Impetus (virtual) ARTISTS

Lily Hochstetter is a 21 year old aerialist, specializing in dance trapeze and aerial fabric. Lily grew up in Stuart, Florida before moving to Brattleboro, Vermont at 18 to train at NECCA. She was also a competitive gymnast for 7 years before transitioning to circus. In the future, she hopes to tour professionally with companies like Cirque du Soleil, or perform on cruise ships. www.lilyhochstetter.squarespace.com

Kalista Russell has been doing circus arts since the age of 10 years old and has had a love of being in the air ever since. Having trained with coaches from Trapeze Arts, Kinetic Arts Center, and the National Circus school in Montreal throughout the years, she was accepted into the New England Center for Circus Arts ProTrack Program with a specialization in lyra and aerial rope. With a blend of musicality, flexibility, and dynamics, she loves telling stories through her pieces and connecting with her audiences. Instagram: kalista.g.r

Owen Leonard is a creative circus artist, from Sarasota Florida, specializing in Aerial Hoop with his unique style of dynamics and flexibility. Owen has been training in the circus arts for the past 16 years under master coaches from institutions such as l’École Nationale de Cirque, Cirque du Soleil and the New England Center for Circus Arts. While he started his career in traditional circus, Owen has since trained and performed in contemporary circus and is comfortable across all mediums. In addition to being a professional circus artist, Owen is also an accomplished lighting designer and operator. Learn more at: www.OwenLeonard.com

Locksley MacLean is a Canadian circus artist specializing as a tight wire dancer and bungee artist. She got her start in acrobatics and performing at the young age of three when she started as a gymnast. She combines her love for the sport of gymnastics and the artistry and creativity of circus into a unique medley in her acts. Locksley is currently training at the New England Center for Circus Arts. She is in the third year and final year of their professional program Protrack, where she majors in tight wire and minors in bungee. Along with tight wire and bungee she has also trained as a partner acrobatic base, aerial hoop, teeter board pusher, dance, and theatre. instagram @locksonwire / www.locksleymaclean.com

Julian specializes in Aerial Straps and Hand Balancing, as well as being an avid tumbler. Julian grew up in Vermont, pursuing artistic and athletic endeavors from a young age. He has always had an ambitious mindset, and strives to become the best version of himself, in whatever he chooses to apply himself to. He was accepted into NECCA's professional program just 4 months after being introduced to circus, and has been pursuing it ever since. He enjoys drinking earl grey tea on cold mornings. julianmctaggart.com @julianacrobat

Hailing from Tucson, Arizona, Ren Carter-Tucker has always enjoyed putting a smile on peoples faces. Performing since age eight, she danced her way through her teen years, until finally encountering circus. Wowed by the possibilities, she immediately began learning anything and everything—including her favorite disciplines, fabric and Chinese pole. Ren began training with the Circus Academy of Tucson; she then trained with Circus Smirkus and the New England Center for Circus Arts. She will be graduating from their ProTrack Program in 2021, and can’t wait to see what's next! Keep up with Ren at rencartertucker.com (http://rencartertucker.com), or @justrenisfine

Colleen Harris is an actor, singer, teacher, composer and director whose work with theaters, circuses, and museums has been seen across the country and abroad. After receiving her Masters in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater, she began writing and creating her own shows and coaching others in solo performance. This led to long-running weekly shows in New York City at cabaret landmark The Duplex and off-Broadway's New World Stages. She then began collaborating on projects for the College of Marin in California and the University of Maryland, where she composed and taught music and coached students on heightened text for The Green Bird, Ash Girl, Between Two Trains, and Hamlet: RePlayed, a clown reimagining of Shakespeare. She co-created and composed the music for American Voices, an immersive theatrical experience commissioned by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. She is a founding member of Infinite Stage, with whom she co-created and performed in numerous shows i

From the age of two years old, Aimeé Hancock and her family knew she was built and impassioned for movement. She went through the gamut of physical theater, competitive gymnastics, contemporary dance and finally dropped into an exciting circus career. Beginning as a purely technical performer, Aimée finally found her wings through improvisation and theatrical expression. Aimée has taught acrobatics and aerials in five languages to people from all over the globe. It is a privilege and a joy to share her passion and guide others to reach new heights and touch deeper in to the hearts of audience members. Through the theatrical training learned from greats such as Philippe Decouflé and Daniele Finzi Pasca, Aimée brings a natural and liberating approach to performance as demonstrated in her tour with Cirque Eloize’s Rain.