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Bio

Meghan Holtan was born and raised in Anchorage and got hooked on unicycling and juggling with the Green Light Circus family in Talkeetna, Alaska when she was 14. At college in Chicago, she organized large student circuses, and taught circus with Chicago Youth Circus/CircEsteem Inc., a non-profit which unites kids from across Chicago and builds self-esteem through the circus arts. Later she started Runaway Circus with four close friends and traveled the country in veggie oil run bus while teaching and performing. Ultimately, the mountains and the community that raised her called her back to bring the elements of circus she loves to Anchorage and the rest of Alaska. A sliding-scale fee for performance and instruction reflect her value that circus should be available for lots of folks to enjoy.

What you can do

So Far, So Good: 2008

  • VivaVoom Brr-Lesque Dia de los Muertos Show, October 31 and November 1
  • The Imaginarium's Trick or Treat Town, October 24th and 25th
  • Denaina Convention Center Grand Opening, October 19th, 3:30 PM
  • Mayor's Charity Ball, October 11th
  • Seward Music and Arts Festival
  • Cuddy Family Midtown Park Grand Opening, August 23, 11am to 7PM
  • Seward Music and Arts Festival, Sunday September 28th, 1PM
  • Ninilchik State Fair "Where Pigs Fly!"
  • "Catch the Reading Bug" circus shows at Anchorage Municipal Libraries July 29th-31st. Ever wonder what happens when clowns get sick? Do they blow their nose off? They stay at home and read! Join the imagination of a clown and the inspiration of a few good books on an extraordinary circus adventure!
  • Talkeetna Aerial Workshop and Show, August 1
  • Alaska Theatre of Youth Summer Conservatory morning classes, July 1-July 27 and Performance Art Collaboration with Leslie Ward
  • Talkeetna Green Light Circus Camp, June 2-14th.
  • CirqueNoir, May 18, 2008. An original show with Montreal-based Continental Drift Theatre.
  • Northway School Artist in Residence
  • Anchorage Citywide Clean Up
  • Aurora Waldorf May Fair
  • Anchorage Concert Association's CircDreams
  • Seldovia Artist in Schools Residency, April 21-May 2
  • Anchorage Concert Association communinty lecture for the Moscow Circus
  • Pursuit of Happiness through Juggling: Shows and workshops at four Anchorage Municipal Libraries.
  • Anchorage Folk Festival, January 17th, 7PM. The first show of Anchorage's community juggling group, Anchortown Jugglers.
  • December 31st, 2007: Skating party for kids and stilting at Anchorage Downtown Partnership's Fire and Ice New Year's Celebration

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    2007 Collaborations

  • Fairview Recreation Center
  • Seward Music and Arts Festival
  • AKPIRG
  • Anchorage Montessori School
  • Alaska State Fair Kids' Day
  • McLaughlin Youth Center Boys and Girls Club
  • Kids' Kitchen
  • Alaska Theatre of Youth
  • UAA Theatre for Young People
  • The Imaginarium and the Physics of Circus Arts and "The Circus Witch" at Trick or Treat Town
  • Talkeetna's Greenlight Circus: Two week summer camp and direction of "The Derailed Train"
  • VivaVoom Brr-lesque
  • Homer's Spit, Slip and Trip Circus
  • Anchorage Downtown Partnership's Fire and Ice New Year's Celebration

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    Past Projects and Circus Work

    • Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka, Alaska
    • Runaway Circus and the Loose Cabooses, L.L.P., Crossville, Tennesee
    • Great Y Circus, Redlands, California
    • Le Vorris and Vox Circus at the University of Chicago
    • Chicago Youth Circus/CircEsteem Inc., Chicago Illinois
    • Cycle Circus of Impending Doom, Vermont, United States
    • 6 Flags/Great America Halloween Show, Michigan, USA
    • street performance in Italy, Chicago, and Southern California.
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    Contact

    E-mail Meghan at mtholtan *(at)* yahoo *(dot)* com or call 907-244-2453.