INTERVIEWS

MARY SANDERS

Mary Sanders, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, is a 2004 Olympian in rhythmic gymnastics. Transitioning from a decorated sports career to dazzling performances with Cirque du Soleil, she now ...

CHRISTINE SHEVCHENKO

Christine Shevchenko was born in Odessa, Ukraine and moved to America with her single mother when she was just 7 years old, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. She has become a highly renow...

SIMON ATA

Simon Ata—also known as Simonster—is a leading figure in calisthenics. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, he has been deeply involved in bodyweight strength training for over two decades. With a...

JEROME SORDILLON

Jérome Sordillon is a French-born aerialist, currently starring in Cirque du Soleil show Luzia. Jérome started gymnastics at the age of four, competed for 16 years to then transition into Circus Ar...

KAROLINA GAJEWSKA

Karolina Gajewska started her sports journey as an acrobat at the age of 9. She combines her acrobatic and contortion skills with CrossFit training as part of what she describes as 'an addiction to...

URNAA URANBILEG ANGARAG

Uranbileg Angarag is a professional contortionist, hand balancer, aerialist and yoga teacher from Mongolia. She's been doing circus for the last 23 years and has worked with many circuses, festival...

MARION CRAMPE

'As far as I can remember, I dance. The truth is that I was far from being good at it. But, despite my teachers' opinion, I remained focused and trustful in my passion and intuition. I trained and ...

SVITLANA ZAVIALOVA AKA WU WOMAN

I've spent my twenties in Asia studying various meditation practices as a way to calm my mind. As a result, I gained even more efficiency. Being a control freak at the time, it seemed like a perfec...

STUART MCKENZIE

The most challenging time of my career? Without a doubt my shoulder injury; it pushed me to turn defeat into growth—mentally and physically.