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Shenea Stiletto is a Contributor to StageLync.com, host of the Circuspreneur Podcast, Circus Worker & Circus Arts Industry Advocate. She recently partnered with the White House Office of Public Engagement at the White House, to conduct the first of its kind Circus Arts Industry Listening Session hosted by the Department of Labor. The White House Listening Session focused on Labor/Circus Workers Rights, Circus Arts Recognition by the National Endowment For the Arts with a defined individual category, as well as Health & Safety. Sheneaâs continued goal, as the Circus Arts Guild of America, is to achieve Circus Arts Industry policy and legislation signed into law on Federal and State levels across the U.S. You can support the Circus Arts Guild of Americaâs Change.org petition for Circus Arts Recognition in the U.S, by going to Change.org/CircusArtsRecognition and signing plus sharing the petition.
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Shenea Stiletto is a Contributor to StageLync.com, host of the Circuspreneur Podcast, Circus Worker & Circus Arts Industry Advocate. She recently partnered with the White House Office of Public Engagement at the White House, to conduct the first of its kind Circus Arts Industry Listening Session hosted by the Department of Labor. The White House Listening Session focused on Labor/Circus Workers Rights, Circus Arts Recognition by the National Endowment For the Arts with a defined individual category, as well as Health & Safety. Sheneaâs continued goal, as the Circus Arts Guild of America, is to achieve Circus Arts Industry policy and legislation signed into law on Federal and State levels across the U.S. You can support the Circus Arts Guild of Americaâs Change.org petition for Circus Arts Recognition in the U.S, by going to Change.org/CircusArtsRecognition and signing plus sharing the petition.
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Karl Jenkins is an accomplished technical director and project manager with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry. His career highlights include significant contributions to the critical success of Cirque du Soleil shows worldwide, where he served as Head of Lighting, Project Manager, and Technical Director, specializing in visual technology.
Karlâs leadership style is characterized by a strong emphasis on collaboration, innovation, and strategic vision. He is known for his ability to inspire and lead diverse, world-class teams, fostering an environment where creativity and technical excellence thrive. His approach to management combines meticulous planning with agile problem-solving, ensuring that even the most complex productions are delivered on time and to the highest standards.
Throughout his career, Karl has demonstrated an exceptional ability to manage large-scale projects, guiding them from concept to completion with precision and expertise. His recent roles include Technical Director for Franco Dragone's iconic productions, House of Dancing Water and La Perle, before taking on the pivotal role of Head of Technical Production at EXPO 2020 in Dubai.
Following his work at EXPO 2020, Karl has continued to lead and technically produce large-scale events, including the World Combat Games Opening Ceremony in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Games Closing Ceremony, the UNTOLD Music Festival in Dubai, the Waterbomb Festival in Dubai, and Dragoneâs masterpiece, TERHAL, in Riyadh.
With a keen eye for management, leadership, and strategy, Karl is recognized for his ability to build and lead some of the most talented teams in the industry, consistently delivering technically complex and visually stunning productions across the globe.
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Karl Jenkins is an accomplished technical director and project manager with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry. His career highlights include significant contributions to the critical success of Cirque du Soleil shows worldwide, where he served as Head of Lighting, Project Manager, and Technical Director, specializing in visual technology.
Karlâs leadership style is characterized by a strong emphasis on collaboration, innovation, and strategic vision. He is known for his ability to inspire and lead diverse, world-class teams, fostering an environment where creativity and technical excellence thrive. His approach to management combines meticulous planning with agile problem-solving, ensuring that even the most complex productions are delivered on time and to the highest standards.
Throughout his career, Karl has demonstrated an exceptional ability to manage large-scale projects, guiding them from concept to completion with precision and expertise. His recent roles include Technical Director for Franco Dragone's iconic productions, House of Dancing Water and La Perle, before taking on the pivotal role of Head of Technical Production at EXPO 2020 in Dubai.
Following his work at EXPO 2020, Karl has continued to lead and technically produce large-scale events, including the World Combat Games Opening Ceremony in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Games Closing Ceremony, the UNTOLD Music Festival in Dubai, the Waterbomb Festival in Dubai, and Dragoneâs masterpiece, TERHAL, in Riyadh.
With a keen eye for management, leadership, and strategy, Karl is recognized for his ability to build and lead some of the most talented teams in the industry, consistently delivering technically complex and visually stunning productions across the globe.
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Renato Fernandes, a 6th-generation circus performer and 3rd-generation Flying Trapeze artist, has spent over 25 years mastering the art of the circus. Beginning his professional career at just 4 years old, Renato has achieved remarkable feats, including joining Cirque Du Soleilâs La Nouba in 2012 and making history in 2016 as the first to perform the Double Twisting Double Layout & a Half on the Flying Trapeze. His career highlights include performing at the Festival International Du Cirque De Monte Carlo in 2020 with the Flying Tuniziani, where they won the prestigious Golden Clown.
