Our mission is to create opportunities for artists of all ages to showcase their talents and to get feedback from industry professionals. We aim to foster a culture of sharing knowledge and creating healthy artistic environments.

Register now to showcase your circus performance at our Eventualize Spotlight Stage!

The heart of the festival, where emerging artists, students, and professionals step into the spotlight to share their work. Each performance is celebrated for its artistry and individuality.  The performers will receive thoughtful feedback from a panel of industry professionals. Rather than competing, artists gain recognition, encouragement, and insights to support their growth. It’s a stage for discovery, inspiration, and celebration of circus in all its forms. To keep it exciting a limited amount of awards will be presented to recognize technique, artistry, storytelling, audience engagement and more!

Ess Hödlmoser is a Canadian performance artist and author. His award–winning circus acts have been shared on prestigious international stages the world over, including the rare distinction of having been selected twice for the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain (40th and 44th editions). Ess’s innovative work has been generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Chalmers’ Professional Development Award, Toronto Arts Council, and more. 

Outside the circus, you might catch Ess on your screen as an actor or stunt performer on shows like The Boys (Amazon Prime), Station 11 (HBO Max), Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform / Disney), FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix) and more.  

Ess has been documenting his circus career in travelogue and essay form since 2019, creating archival records of 21st century circus life for future readers. 

The latest chapters can be found on Patreon for free (http://www.patreon.com/strangewonderfulcreature); copies of Ess’s two coffee table books documenting the creation of these award-winning acts (“Slow Circus: BARBETTE” [2024] and “Slow Circus: VACUUM” [2020]) and growing zine catalogue can be found on bookshelves and libraries in every corner of the globe – even Antarctica (http://www.strangewonderfulcreature.com). 

Find Ess on socials at @strangewonderfulcreature.

Born in Moscow and having immigrated to Canada as a child, Natasha studied at The National Ballet School and graduated from the School of American Ballet in New York City. Following, Natasha danced with the Stanford City Ballet, American Ballet Company, Royal Swedish Ballet and The Phantom of the Opera. 

Having developed a passion for circus arts, Natasha took her dancing into the air and has now been working as a professional aerialist/circus artist for over two decades. Natasha has extensive experience in partnering, and has performed on various aerial apparatuses but specializes in silks.

Her work has been featured at the Nobel Peace Prize Conference in Oslo, Norway and on various stages throughout Asia, Scandinavia and North America. She has appeared in major motion pictures, TV, commercials, magazines and Cirque du Soleil talent roster. 

Based in Toronto, Canada, Natasha may be found performing and teaching at various venues and studios throughout the city.

Joanne is a Toronto-based Aerial Circus Instructor, Calisthenics Coach and Personal Trainer.  She travels the world coaching for both Disney Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line - training their on-board cruise ship performers in various circus arts including Spanish Web, Aerial Harness, Trapeze, Silks and Hoop.  

Her circus arts career started in 2005 when she took her first static trapeze class…..she was hooked and hasn’t looked back since!  Joanne continues to seek out top coaches across Canada and the US to expand her knowledge and skill, including Aimee Hancock, Elsie & Serenity Smith, Niff Nichols, Jenn Bruyer, Michael Lanphear and Pawel Walczewski. 

She is excited to be part of this year’s Eventualize Circus Festival!