Marci on lyra

• Cabaret-style comedic-romantic partner acrobatics; family-focused partner acrobatics; comedic cooking contortion; and a range of beautiful professional aerial acts from tango lyra and lyrical trapeze to rock, broadway and techno…as well as varied ambient and roving circus entertainment.

Diamond Family Circus Youth Troupe supports Brandeis-ACS Relay for Life 2011

• Youth performance troupe: roving performers, balloon twisting, juggling of all types, aerial acts, acrobatics and more!

The Diamonds are available for work in films under SAG agreements (including student films). They can also provide workshops in conjunction with performances. Visit our contact page to inquire!

Hector and Lola

Film set photo of Marci by Rob Eckle and Kyle Daly

Currently, Marci offers group classes, special workshops, or private lessons for a range of ages and abilities in Massachusetts at Aircraft Aerial Arts and Overhead Arts. She also provides instruction or consultation in other geographic areas and settings such as camps, colleges, film, theater, and studios.  She is happy to provide details and references upon request.

Marci is an experienced instructor-coach in: flexibility, core strength, and conditioning; basic contortion; solo and duo acrobatics; lyra (aerial hoop); solo and duo trapeze; performance development and improvement; and other circus arts. She works with each individual’s strengths, goals, and needs, nurturing a safe learning environment for serious fun, discovery, and progress.

Marci’s teacher training includes completion of the Advanced Trapeze Teacher Training at the New England Center for Circus Arts, Circus Arts Therapy Training at Carrie Heller’s Circus Arts Institute, Circus Yoga- Ring One, and prior certification as a high school teacher. She is an active participant in the American Youth Circus Organization, including the AYCO Educators’ Conferences and national and regional festivals.

Diamond Family Youth Troupe Photo by Jim Walker

Diamond Family Circus provides youth leadership and performance opportunities through sponsorship of an incredible troupe of talented 15-21 year old circus friends, or as they call themselves, “FRiNDS”. Working hard as a team, they develop interactive performances that inspire, entertain and engage people at community and special events. These have included: Brandeis Relay for Life, Bentley University Homecoming Festival, Waltham Riverfest, Miles for SMILES Mentoring, the REACH Beyond Domestic Violence Neighborhood Festivals and Waltham Farmer’s Market. The troupe was especially proud to collaborate with Clowns Without Borders at the Life is Good Festival in 2011, which raised over a million dollars for Playmakers Foundation. Troupe members have included: Rose Taylor, Menli McCreight, Trevor Kafka, Eliana “Llama” Dunlap, Doug Stewart, Ivy Blake, Marisa Diamond, Grace Gershenfeld, Max Ribbans, Michal Leiberman, and many of their family members who have served as crew, drivers, and much more, in support of the troupe.

Performances:

9/16, 7 pm, Temporary Structures opening, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, www.decordova.org 

9/22, 8pm, Benefit cabaret for Our Bodies, Ourselves, Cambridge, tix on sale at www.cluboberon.com

9/24-25, Joining Clowns Without Borders to benefit Project Joy at the Life is Good Festival, Canton www.lifeisgood.com

10/1, 1:30 pm, REACH Neighborhoods Festival, Waltham Library

10/15: 11 am, Waltham Farmer’s Market

Workshops in Somerville and New Bedford (registration required):

8/29 6 pm Flexibility, 7:15 Basic Acro www.aircraftaerialarts.com

9/6   6 pm Flexibility, 7:15 Conditioning www.aircraftaerialarts.com

9/7   6 pm Flexibility and Conditioning www.overheadarts.com

9/8   6 pm Basic Acro, 7:15 Flexibility www.aircraftaerialarts.com

9/10 1 pm Teen Street Performing Workshop aircraftaerialarts.com