COMEDY/VARIETÉ PERFORMERS
These are the artists who appeared in the 2023 Seattle Moisture Festival. Stay tuned for 2024 artists next year.
A Unicycle Built For Two
Nick & Wendy Harden are A Unicycle Built for Two. They bring together the unicycle, acrobatics, and light-hearted romance. The Seattle Met called their act a “can’t-miss.” Time Out New...
Alan Plotkin
Alan Plotkin is a member of the Moisture family. He is never on stage but he and his video camera have been welcome audience members for many years now and...
Alex Feldman
Alex Feldman is an accidental expert at getting by with few words. His TEDx talk, Primal Talk is all about not talking. He performs in many countries where speaking English...
Alex Oliva
Alex Oliva is a circus and movement artist based in Boston, MA. He specializes in aerial straps and Cyr wheel and always seeks to push the boundaries of circus with...
Anastasia Popsulis
Performing a piece she called A Table For One, Anastasia Popsulis is originally from Ukraine, She left before the war started and performed with a Ukrainian circus show in Basel,...
Andrey Moraru
Andrey Moraru studied at Kiev State College of Circus and Variety Art in Ukraine. During his 4 years there, Andrey was taught by Vitold Kuvshinov, a renowned balance teacher. In...
Armitage Shanks
Performer, artist, and educator, David Crellin has been performing internationally for over 20 years, and as part of the Moisture Festival family for over a dozen, first as Ringmaster Armitage...
Avner the Eccentric
Avner Eisenberg was one of a handful of performers, including The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Penn and Teller, and Bill Irwin, who arrived on and off Broadway in the early 1980s...
Bill Robison
Bill Robison is a physical comedian. His performances are a synthesis of outlandish comedy, an elastic face, a penchant for the absurd and a reckless sense of abandon. He has...
Brad Weston
After training with Second City, Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, Ringling Brothers Clown College, Piven Theater Workshop Marcel Marceau-Workshop, Brad Weston developed a set of skills and a stage...
Carla Petrulli
Carla Petrulli is an Aerial Instructor, Performance Coach, and the Owner of CircusWerks corporate entertainment. Since 2010, Aerialist Carla Petrulli has been performing in and producing circus entertainment throughout Western...
Carla Ulbrich
Carla Ulbrich is a multitalented comedic singer-songwriter. Known for her love of the absurdities of everyday life and her witty and often twisted perspective, Carla’s songs explore a wide range...
Cathy Sorbo
Cathy began her solo stand-up career in Seattle during the mid-eighties, sporting a variety of unsavory hairdo’s and wearing earrings larger than her own face. San Francisco was the next stop for Cathy, where she cut...
Charly Castors
Charly was born in the heart of Paris to the fifth generation of his family in show business. Charly and his brothers Toly and Eddy make up the acrobatic trio...
Doc Sprinsock & the SANCApators
Doc Sprinsock and the SANCApators are the fabulously eclectic house band for SANCA, the Seattle circus school. When Fabio Sprinsock was born on a cold, gray Seattle morning, he was...
Dream Frohe
Dream Frohe is an aerialist with a passion for thoughtful and dynamic movement. In essence, she makes a practice of joyfully hoisting herself into improbable positions for the sake of...
Duo Breathless
Asya and Maxim are both amazing performers on their own, but when teamed up as Duo Breathless they are an incredible partner balancing act! Originally from Ukraine, Asya left before...
Duo Vespertilio
Vespertilio is the duo aerial hoop work of Tanya Burka and Sidonie Adamson. Their speciality is dynamic spin work that combines dramatic displays of flexibility and unique porting sequences. The...
Eric Haines’ One Man Band
Eric Haines is a modern, old-timey, hilarious, beloved, world-traveling one-man band. Haines has appeared on The Gong Show and Dr. Demento, and he’s opened for Weird Al Yankovic, Neal McCoy,...
Fremont Philharmonic Orchestra
Originally the Freiberg Philharmonium, the Fremont Philharmonic couldn’t get a gig in town, as everyone in the little Alsatian town was in the band. Neighboring villages suspected with so much...
Georgetown Orbits
The Georgetown Orbits boast a heavy regimen of traditional ska and soulful reggae. One of the few bands to pay tribute to the golden era of Jamaican ska and reggae...
Go Janes
The Go Janes feature ukulele, guitar, and generous doses of delicious harmony. Arni Adler, Patrice O’Neill, and Kathleen Tracy (pictured left to right) have decades of experience as performers, visual...
Godfrey Daniels
Moisture Festival regulars know Godfrey Daniels as one of our own. We’ve met his family and learned his ways. We’ve come to know what frustrates him and what makes him...
Hacki & Möppi
From Germany, the comedy and energy of this father and son clown duo have been a central part of the festival’s original inspiration and a good bit of the imagery...
Hacki Ginda
In 1989, Hacki was living in West Berlin on the day that the Berlin Wall came down. He went, as soon as he could, into the East looking for a...
