Performing Artists
Reid Belstock - Denver, CO, USA
Reid Belstock began juggling at the age of 15, as a way of overcoming gross and fine motor skill impairment.
One year later, Reid began his first performing opportunity at Elitch Gardens, a local Amusement Park.
From the very first show, he knew it was a calling.
Following high school, Reid went off to study with Ringling Brothers, and Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown College,
where he learned the fine art of Slapstick and Physical Comedy. Reid began to mix his technical juggling skill with slapstick humor,
and a short time later, the show was created.
From that time, Reid has performed across the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, China and Japan.
www.reidbelstock.com
Circus Montreal - Montreal, Quebec
Aytahn Ross is back to bring you a gourmet fusion of circus, comedy and theatre!
This award winning circus artist returns to show you the tricks of the trade
You will find him teaching the circus workshops and hosting the mainstage.
Don't miss this cool, post-modern gentleman known for his silly elegance
... and his supernatural ability to speak French!
www.circusmontreal.com
The Yo-Yo People - Newburyport, MA, USA
Who would have thought you could make an entire show out of yo-yos? This husband and wife duo bring back that nostalgic toy,
reminding you of old favourite tricks such as Walk the Dog and Rock the Baby, then amazing you with new and bizarre tricks,
such as Boingy-Boingy and Iron Whip.
Yo-yos attached to bouncy balls, yo-yos with 10-foot strings, and multiple yo-yos looping while hula hooping and unicycling
are just some of their finely tuned feats. Consummate skill and deft timing to swingin' music coupled with high energy and sarcastic
humour make the Yo-Yo People a favourite for every age.
www.yoyopeople.com
Martin Ewen - Christchurch, New Zealand
The unhappy clown, "Lurk", is a self aware clown, this self aware clown is tragic, yet comic by necessity.
A pointless group delusion but very funny...
Self sufficient, white faced, 3 meter mercenary street based clown. Eccentric, scurrilous, yet engaging mime.
Unique character based idiocentricity applied to corners, pedestrian flows and audience catchment.
"Lurk" is timeless, authentic theatricial performance. His canvas is the general public, forcing them to look at him.
Martin has been working with "Lurk", his present stilt/mime/eccentric for close to fifteen years.
www.antigravitytheatre.com
Wheel In Motion - Montreal, Quebec
Dominique Major has been performing for 16 years.
She has taught at the Ecole National de Cirque in Montrιal, Circus Space in London and the San Francisco Circus School.
In 1990, she opened her own trampoline and circus club creating top trampolinists. She has produced and performed in many unique
and award winning shows.
She has experience in character work performing in numerous galas and in "Pomp, Duck and Circumstance" in Berlin, Germany.
In Berlin she started the German Wheel and hasn't stopped.
www.wheelinmotion.com
Martin Varallo - London, England
Martin has created a hilarious act in the simplest of games. "15 - Love" presents a beautifully playful, open and inviting act.
A member of the audience becomes Martin's tennis partner and together they form a bond, a competitive edge and an almost psychic link.
Together they create a game of tennis where anything goes and often does.
Great clowning, preposterous mime and brilliant improvisation make this show a joy to watch and an original every time.
www.martinvarallo.com
Daniel Forlano - Boston, MA, USA
Wouldn't it be nice to relax with a glass of water or wine? What could possibly go wrong!? Everything!
When the simplest of tasks turns into the grandest of ordeals, Daniel persists despite insurmountable odds - revealing
great skill and humour - to achieve what would normally be a simple task. And for Daniel, it happens this way every time.
By it's end, he shows how the journey of one step begins with 1,000 miles.
It's not by design that Daniel stands apart - it's just the way he is. One of the most understated comic performers
around, Daniel is at once subtle, smart, engaging, and surreal. He makes the ordinary absurd and the absurd ordinary.
His unsuspecting punch will leave you in stitches.
www.danielforlano.com
Tomko Lamb - Calgary, Alberta
Tomko Lamb is a third generation dulcimer player. He is the grandson of Peter Lamb, signed to RCA Victor in the 50's. Tomko is aslo an ex-Theatresports player and University of Calgary graduate (BSc 1994), the
ex-front man for Difference Engine, a Calgary based alternative rock band.
Tomko is self-taught in guitar hammered dulcimer, other instuuments include the piano, bass and drums.
Lambs instrument, also known as a cymbali, was made by his Ukrainian grandfather in 1984. It is a copy of one that he obtained from a gypsy many years ago.
It has 120 strings, in groups of 6, that make up a single note. He has been playing this one for about 12 years and has altered the tuning of it to suit his playing style.
2007 Visual Artists
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Christine Gagnon jeweller / goldsmith
David Okum - manga illustrator
Sara Spencer stained glass artist
Salomι Pιrez painter
Lynne Sosnowski - wire and glass artist
John Higby - illustrator / cartoonist
Nate Storring - photographer
Spencer Barclay multi media / silkscreen artist
Laura Renwick painter
Nancy Rose scupltor
Heather Alexander-Stevenson painter
Sean Puckett - photographer
Jennifer Nicholson - silver scupltor
Konrad Mohring painter
Teressa van Vliet - fused glass sculptor
Jon Brierley - digital photographer
Bhupi Rajput - henna / mehendhi artist
Estrela Art & Jewellery
Linda Brubacher - painter
No Such Animal - illustrators
Eryn Merwart - jeweller
Jean Feng - embroiderer
Ken Daley - painter
Cathy Groulx painter
Irina Likholet - painter
Karen Waschinski - fabric sculptor
Rafi eilON - abstract silversmith
Helene Lejeune sculptor / etchings
Felicia Pavelich- sculptor
Nicole Battista - printmaker / photographer
Pat Lackenbauer - painter
Debbie Lin - jeweller
Terry Hsu oil painter
C. Edward Stewart filmmaker
Izabela Lizon photographer / painter
WLU's Fine Arts Alumni
Jennifer Anne Sauter painter
Andrew Craig painter
Nga Dinh - painter
Christopher Alan Bignell painter
Benjamin Tucker painter
Christine Bulionis painter
Art Bites Gallery featuring
Podi Lawrence - painter
David J. Adams painter
David Bathurst painter
Janet Kimantas painter
Tree Wilson painter
Deborah Pryce painter
Wilma Vanderleeuw painter
Eleanor Joy MacDonald painter
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