Renato's global experiences and extensive network inspired him to bring a unique international circus festival to Las Vegas. This vision will be realized in November 2024 with the debut of the 1st International Circus Festival of Las Vegas, a groundbreaking event set to captivate the city.
Beyond his professional achievements, Renato is deeply committed to supporting his family and fostering a sense of community within the circus world. His dedication to those around him has been a driving force throughout his career, reflecting his passion for both his craft and the people who share it with him.
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Renato Fernandes, a 6th-generation circus performer and 3rd-generation Flying Trapeze artist, has spent over 25 years mastering the art of the circus. Beginning his professional career at just 4 years old, Renato has achieved remarkable feats, including joining Cirque Du Soleilâs La Nouba in 2012 and making history in 2016 as the first to perform the Double Twisting Double Layout & a Half on the Flying Trapeze. His career highlights include performing at the Festival International Du Cirque De Monte Carlo in 2020 with the Flying Tuniziani, where they won the prestigious Golden Clown.
Renato's global experiences and extensive network inspired him to bring a unique international circus festival to Las Vegas. This vision will be realized in November 2024 with the debut of the 1st International Circus Festival of Las Vegas, a groundbreaking event set to captivate the city.
Beyond his professional achievements, Renato is deeply committed to supporting his family and fostering a sense of community within the circus world. His dedication to those around him has been a driving force throughout his career, reflecting his passion for both his craft and the people who share it with him.
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Menno van Dyke is an award-winning juggler and artistic director of Circusstad Festival Rotterdam, the leading festival for contemporary circus in the Netherlands. Born in Amsterdam and trained at the circusschool in Paris, Menno has over 20 years experience performing in some of the finest circus and variety productions worldwide. With the original performance Juggling Tango, created together with his wife and dance partner Emilie Weisse, he's won multiple awards at festivals in Paris, Moscow and Zhuhai as well as the Dutch national circus prize: the Oscar Carré Trophy. Since 2021 he's taken up the artistic direction of Circusstad Festival Rotterdam where, next to curating the festival programme, he also initiates and directs performances, including the Circusstad Gala. Circusstad Festival has been presenting state of the art innovative circus theater since 2010, as well as actively stimulating and developing the Dutch circus scene.
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Menno van Dyke is an award-winning juggler and artistic director of Circusstad Festival Rotterdam, the leading festival for contemporary circus in the Netherlands. Born in Amsterdam and trained at the circusschool in Paris, Menno has over 20 years experience performing in some of the finest circus and variety productions worldwide. With the original performance Juggling Tango, created together with his wife and dance partner Emilie Weisse, he's won multiple awards at festivals in Paris, Moscow and Zhuhai as well as the Dutch national circus prize: the Oscar Carré Trophy. Since 2021 he's taken up the artistic direction of Circusstad Festival Rotterdam where, next to curating the festival programme, he also initiates and directs performances, including the Circusstad Gala. Circusstad Festival has been presenting state of the art innovative circus theater since 2010, as well as actively stimulating and developing the Dutch circus scene.
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Dan Hanessian has been a professional theatre technician and professor for over thirty years. His work has included Broadway, Film, Television, Opera, Dance, Themed Entertainment, Las Vegas spectaculars, Live Events, and a host of other productions. This range of experience provides Dan with a unique perspective on problem solving and how to work collaboratively. These skills, combined with a deep understanding of how the industry works, allow him to train up-and-coming technical directors and production managers in a way that prepares them for careers in all areas of the entertainment industry.
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Dan Hanessian has been a professional theatre technician and professor for over thirty years. His work has included Broadway, Film, Television, Opera, Dance, Themed Entertainment, Las Vegas spectaculars, Live Events, and a host of other productions. This range of experience provides Dan with a unique perspective on problem solving and how to work collaboratively. These skills, combined with a deep understanding of how the industry works, allow him to train up-and-coming technical directors and production managers in a way that prepares them for careers in all areas of the entertainment industry.
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Gareth is a small business owner focused on delivering elegant scenic automation products to the entertainment industry. He strives to bring wondrous effects to every production, big or small.
Specializing in product development, programming, electronic circuit design, machine design. He is the author of the Scenic Automation Handbook.
â https://creativeconners.comâ
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Gareth is a small business owner focused on delivering elegant scenic automation products to the entertainment industry. He strives to bring wondrous effects to every production, big or small.
Specializing in product development, programming, electronic circuit design, machine design. He is the author of the Scenic Automation Handbook.
https://creativeconners.com
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Courtney joined EPS in 2022 and serves as Head of Installations and Show Support. With more than 20 yearsâ experience in the entertainment industry, she has a rigging background in installation, inspection, project management, and show operations in a variety of entertainment venues. Courtney has been working in contemporary circus since 2009 when she joined creation and then operations at House of Dancing Water for Dragone, and in 2014 she joined the Cirque du Soleilâs touring show division where she worked on many shows both arena and big top.
