Circurious 5:
Digital Show Program
Welcome
Welcome to Circurious Cabaret 5!
Circurious Cabaret produced by Circollective society for circus artists is a local community circus show that provides connection between the local circus artists and you the audiences.
Circollective is a society for circus artists, created by circus artists. We believe that audiences deserve to see what our talented community has to offer, and that artists in our community deserve to have access to local performance opportunities that allow them to thrive.
Since forming in 2023, we have brought almost 50 incredible circus and variety acts to stages in our local community, and we don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. To us, circus is about community, and we are so grateful that you have joined us here tonight and chosen to be a part of this community. All are welcome here, and we hope you enjoy the magic and enchantment that these wonderful artists have in store for you.
Cast
Bonnie Breese
Bonnie Breese is an eternal theatre kid, who wanted to make her own spin on theatrics. Bonnie’s work uses visceral imagery and abstract expression to explore the human condition and beyond. She hopes for audience members to take their own meaning and inspiration from her acts. She utilizes skills in aerial arts, dance, and theatre to bring her visions to life. With a Bachelors degree in Contemporary Performance Practice from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and a love of electronic music and the festival/rave scene, she loves to bring devised experimental theatre to raves to enhance the atmosphere. She can often be seen performing solo or with her troupe, Morphaces, and training and performing with the Island Circus Space in Victoria.
Social Handle: @bonniebreese_
Circus Queen Margo
Marharyta Tereshchenko — a professional circus artist from Ukraine. She specialize in elegant and high-energy Foot Juggling act. She is internationally recognized for delivering visually striking and captivating performances.
With over 10 years of global experience across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America, she had the privilege of performing for world-class companies, luxury events, and major international productions. Her career includes a three-year engagement with TUI Cruises, where she refined her technique, stage presence, and artistic precision on an international stage.
Blending discipline, creativity, and strong theatrical expression, she aim to bring a performance that elevates every event and leaves a lasting impression on every audience.
Social Handle: @circus_queen_margo
Emrys Mars
Emrys Mars is a multitalented flow artist, using props like fans and dragon staff to create evocative narratives and dreamy visuals. Now local to Vancouver, Emrys began their flow journey in Colorado in 2011 when they learned to spin fire on the riverbank. Through their art, they explore identity, darkness, and healing, holding a mirror up to the human experience.
Social Handle: @chex.mix.spins
Eva Fernandez Ojeda
Eva Fernandez Ojeda is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, colloquially called “Vancouver”. She was born and raised in Mexico City and immigrated to Canada at the age of 20. She has over a decade of experience in circus arts in various apparatuses, her current focus being aerial hoop, swinging trapeze and flying trapeze.
Eva centres her art practice on her experience as a Mexican brown queer woman living in Canada, raising questions about race, immigration and feminism.
Social Handle: @awitaa_de_luna
Hooman
Hooman is a Vancouver-based aerialist. His passion for dance and movement drives him to create in ways that focus on immersive storytelling and the pushing of boundaries within performance art. In both circus performance and visual art, Hooman’s work explores the complexities of existence through the lenses of vulnerability, individual perception, and queerness. Over the past four years, Hooman has performed extensively in BC, ranging from small intimate events to larger festival stages. Using his experience in crowd comfort and intentional presence, Hooman extends a hand and invites you into his inner world.
Social Handle: @hoomancreates
Living Unity
Living Unity is a Vancity born witch. Her art is her religion. She currently practices home on a remote gulf island where she apprentices herself with the earth through lifestyle and simple ritual. Her shows are charged with a dense and varied set of skills ranging from circus, herbal healing, martial arts, Thai bodywork, music and doulaship. In these greatly tumultuous times, she is grateful to have the opportunity to share with you these stories and create a cultural shift toward keeping our hearts open to the complexity, sacredness and fragility of life.
Social Handle: @living.unity
Michelle Shortt
Michelle is a performing artist who graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts and shortly after, joined the circus! They immediately fell in love with the physically challenging nature of the discipline and the opportunity to bring a heightened element to their movement arts practice. Using the magic of circus to bring extraordinary, fantastical, and otherworldly characters and their stories to life is the name of their game. This will be Michelle’s first performance since relocating to Vancouver, and they are stoked to share their out-of-this-world act with new audiences!
Social Handle: @shortt.shortt
Thomas Cunningham
Thomas is a Penticton based artist who specializes in Rola Bola, Jump Rope, and Partner Acrobatics. He has performed internationally with Cirque Dreams and is excited to perform his Rola Bola act in Vancouver for the first time.
He enjoys playing with the contrast of suspense and whimsy with his act. Pushing the limits of balance, while keeping the act light hearted and fun.
Social Handle: @tsccunningham
Devon Kenzo
Devon is an actor, circus artist, and all around silly lil guy. He will be guiding our Circurious 5 journey as our MC, and he's sure to have a few tricks up his sleeve!
Social Handle: @devonkenzo
Support Circollective
Our goal is to keep providing opportunities for local circus artists and variety acts to thrive and celebrate the magic the wonderful artists have to share with the world.
Our programming and future goals include:
Circurious Cabaret
Workshops for artists
Newsletter for the circus community
Monthly circus cabaret
Circus festival
In order to make this happen we need your support!
Please follow us on our Instagram or Facebook, subscribe to the newsletter for future shows and/or donate to the society to keep local circus scene vibrant and active!