Kim Zmolek
Kim (she/her) stepped off the ground in 2012 and never looked back. With a background in Pilates, she brings her knowledge of body mechanics and movement pathways to her teaching, helping students to find success in their aerial endeavors. Her classes emphasize theory and technique, grounding students in proper mechanics while also teaching artistry and creative choreography. She offers keys to unlocking what can feel impossible and provides students with tools to build consistency and reliability in their aerial skills. Specializing in silks, rope, and sling, Kim is a sought after instructor having worked for Versatile Arts, Apex Aerial Arts, Arcadia and the Bellingham Circus Guild.

Amy Funbuttons
Amy is an aerial inferno and has been heating up stages in the Seattle area for over 9 years. She can’t wait to ignite your fire on the Cirque Macabre stage for the third time!

Joe Redmon
Joe (he/him) has been hanging around Versatile Arts since 2019. On the rare occasions he’s not at the studio you might find him teaching at UW or wandering around Fremont with his dog Kelp.

Mary Aikenhead
Mary is a veteran of the Versatile Arts stage. She's performed in many show, including several Sliver Fox shows. This is her first Cirque Macabre performance, and it looks amazing!

Bhama Roget
Bhama is a multidisciplinary art-maker with an extensive background in physical theater and improvisation. A Dadaist at heart, Bhama is a prodigious genre-mixer and is known for her absurdist clown characters and dark comedic cabaret. She is delighted to add the trapeze to her bag of tricks and to collaborate with such a rich pageant of players in Cirque Macabre.

Heather Griffin
Heather came to aerial after a long hiatus from her dance background, and is enjoying finding a new stage—in the air! As an English teacher by day, she believes passionately in the power of stories and art to make sense of this death sentence we all carry.

Wei Low
Wei (she/they) is obsessed with the meditative euphoria derives from movement in the air. This piece is all about the knowledge we obtain from observation. Is it a blessing or a curse?

Leah Perlmutter
Leah has practiced aerial fabric since 2018, tries to be bendy in the air, and is excited to present her act "Destination: Cave of Caerbannog, 6th Century Britain". Leah will be joined by Kali Esancy and Lara Roche-Sudar.

Leah's act contains sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

Kelly Ward
It's been 12 years since Kelly has performed on trapeze. Since then, she's performed fabric, rope, spanish web, lyra, and contortion in front of many audiences. She also founded Cirque Macabre with the joy of terrifying audiences.

Meredith Armstrong - Emcee / Script
Meredith (she/her) is an aerialist, actor, and author. When not performing in the air or on the stage, she writes queer and cozy books about friends, lovers, and magic. Over the years, she has penned more than a few scripts for her bellydance troupe, The Fuzzy Monkeys, (including a full-on Love Boat episode) and is delighted to bring that skillset to this year's Cirque Macabre show. You can find her authorial alter ego online at www.maiastrong.com.

Marty Badger - Director / Technical Director
Marty had produced, created the graphical content, and ran the lights and sound of every Cirque Macabre show in the last 7 years. This show, he decided he would do the artistic work as well and direct. When you’re at the show, look over your left shoulder and you’ll see him in the tech booth.