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Courtney joined EPS in 2022 and serves as Head of Installations and Show Support. With more than 20 yearsâ experience in the entertainment industry, she has a rigging background in installation, inspection, project management, and show operations in a variety of entertainment venues. Courtney has been working in contemporary circus since 2009 when she joined creation and then operations at House of Dancing Water for Dragone, and in 2014 she joined the Cirque du Soleilâs touring show division where she worked on many shows both arena and big top.
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Ulrike, a former circus artist with a 15-year international career, captivated audiences worldwide with her signature act, "Tribute to Marlene." Trained across Europe, she transitioned from the spotlight to entrepreneurship, founding Selling Circus, a unique marketing and sales training platform for circus professionals. As a thought leader, Ulrike combines her artistic talent with business acumen, making a significant impact in both the entertainment and entrepreneurial worlds.
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Ulrike, a former circus artist with a 15-year international career, captivated audiences worldwide with her signature act, "Tribute to Marlene." Trained across Europe, she transitioned from the spotlight to entrepreneurship, founding Selling Circus, a unique marketing and sales training platform for circus professionals. As a thought leader, Ulrike combines her artistic talent with business acumen, making a significant impact in both the entertainment and entrepreneurial worlds.
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Andrew is a New York based writer/director and the long-time creative director for The Thorn. Now a nationally touring production, The Thorn takes traditional theater, circus performance, concert-style sound and lighting design and blends them with a direct story of faith and redemption.
While starting as a small, resident show in Colorado over 25 years ago, this performance has continued to evolve across the decadesâat one point including live tigers and at another pioneering a touring model that featured a brand new cast every week. After a filmed version of The Thorn was released in movie theaters in 2023, the show took on its current evolution, touring to over 50 cities in just under 2 yearsâall the while selling out some of the largest performing arts centers in the US.
As a storyteller Andrew is particularly concerned with how the stories we tell each other both reflect and shape how we feel about our own existence. His own writing, such as his debut short film Cardboard Dreams, reflexively seems to hover around this idea.
To this end, also hosts the podcast The Meaning of Movie alongside fellow director and friend, Rob Stennett.
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Andrew is a New York based writer/director and the long-time creative director for The Thorn. Now a nationally touring production, The Thorn takes traditional theater, circus performance, concert-style sound and lighting design and blends them with a direct story of faith and redemption.
While starting as a small, resident show in Colorado over 25 years ago, this performance has continued to evolve across the decadesâat one point including live tigers and at another pioneering a touring model that featured a brand new cast every week. After a filmed version of The Thorn was released in movie theaters in 2023, the show took on its current evolution, touring to over 50 cities in just under 2 yearsâall the while selling out some of the largest performing arts centers in the US.
As a storyteller Andrew is particularly concerned with how the stories we tell each other both reflect and shape how we feel about our own existence. His own writing, such as his debut short film Cardboard Dreams, reflexively seems to hover around this idea.
To this end, also hosts the podcast The Meaning of Movie alongside fellow director and friend, Rob Stennett.
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The StageLync Podcast is a branch of our larger StageLync Community. Come visit us at www.stagelync.com
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William Gorlin serves as McLaren Engineering Groupâs Vice President - Entertainment Division, is a graduate of Cornell University, and is registered as a Professional Engineer in 26 States. His 38 years of experience include engineering of scenic, entertainment and amusement structures, staging, rigging, theatrical infrastructure, buildings, show action equipment, scenic elements, theme park attractions, architectural theming, sculptures, and other frameworks, worldwide. Mr. Gorlin is a member of the ESTA Rigging Working Group, ASTM Committee F24 for Amusement Rides and Devices, and Structural Engineers Association of New York.
Bill received the 2024 Backstage Legend and Master Award from the Broadway Technical Theatre History Project and was named âEngineer of the Yearâ in 2018 by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. Bill is the author of the âStructural Behaviorâ chapter in Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century, Ed. Bill Sapsis, Focal Press, 2015.
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William Gorlin serves as McLaren Engineering Groupâs Vice President - Entertainment Division, is a graduate of Cornell University, and is registered as a Professional Engineer in 26 States. His 38 years of experience include engineering of scenic, entertainment and amusement structures, staging, rigging, theatrical infrastructure, buildings, show action equipment, scenic elements, theme park attractions, architectural theming, sculptures, and other frameworks, worldwide. Mr. Gorlin is a member of the ESTA Rigging Working Group, ASTM Committee F24 for Amusement Rides and Devices, and Structural Engineers Association of New York.
Bill received the 2024 Backstage Legend and Master Award from the Broadway Technical Theatre History Project and was named âEngineer of the Yearâ in 2018 by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. Bill is the author of the âStructural Behaviorâ chapter in Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century, Ed. Bill Sapsis, Focal Press, 2015.
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