Tapis Rouge!

From the favelas of Recife to performing for 25+ years on 5+ Cirque du Soleil shows, Wellington talks us through his incredible journey flipping around the world. Come discover how Wellington Lima’s insatiable drive to push the limits of acrobatics was instrumental in the development of Cirque’s wall tramp acts and creation of La Nouba with Franco Dragone. He dishes out some real truths about his...

Making the decision to become a mom while being a performer is no easy task. Morgane takes us through the journey of how she temporarily left the spotlights to create life. While recovering and learning the new rhythm of motherhood, tune in to hear how she managed to squeeze in the time to train and return the stage of LUZIA.

From a chance encounter in an Italian traditional circus to being the man in charge of Cirque Du Soleil's iconic shows, Dominic comically walks us through his adventures on the road. While gracefully navigating show biz taboos, this interview will inspire without shying away from the 'unspoken' difficulties of creating a show.

As an artist, how do you negotiate a contract? How do you bring value to your performance in the ever-changing entertainment market? Philippe tells us how his experience in KOOZA, PARAMOUR, and VOLTA taught him how to bring his career to the next level! Whether you are prepping to negotiate your next contract, curious of the business side of show biz, or simply want to have a laugh with this chari...

Bending over four Cirque Du Soleil shows, Oyuna has been under their spotlights since the age of 11! In this mind-bending episode, we follow Oyun Erdene Senge through her incredible life as Cirque du Soleil’s contortion star. Proudly representing Mongolia all around the world, in what they now consider a traditional art form, Oyuna has been upside down, inside out and backwards with Cirque for ove...

From the streets to the world’s biggest stages, Sidney Iking Bateman aka “Scrypts” shares his heartfelt and inspiring life story of how circus pulled him out of the hoods of St Louis. His life choices and raw talent opened doors that he never knew existed. While never missing an opportunity to give back, this hoop diver of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia is now a World Wrestling Entertainment superstar!

Legendary Cirque du Soleil clown, John takes us on a journey with his method on character creation for Cirque. From the Big Top touring shows of QUIDAM, VAREKAI, & DRALION to the resident show IRIS, John is without a doubt the man who arguably made Cirque “Cirque”. Tune in to learn about his projects then and now and how you can take this master’s masterclasses!

Stellar costume designer, Kym enlightens us on how costumes have the ability to bring characters to life. From The Matrix Trilogy, the Amazing Spider-Man, to Shang-Shi, all the way to Cirque du Soleil productions TOTEM, TORUK, and R.U.N, Kym’s iconic and versatile costumes are bringing characters to life both on screen and on stage.

From resident shows to Big Top and arena tours, Kerren is a real Cirque du Soleil trooper. Her impressive career had her circle the world as a soloist, duo and group act aerialist. She gives us a tour into the biggest Cirque du Soleil production to date, KA.

There is no soldier on screen more iconic than Max Martini! From Saving Private Ryan, Captain Phillips to Pacific Rim, he always delivers the bad ass special ops role! Max speaks about performing with different Hollywood directors, and how his charity work with war veterans helps create an authentic universe for his acting roles.

The viral video of David breaking gymnastics equipment during international competition is just the start of his inspiring story. He offers insight on how the touring lifestyle works with his wife and kids. How he grounds himself to stay present and mindful both on and off the stage. Oh, and how he delivered his own baby just two days before performing on CORTEO!

Following the creative flow, Debra walks us through the creative steps of choreographing the classic shows of Cirque with Franco Dragone. With intuition and ability to sense movement, she continues to drive the creative forces both on and off Cirque stages. By identifying each artist’s strengths, she is the thread to tie each performance together, creating a colorful and cohesive fabric. Don’t mis...

Mikaël sheds light on how he is able to balance his role at LUZIA as both an acrobat and captain of two acts. Though managing his team requires dedicated focus, his plate is never too full for some jokes and tomfoolery. Tune in to hear how this hoop diving, chinese pole climbing, managing prankster does it all!

From skateboarding the shores of Venice Beach to high fashion model, Jimmy shares his series of events that led him to do campaigns, walk runways, and be plastered on billboards all around the world. His signature of being heavily tattooed, renegaded the rockabilly gentlemen look that has since exploded; the OG Peeky Blinder, if you will. Sharing experiences as being adaptable performers, Jimmy en...

Darya has been lighting up the Cirque du Soleil stage since the age of 7! Her story begins as a child of acrobats training behind the scenes of QUIDAM. This intense training led her to perform a trio act with her parents on SALTIMBANCO. As she approached adolescence, Darya shares how she transitioned to become a swinging trapeze soloist under the watchful eye of Viktor Fomine, the ‘master’ of trap...

From a long line of creatives, Daniele generously guides us through his process of show creation. Drawing parallels from his profound life experience, he is able to create distinct worlds centered around human vulnerability and honesty. A can’t be missed conversation that will inspire you to live life to the fullest.

Not to be missed, Andrii shares the chilling reality of living through war. From reacting to bombs and gunfire with his family, to navigating the disbelief of living this now, in 2022, to all the emotions surrounding the events as it was happening right in front of his eyes, this episode is a jolting rollercoaster of a very harsh and very real reality. While the war continues, Andrii offers handba...

This grounded and radiantly kind superstar graciously takes us through her approach to creating an array of characters, the differences between shooting series and movies, and how streaming platforms have forever changed the cinema industry. Between stardom and becoming a mother, Mena has recently published and launched her book “The Great Peace”, offering unmatched bravery and strength as she ope...

From mastering his own craft to creating the longest running Cirque du Soleil big top show, this creative genius delves into his experience as a clown, and how his process of character building has shaped his career as a performer, teacher and director. With vulnerability at the core of his vision, David invites us to get lost into his world of passion, drama, and creation.

Attention! Is what he’s after, and attention he gets! This “Jackass” superstar talks us through his touching history of being on the streets, attending clown college, performing in traditional circus and becoming TV’s most daring (and entertaining) stuntman. Quoting Cirque du Soleil song lyrics, attending more than 16 shows, and neighboring his all time favorite Cirque clown, Steve-O is a true Cir...

This Cirque du Soleil rockstar commands the stage as a cellist, keyboard player, singer, and character actor. Amanda speaks about her versatile career as she jumped from the resident show, IRIS to the big top format with AMALUNA and currently with KURIOS… all the while performing through a diagnosis of cancer, chemo therapy and full recovery. I suppose this then makes her, a rockstar of life!

Oscar winning animator with over 12 years as head animator for Dreamworks, Marco will forever change the way you view animation! Illuminating us on the meticulous art of creating realistic movement for the characters to fabricating a vocabulary of specific to each role, this master will blow your mind.

After 10 years performing on the road with Cirque du Soleil, I am so excited to release my new podcast: TAPIS ROUGE! These behind the scene stories are full of adventure, creativity and tons of inspiration. Join me every week with my guests from the world of TV, movies, music, sports, and of course Cirque du Soleil!