Team

Aaron Marquise, Founder

Aaron Marquise : Founder

Aaron Marquise was born and raised in Round Lake, New York. He grew up performing at the former New York State Theatre Institute in Troy, NY. Aaron studied Musical Theatre with a minor in Playwriting at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. After discovering the circus world, Aaron auditioned at the prestigious National Circus School in Montréal, Canada where he graduated in 2015. Since joining the circus world Aaron has had the opportunity to perform in Quebec, France, Switzerland, and Germany for companies such as Circus Monti, GOP Variéte, and Le Monastère. In the fall of 2019, Aaron served as a Production Assistant to the Creative Team on the North American tour of Disney’s Frozen The Musical. Aaron served as assistant director/circus consultant for Pippin and assistant director for Les Misérables for the School of the Performing Arts at Proctors where he previously served as the Arts Education Manager. Currently, Aaron is the Coordinator of the International Market for Contemporary Circus (MICC) at the TOHU in Montréal. In 2019, Aaron founded the Contemporary Circus & Immersive Arts Center in Troy, NY where he currently serves as the Executive Director.

Leighann Kowalsky : Special Consultation

Leighann Kowalsky (she/her) is a Hudson Valley based multi-disciplinary artist, performing, producing, educating and choreographing internationally. Kowalsky has extensive experience producing large scale live events and building programming & strategy for Arts Organizations, as well as performance, choreographic & teaching experience.

Board of Directors

Barbara Nelson

Co-Chair

Kevin Sage

Co-Chair

Bob Thayer

Treasurer

Charles Batson

Secretary

Board Members

V. Owen Bush

John Hughes