CirqueLouis will present The Circus Show Saturday and Sunday at The Kentucky Center, and Abbie Springer, Myranda Thomas, and Jordan Clark joined us to talk about. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM, or stream on Artxfm.com each Thursday to hear Keith Waits talk with artists.
CirqueLouis: The Circus Show
Featuring Ben Sollee
Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 pm
The Kentucky Center. Click here for tickets.
Abbie Springer competed with the nationally ranked University of Louisville cheerleading squad and in 2009, she began her circus arts training. Abbie has appeared with her family in the annual Turners Circus spring production since 2009 and she has performed in CirqueLouis’ previous productions of at Iroquois Amphitheatre and Kentucky Center. Abbie is also a part of CirqueLouis’ event performance troupe appearing at prestigious venues all over the city
Myranda Thomas is a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky, where she earned two degrees in theatre and elementary education. She currently works at StageOne Family Theatre as an education associate as well as at Acting Against Cancer as a teaching artist for their after school children’s program and was recently the Leading Player in their production of Pippin.
Jordan Clark, born in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been performing with CirqueLouis for several years and has directed their recent productions Gravity’s Varieties and Happy Birthday! After training on his own in high school, Jordan began his formal circus training in 2006 at the National Circus School of Montreal’s summer program. He was later accepted into the school’s prestigious college program where he completed his training in 2012. Jordan has performed his hand-balancing act in over 20 counties as well as at sea.