Gypsy Snider: Creator and Choreographer, REVERSIBLE - 7 Fingers

02/15/20 • 45 min

Gypsy Snider is one of the Founders at 7 Fingers, a contemporary circus collective, where she works as a writer and choreographer.

Gypsy has a unique childhood. Both of her parents are not only circus actors, but had their own circus as a family business, where Gyspy performed since the age of five.

The show, Reversible, is an interactive experience "inspired by the soaring spirit and simple spark of human nature".

Reversible represents the best of contemporary circus by shining a spotlight on the poetry of the human form and linking every ending to a new beginning. Through an electrifying mix of theatre, illusion, dance, music and acrobatics, Reversible is dedicated to past generations whose stories might hold the key to a better tomorrow.

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Gypsy Snider is one of the Founders at 7 Fingers, a contemporary circus collective, where she works as a writer and choreographer.

Gypsy has a unique childhood. Both of her parents are not only circus actors, but had their own circus as a family business, where Gyspy performed since the age of five.

The show, Reversible, is an interactive experience "inspired by the soaring spirit and simple spark of human nature".

Show notes, tools and resources: https://www.feisworld.com/blog/gypsy-snide

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Eric Langlois: Executive Director, National Circus School in Montreal, Quebec

Eric Langlois is the Executive Director at the National Circus School in Montreal, Quebec.

The National Circus School (NCS) is a school for higher education in circus arts, its circus curriculums also includes courses in dance and theatre.

One of our own podcast guests, Anny Laplante graduated from there and since then she has performed with Cirque du Soleil and Circus 1903 in several highly reviewed traveling shows.

The NCS is the largest North American school devoted to advanced circus arts training to offer professional programs in circus arts. It also prepares professional circus arts educators.

Because it's unlike any other traditional educational institutions, it piqued our interest to get on board and find out exactly what they do, and why.

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Shana Carroll: Director and Designer from PASSAGERS, 7 Fingers and CRYSTAL, Cirque du Soleil

Shana Carroll is a Founding Director at the 7 Fingers from Montreal, Quebec. She was a trapeze artist before becoming an acrobatic designer and choreographer at Cirque du Soleil.

After interviewing a number of acrobats from Cirque, my listeners requested to learn more about people behind the scenes. Therefore I started researching directors, creators, storytellers from various shows. Shana jumped out at me, not only because she's been an integral part of many major Cirque shows, but also her daring nature in taking on new projects that have never been done before.

She was an Artistic Director for Paramour in New York City. Paramour was the first-ever Cirque du Soleil and Broadway collaboration. There were plenty of very positive but also negative reviews about the show. I absolutely loved it and watched it four times with families and friends. Not to mention that my two friends, Andrew and Kevin Atherton, were headliners in Paramour.

In 2018, Shana was asked to create the first-ever, on-ice experience for Cirque called CRYSTAL.

Then in 2019, Shana created and directed a new show called PASSAGER from 7 Fingers, premiering in Boston, MA on September 25th, 2019 Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/yytevecx

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