RESUME
Elise Thea is an aerial originator with a striking stage presence who blends circus, dance, and theater into compelling acts.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Theater
Girls on Trapeze | Herself Rising | solo halo, ensemble fabric, duo trapeze, dance choreographer
Aerial Horizon | Echo | solo halo, duo halo, ensemble fabric, collaborator
| Cirque de los Muertos | solo halo, ensemble fabric, dancer, collaborator
Attic Repertory Theater | 14 | solo halo, character, ensemble fabric, dancer
Sweet Spot Aerial Productions | Smoke and Mirrors | solo halo, aerial chains
| ’Tis the Circus | solo halo
Festival
Luminaria | San Antonio, TX | Director, site specific aerial duo on Hays St Bridge
Capital of Texas Aerial Championship | Austin, TX | Professional Lyra 1st Place
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Aerial Acrobatic Arts Festival | Denver, CO | solo halo
Viva Festival | Las Vegas, NV | solo halo
Burlesque Hall of Fame | Las Vegas, NV | Most Comedic 2011 | group acrobatics
| Showcase 2016 | solo halo
San Antonio Burlesque Festival | San Antonio, TX | Best Variety 2013 | solo halo
Texas Burlesque Festival | Austin, TX | Best Novelty 2017 | solo halo
Show Me Burlesque Festival | St Louis, MO | solo halo, duo trapeze
New Orleans Burlesque Festival | New Orleans, LA | duo trapeze
Corporate
Alamodome | San Antonio, TX | solo halo
Aztec Theater | San Antonio, TX | solo halo, duo trapeze
The Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage | Washington, DC | solo fabric
National Cathedral | Washington, DC | duo halo, solo trapeze
Moakley Courthouse | Boston, MA | sway pole
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts | San Antonio, TX | ensemble fabric
Arena Stage, Community Day | Washington, DC | solo trapeze, solo fabric
Gaylord National Convention Center | National Harbor, MD | living statue
National Portrait Gallery | Washington, DC | living statue
McNay Art Museum | San Antonio, TX | solo halo
Training & Residencies
TOHU | Fall Residency Oct 2018 | Coach: Rachel Walker | halo
TOHU | Spring Residency April 2019 | Coach: Rachel Walker | halo
NECCA | Artistic Residency Oct - Dec 2012 | Coach: Elsie Smith, halo
NECCA | Professional Training Program 2011 -2012 | Coach: Elsie Smith, halo
| Coach: Aimée Hancock, trapeze
| Coach: Sellam Ouahabi, acrobatics, flexibility
Oberlin College | Dance | Teachers: Holly Handman-Lopez, Elesa Rosasco
Special Skills
Dance styles: Ballet, Modern, Improvisation, Contemporary, Jazz, Burlesque, Bharata Natyam, African forms
Basic Partner Acrobatics
Basic Acrobatics
Horseback riding
Singing
Character/Clowning
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