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Fun and insightful interviews from the Moisture Festival
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On this episode, we welcome international funnyman Stefano Iaboni. We learn about how he learned to juggle on a backpacking trip and how that led him to a circus school in the Netherlands.
He tells us all about how he had to scrape by just to get through school and what his next steps were after he left. We discuss comedy in multiple languages and how he has transitioned to teaching others to find the funny in everyday life. A great conversation with a fantastic performer.
On this episode we welcome hula hoop specialist and circus organizer Vanessa Vortex. We learn about growing up on Broadway in New York and how she rebelled against her Show Biz parents by going to college.
We learn about her journey across the country, how she got involved in circus and what led her to be one of the co-founders of the Bellingham Circus Guild. A fantastic conversation with an amazing person to have in our community.
In this episode we welcome Pinay Grigio. Pinay tells about her early years in dance and how Burlesque always caught her eye. She talks about what caused her to finally give it a shot and how taking that class launched her onto a journey that has taken her all over the place.
She discusses the balance between being a burlesque performer and a mom and how she keeps her kids busy while she is working on her costumes. A great conversation with a fantastic performer.
On this episode we welcome in juggler and modern day vaudevillian Thom Wall. Thom talks about his life as a performer in Cirque du Soleil and how that drove him to pursue creating a one-man show that he performs on Cruise Ships.
We discuss his upbringing and his exposure to ancient Egypt by his father. We learn about his book publishing business, Modern Vaudeville Press, and why he decided to start his own. A really fantastic conversation with one of the premier comedy jugglers in the world.
On this episode we welcome in comedian and clown Tyler West. We discuss how watching Cirque Du Soleil at a young age inspired Tyler to go into clowning. We learn how he approached getting information on being a professional clown at a young age and the things he did to get stage time.
He talks about all the different shows he has been in and how he alters what he does to fit into the format of that particular show. We also discuss the national touring show he is currently in and how he came to get one of the main roles. A great conversation with a fantastic performer.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in 1/3 of the Mud Bay Jugglers Doug Martin. We discuss how they got their name, how they developed their own style and the creative choices they made to continue to be so unique.
He tells us about the different incarnations throughout the years and the secrets to keeping a group together for over 40 years. A great conversation with a festival favorite.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Salamandir (yes. That’s his real name). Salamandir talks with us about growing up playing music and how his exposure at a young age allows him to pick up any instrument and play it.
We discuss his abilities to fix instruments, his love of incense and even get insights into the first Moisture Festival. A great conversation with a fascinating person.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Cyara Hotopp. We discuss a wide variety of topics including her law degree, where she practiced law and how she gave up being a lawyer to pursue the circus arts.
We talk about her background as a figure skater and all the lessons she learned from that and their application to ariel. A great conversation with a fantastic performer.
On this episode we welcome in clown Mick Holsbeke. We talk about growing up in Florida and how his economics teacher in high school introduced him to Harry Levine.
We learn about his cross country journey to the Pacific Northwest and how seeing street performers inspired him to pursue street theatre. We talk about his journey to clown and how that art form has taken him around the world. A great conversation with a fantastic person.
On today’s episode we welcome in comedy magic duo Trevor and Lorena. We talk with them about how they started in magic, the evolution of the act and learn about their alter ego’s Charlie and Delilah.
We discuss Trevor meeting Lorena’s Dad for the first time and we even try to place their accents. A super fun conversation with two phenomenal people.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in puppet maker Annette Mateo. We discuss her interest in puppets as a kid and how she rekindled her interest in it after attending her first Fremont Solstice Parade.
We chat about the puppet scene in Seattle and the various ups and downs over the years for her as a puppet builder. We also discuss her thoughts on emceeing the Moisture Festival Open Stage event just a few days before the interview. A great conversation with a creative mind and awesome person.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast Louie interviews his co-host Matt Baker. They discuss a wide range of topics including Matt’s time living in Western Samoa as a teenager and how he became a vegetarian. We also learn how Matt got into performing at a young age through hackysack (footbag) and how that skill took him across Europe and all over the US doing school assemblies.
Matt discusses his time in the award winning juggling duo the Brothers from Different Mothers and the challenges that duo’s face. We learn all about the crazy places his solo show the Matt Baker Comedy + Stunt Show has taken him and where he will be going next. A fun interview with your second favorite Moisture Festival Podcast host.
On this episode we welcome in singer, magician and actor Cassandra Ruiz. We learn about her beginnings in singing and how her theatre background influences her show today . She tells us about her chance encounter with a famous magician that became her first exposure to magic.
We talk about her run performing as a ninja magician at a Ninja themed restaurant and how her and how she balances all the different types of performing she does. We also discuss how she creates routines and how her personal experiences inform those routines. A long overdue conversation with a wonderful person and performer.
On this episode we welcome aerialist Jessica Perry. Jessica tells us about her early life where she grew up on a sailboat sailing around the world. We learn what prompted her parents to do that and all how her parents used Ariel to keep her busy on long sea days.
We discuss how her mom introduced her to flying trapeze and how eventually she was able to convince her parents to let her go to a circus school. A lovely conversation with one of the best aerialists working today.
On this episode we welcome in Sailor St. Claire. We talk a lot about the world of Burlesque and how one comes to become a performer. The different paths they could have taken and how being an emcee is very similar to teaching college.
We also learn about the many different projects Sailor is involved in and they constantly challenge themselves to learn and grow. A great conversation with a prolific contributor to the arts community.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in Mr. LO. We talk about a number of different things including his life as a ballet dancer and all that goes into maintaining your body to perform that every night.
He tells us about the various career transformations he had to make including becoming a full time contortionist and how he found paper tearing to take over once he aged out of contortion. We learn about all the things that go into making such a unique act and the difficulties accompanied with performing an art form that no one performs anymore. A great conversation with a first time performer at the 2025 festival.
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in bubble performer Meadow Perry. Meadow tells us about her beginnings performing as a princess and how that led her to deciding to create her own show.
We learn about the different types of bubbles, the difficulties performing with bubbles can create and all the people that populate the bubble world. She also talks about what it’s like sharing the stage with the godfather of bubbles Tom Noddy. A great interview with a first time performer at the 2025 Moisture Festival.
This episode is part 2 of the LIVE podcasts at week one of the 2025 Moisture Festival!
In this episode Louie chats with acts appearing at the festival. This is a great episode to meet new additions to the Moisture Festival family!
On this episode of the Moisture Festival Podcast we welcome in circus extraordinaire Nick Harden. We learn about where a kid from a small town in Illinois first discovered circus and how it became an obsession.
We learn about how the connections that he has made through the circus have opened up opportunities all over the United States. He also tells us about the difficulties in performing in different spaces and how that forced him to come up with different variations of his act. A great conversation with a very talented circus performer.
This episode is LIVE at week one of the 2025 Moisture Festival! In this episode Louie chats with acts appearing for the first time at the festival. This is a great episode to meet new additions to the Moisture Festival family!
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