INTERVIEWS

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 A...

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...

GRETA PONTARELLI

Greta Pontarelli is a 13 times World Pole Art and Pole Sports Masters Champion. She is the World's Oldest Champion and has won more World Pole Championships than any other pole artist. However, far...

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

Dedication to my Art means to keep going and seeing the value of it myself before the world sees it. When it comes to innovation in arts—unlike in business—I offer a new way of looking at things vs...

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.