Shannan Calcutt

Shannan Calcutt has conducted workshops in clown and play worldwide. She is a regular instructor at Cirque du Soleil, Celebration Barn Theater and Vegas Theatre Hub. Her critically-acclaimed solo shows were broadcast on CBC Radio and Canada's Bravo! network. CBC declared her "a national treasure." Calcutt has played an eclectic range of venues from the Sydney Opera House, to San Francisco's Bimbo's 365 Club, to Saskatoon's Wash 'n Slosh Pub. Millions of spectators witnessed her attempting to sell her homemade breast implants-Scotch Baggies-during her 15 year run at Cirque du Soleil's sensual sensation, Zumanity. She has designed comic acts for Cirque du Soleil, the philanthropic event One Night for One Drop, and Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast, the world's biggest theatre stage. Most recently, she joined Spiegelworld's team of directors at the Cosmopolitan’s Superfrico and the cast of Atomic Saloon at the Venetian. Shannan has a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Dramatic Media (UNLV), a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance (UVIC) and is a graduate of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre. Shannan is fluent in English and sarcasm. More blah blah blah about Shannan can be found on her website.