Episode #39: From Struggle to Mastery and Back Again with Mandi Orozco

An inspiring interview for anyone who needs a motivation boost! Mandi Orozco, an aerialist and contortionist who has traveled the world, both with Cirque du Soliel and as a freelance performer. She reflects on taking risks, creating new work, the business side of circus, and so much more! Instagram: @miss_ironmandi Website: http://www.mandi-o.com Treadmill: https://vimeo.com/295255764?fbclid=IwAR0b_F00MrI8_l-EDelKxaEA-_ZJjsKJxcUgnDfM8gG3jPqyyBi2xU2le9A Eprueve Synthese (tissu): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UDD-ZXvahU   Please won’t you be a Patreon?: http://www.patreon.com/theartistathlete This podcast is dedicated to CIRCUS. Aerialist, Shannon McKenna interviews guests from acrobats in Cirque du Soleil to circus therapists and everyone in between. Learn the backstage lives of those who flip, twist, sparkle, and shine under the big top. Shannon McKenna is an internationally recognized circus performer and coach. For the past decade, she has been a freelance artist: giving workshops and classes across 7 countries and working on and back stage for both traditional and contemporary circus shows in the US, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. She holds a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a concentration on post-modern physical theater (how’s that for a mouthful?). She founded The Artist Athlete in 2018 as a means to produce educational materials for aerial artists and a podcast in which she interviews experts in the circus industry about their careers. If you’re reading this, you’re probably listening to it. Thank you! She currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA, but gravitates towards whichever circus community is the warmest. Find her online: www.theartistathlete.com Facebook: The Artist Athlete Instagram: @the_artist_athlete