduated from the Clown Conservatory, toured with Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, coached at Circus Smirkus, and produced and performed his own trio show, Out of Orbit. He currently lives in NYC where he is taking up the fine art of sculpting balloons and studying the amazing art of the quick change. www.atomicclown.com
Daniel Forlano
Daniel was born in the Virgo Supercluster at the outer limits of the Milky Way Galaxy near a star known locally as the Sun on a planet where the food is quite good. Daniel has performed professionally since 1996 and is dedicated to achieving the highest level of expertise within his field as in everyday life. www.danielforlano.com
The outsiders
Luke Burton (age 16) is a Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher. He first fell in love with dance in the fifth grade and has been playing with it ever since. Ari Markowitz (age 15) started dancing in fifth grade at The Contemporay Dance and Fitness Studio. Palmer Jordon (age 14) started getting into dance in 1st grade. Now he takes classes at CD&FS. Nathan Burton (age 13) started dancing at CD&FS in 3rd grade.