Laugh Locally
Derek McAlister is an acrobat clown from Denver, Colorado. He has performed for the past 15 years all over Europe, Thailand, Australia and the US. He studied with clown masters: Giovanni Fusetti, Aitor Basauri, Fraser Hooper, Barnaby King, Leeroy Hart, and The Red Bastard. http://derekderek.com/
Cjaiilon Andrade, a native of Boston, Massachusetts has been described as a “BEAST” on the dance floor, with a career that started by performing in the streets to his impressive national debut in the summer of 2011 on NBC’s America’s Got Talent Season 6 where he blew the minds of the audience and judges with his incredible high energy take no prisoners style.
The name “Snap Boogie” was given to him by his late uncle–a former break dancer who passed the torch to his talented nephew. Now Snap Boogie plans to continue building a legacy of entertaining people with his break dancing and irresistible charisma!!
Our food truck for the Spring Hardwick show will be Vermont Foodie Stand. They are a gourmet food truck with a real Vermont flavor.
They’ll be serving up tasty meals 2 hours before each show on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14th.
Heartbeet Lifesharing is a Camphill Community in Hardwick, VT. Heartbeet is an intentional community where adults with different levels of abilities live and work together.
The Heartbeet Chime Choir was formed in December 2013. With 8-10 members, they have performed for different audiences like the Craftsbury Academy, Craftsbury Community Care Center, Greensboro United Church, Camphill Triform in upstate NY, and most recently, at the St. George Ballroom, NYC.
Members are: Ann Blanchard, Annie Jackson, April Bond, Brittany Garafola, Connor Henesy, Eva Griffin, Jared Shaffer, Jeniah Johnson, Lelia Volmer, Sequoya Cheyenne, Suzannah Dickinson. Onat Sanchez directs.
Michael Hilbig, aka, Hilby the Skinny German Juggle boy is a comedic circus stunt performer from Ithaca, NY. Hilby is originally from Germany but has spent almost as much time in the US.
The New York Times calls Hilby, “rivetingly absurd.” Operating on the fair circuit, theaters, festivals, colleges, conventions, and cruise ships all around the world Hilby performs his highly professional and excruciatingly funny acts for young and old alike. www.hilby.net
This spring we are proud to host elementary students from Albany, Greensboro & Troy schools at our special Bus-in School Show.
This event is made possible by generous donations from:
Vaudeville sensation, Thom Wall, is an award-winning juggler and performer based in Brattleboro, Vermont. He has toured the world with his performances and has shared the stage with the Rockettes at the Radio City Music Hall, emceed at Lincoln Center, and juggled for thousands in Cirque du Soleil’s blue and gold circus tent. http://thomwall.com/
Raised in San Francisco, California, Olivia Weinstein tripped and fell into clowning during a tumbling class at AcroSports when she was only four years old. Olivia spent the next 14 years doing gymnastics, dance, and circus.
Graduated from the National Circus School of Montreal as a clown and acrobat. Olivia has since travelled the world performing with companies such as Cirque Du Soleil, Midnight Circus, Apartement 11, and The Radiant. www.olivialweinstein.com