Harry Levine aka Kuzma Karamazov
Harry Levine graduated Clark University with a BA in music and in 1984, he founded the satirical theater and musical group called Citizens Band. They toured the West and by...
Hilary Chaplain
Hilary Chaplain, actress, clown, physical comedian and teacher, has worked with George C. Wolfe & Patrick Stewart, Aitor Basauri, Bill Irwin, Avner Eisenberg, the Big Apple Circus, on Broadway and...
Iman Lizarazu
Iman Lizarazu was born in a small village in the Basque region of France, where her family has lived for over 800 years. ************************************* Iman’s early years were spent in...
Ivory Fox
Ivory Fox is a NYC based femcee and performer. She loves cheese. Photo credit: Pixel Vixen Imaging
Jan Damm
Jan (“Yahn”) Damm has been touring in the U.S. and internationally as a circus artist for 15 years. Originally from Maine, he has worked street corners, big-top tents, theaters and...
Jenn Bruyer
Jenn is a multidisciplinary performance artist, choreographer, and coach. She has entertained audiences and guided students around the world including over 30 US states, China, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Canada,...
Jes and Heidi
Jes and Heidi both have a strong background in dance and theater, came to the circus later in their adult life, and have been training and performing together since 2016....
Jet Black Pearl
The untamed and inimitable Jet Black Pearl from the port of Amsterdam spent many years in the south of France before settling in Portland in 2014. She has performed on...
Jim Page
The great Utah Phillips once said: “Jim Page’s songs get right to the point. He looks at the world clearly and reports what he sees with compassion, humor and a...
Joe Orrach
Joe Orrach is a choreographer, performer and storyteller in live theater and film. Joe started as a boxer, Welterweight champion of the US Air Force, before turning to dance, especially...
John Carney
is no ordinary “magician”. His approach is smart, engaging and always surprising. He is widely acknowledged as one of the top sleight of hand magicians in the world with smart,...
Justin & Nikki
Nikki Laumb calls herself a “circus comic.” She enjoys writing and producing pieces for circus productions that meld humor and circus acts to create absurd and surprising sketch comedy and...
Kari Jay Hunter
Drawing from a background in dance, gymnastics, theater, and music, Kari has been training, performing, and coaching circus arts and vaudeville skills ranging from various aerial disciplines to roller skate...
Kermet Apio
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kermet Apio enjoyed a childhood in paradise. He spent his time watching television, playing, and procrastinating everything else. To this day, he still does...
Kevin Joyce
Kevin’s Sylvester Dickey character has been a beloved Moisture Festival host for a decade. An actor, host, show producer and musician, Kevin composed the Festival’s interactive “Moisture Song”, with the...
Louie Foxx
Louie Foxx celebrated his interest in childish pursuits even before the birth of his child gave him “… a valid excuse to go to the zoo once a week and...
Lounge Monster
Okay, he caused some damage when he first broke on to the scene, there are some cities that are grateful that he has now crossed the ocean to find a...
Lucy Darling
Carisa Hendrix is Lucy Darling … Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as a young child, Carisa was an avid youth volunteer. That’s how she met the actors, magicians, and...
Lyla Goldman
Lyla Goldman is an aerial and unicycle artist. Born in Seattle, she learned to unicycle at the age of five, before she’d even touched a bicycle. From there she found...
Magical Mystical Michael
Magical Mystical Michael’s combination of wit, charm and a “sleight” attitude, laced with his “eccentric-elusive logic” helps in his creating new and unique magic of the mind and hands. Michael’s...
Master Payne
Master Payne once again has made the long and arduous journey from the mysterious realm of Wallingford so that he can grace the stage at the Moisture Festival and entertain...
Matthew “Poki” McCorkle
Matthew “Poki” McCorkle is a circus artist of many disciplines. Poki has performed in Europe’s finest Spiegeltents (PALAZZO Dinner Show), in Dubai with Cirque Éloize, in Palestine West Bank with...
Michael Evolution
Michael Evolution is a world-class basketball freestyle juggler that amazed millions of people in his career so far. With 20 years of live stage experience, Michael has earned his marks...
Michael Rayner
Michael Rayner’s show has been described as “preposterous brilliance” and “whacky jugglement,” a combination of hilarious tricks and stunts with uproarious stand-up and a bounty of improvised fun. You’re never...
Mme Zazou
AKA Dolorèze Léonard European Weekly referred to hers as “a voice that Louis Armstrong would have envied.” Business Woman Magazine called her a “French Canadian girl who blossomed into perhaps...
Moisture Festival Photographers
Before the very first Moisture Festival in 2004, photographer John Cornicello was summoned to take photos of a new upcoming event. Shortly thereafter, the festival opened in a tent in Fremont....
Monica Nevi
Monica Nevi is a native of the Seattle area, having grown up about 20 minutes south in the glory that is Renton, WA. Monica has had the privilege of performing...
