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Circus McGurkus at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, 2016
We brought Dr. Seuss' "If I Ran The Circus" to life through live music and dance. Set to Camille Saint-Saëns' "Carnival of the Animals," this high flying story about the power of imagination delighted all ages with acrobatics, dance, and live brass music.
Circus McGurkus was a part of the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival. 

Venue: U of M Barker Center for Dance

Performance Schedule 
 8/4/2016 5:30 PM 
 8/6/2016 1:00 PM 
 8/8/2016 7:00 PM 
 8/10/2016 8:30 PM 
 8/14/2016 4:00 PM 

CAST/CREW
Director: Carin Bratlie Wethern
Choreographer: Erinn Liebhard
Stage manager: Clara Costello
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Narrator: Andrew Chambers

​Dancers: 
Lori Ledoux
Derek Meyer
Rachael Schlee
Sydney Swanson

Acrobats:
Michelle De Joya
Brandon Wharton


Trumpet: Linda Dobberstein
Trumpet: Joshua Horn
French Horn: David Mills-Rittmann
Trombone: John W. Baumgartner
​Tuba: Carin Bratlie Wethern
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Rachael Schlee
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Michelle De Joya
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Derek Meyer
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Lori Ledoux
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Erinn Leibhard
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Sydney Swanson
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Andrew Chambers
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Clara Costello

We first performed Circus McGurkus at SteppingStone Theatre In May, 2016. Check out a rehearsal video!
CAST/CREW of the May 2016 production

Director: Carin Bratlie Wethern
Choreographer: Erinn Liebhard
​Aerial Choreography: Qassandra Kauzlarich & Kristen Shaw
Stage manager: Sarah Holmberg
Lighting designer: Julia Carlis

Narrator: Bear Brummel

Aerialists:
Qassandra Kauzlarich
Kristen Shaw

Dancers: 
Lori Ledoux
Derek Meyer
Rachael Schlee
Sydney Swanson

Mike's Brass:
Trumpet: Linda Dobberstein
Trumpet: Joshua Horn
French horn: David Mills-Rittmann
Trombone: John Baumgartner
Tuba: Carin Bratlie Wethern

production photos by Charlie Gorrill.
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Mikes' Brass are Five of a Kind

Trumpet: Linda Dobberstein 
Trumpet: Joshua Horn 
French Horn: David Mills-Rittmann
Trombone: Neil Baumgartner
Tuba: Carin Bratlie Wethern