MP Letourneau
MP (Mary Pat Letourneau) is an award-winning choreographer and performance artist with 8 years of experience performing nationwide as a contortionist, pole artist, aerialist, and dancer. In this capacity, she toured the...
MP Letourneau & Andrey Moraru
MP and Andrey … wow. They are both performing solo in this year’s Moisture Festival and each alone is a wonder to behold. But now we’ll see them together on...
Mud Bay Jugglers
Masters of levity is several senses of the term. Mud Bay has brought their innovative approach to juggling for over 40 years now. They’ve passed some of their knowledge and...
Naked Truth
The Naked Truth show band. Their name? We looked up Naked Truth on the internet and found this story explaining the source of that idiom since the late 1500s: Truth...
Noa
Noa is an American – Israeli performer. An opinionated contact improviser, skilled aerialist, devoted mover and clown. Noa has been making work in the air and on the ground since...
Outshine Bboys
The Outshine Bboys are a high energy breakdance crew based out of Seattle. Made up of some of the most elite b-boys handpicked from crews like Fraggle Rock, Renegade Rockers, and...
Paul Draper
Paul Draper is a Comedy Presenter, Mind-Reader, and Speaker who has appeared on the History Channel, A&E, HBO, Hallmark, the Travel Channel, HGTV, and shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Pawn Stars,...
Peter Irish
Comedy, action, talent, charisma, danger and dashing good looks are a rare combination in variety entertainment, but not when you’re talking about the world’s greatest foot-juggler, Peter Irish. More than...
Peter Paul Van Camp
And now we are tasked with introducing a gentleman rhymester by the name of Peter Paul Van Camp. He has been travelling a circuit of folk clubs, folk festivals, college...
PJ Perry
PJ Perry is a corde lisse specialist from Bellingham, Washington, who has been in the air since 2008. Her works have included solo, duo, and larger group pieces that have...
Renée Mak Circus
Renée Mak is a multi-disciplinary circus artist and creative extraordinaire based in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Unlike so many circus artists out there, she started her circus journey late at...
Roberto the Magnificent
Captivating audiences for more than two decades, Roberto the Magnificent is recognized as one of the nation’s most unique variety acts performing throughout the USA. Roberto learned to juggle and...
Ron W. Bailey
This Cheshire cat grin comes to my face when I watch the artists in the shows at the Moisture Festival. Seems like I was always drawn to skills, skits and...
Sandy
Sandy was one of Moisture Festival’s founding members and she continues to find ways to contribute despite the fact that she moved to Denmark several years back. We are so...
Sarah Tapper
Sarah Tapper is a US-based performer and coach who strives to create dynamic & funky circus. With a background in gymnastics and dance, she currently performs tightwire and single point...
Shoehorn
Shoehorn began his musical journey over 40 years ago as a street performer in New Orleans, where he got his first pair of tap shoes. He went on to perform...
Splinter Dance Company
Splinter Dance Company, under the umbrella of ajusticenetwork and the fiscal sponsorship of Shunpike, is composed of a diverse group of professional dancers from Seattle who have come together to...
Steve The Pretty Good
Steve is a full time professional entertainer with impressive references from around the world. He is well known in the variety arts community and has won awards as a creative innovator and...
Stevie Coyle
Stevie Coyle’s dear Granny was a pianist in the heyday of vaudeville, his mother played in mandolin orchestras during the 1930s and his father ran a radio station in southern...
Stoil & Ekaterina
An award-winning magic act from Europe, Stoil & Ekaterina have performed on a number of TV shows, cruise lines, hotels and theaters all over the world. They present a fast-paced,...
Terry Crane
Having languished long enough in higher education, Terry Crane finally surrendered to restless urges that lead him to walk calmly away with the circus at the tender age of 20....
The Dahlias
Christine Lee and Nina Sawant have been performing together since 2017, bonding over their shared love of innovative apparatuses, beautiful costumes, and collaborative performance. As a duo, they have become...
The Great Kaplan
We considered the idea of booking The Very Good Kaplan or The Merely Adequate Kaplan but then we considered what the Moisture Festival audience would find most entertaining. That settled...
Tom Noddy
Tom has done something unique in show business … he created a new kind of act. When Tom Noddy first took his performance of Bubble Magic onto the Tonight Show...
Uncle Bonsai
Seattle super-harmonizers UNCLE BONSAI are the Tim Burtons of folk music – dark and hilarious, but with moments of great insight and beauty. With three strong voices and a guitar,...
Valentina
Valentina is a life long performer, choreographer, award-winning educator and coach. Most recently she won a gold medal at 2020 Крылья/ Wings International Aerial Festival for her innovative tension chains...
Zipcode Man
Who out of the 6 billion people on this planet can juggle seven balls, invent very funny stories on the spot, and recite the location of every zip code in...
zoom —– Moisture Festival Volunteer Staff
This is a photo of a fraction of the many volunteers that worked together to pull off a recent Moisture Festival. Many of these hard working happy folk will be...[corner-ad id=2]
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