Gwynne Flanagan
Aerialist, Actress, Teacher, Director...
Gwynne Flanagan believes the key to transformative storytelling demands evocative and visceral physical engagement. She is passionate about creating performances that bridge the gap between contemporary theater and circus.
She has been a fixture in the Washington DC circus scene since 2009. Originally from California, she studied theater arts at San Francisco State University, and completed her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater. In 2012, Flanagan graduated from the New England Center for Circus Arts Performance Program, with a focus on aerial fabric and duo trapeze.
Early on in her career, Gwynne worked as a stage fighter and stunt woman in Taiwan, and was drawn toward circus while living in New York City.
Gwynne coaches at Monarca In-Flight Studio in Fall Church, Va and is a founding member of Girls on Trapeze and Infinite Stage Theater. She has routinely performed with; In the Dark Circus Arts, Sweet Spot Aerial Productions, Skylark Creative Group Events and Entertainment, Aerial Ignition, East Coast Entertainment, Nimble Arts, Show Circus, e2k Productions, Arachne Aerial Arts, Artisan Athletics, New York Circus Arts Academy, The Skybox, AirBorne DC, Zip Zap Circus, Deviated Theatre, and In-Flight Theater Company. She is the resident aerialist at Sax Restaurant and Lounge in downtown DC.
Gwynne has performed at The White House, the National Cathedral, Smithsonian Building Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Arena Stage, Studio Theater DC, MGM National Harbor, Atlas Theater, Gaylord National Harbor, American Conservatory Theater, M&T Bank Exchange, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, and the Festival De Teatro in Havana, Cuba.
Gwynne Flanagan believes the key to transformative storytelling demands evocative and visceral physical engagement. She is passionate about creating performances that bridge the gap between contemporary theater and circus.
She has been a fixture in the Washington DC circus scene since 2009. Originally from California, she studied theater arts at San Francisco State University, and completed her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater. In 2012, Flanagan graduated from the New England Center for Circus Arts Performance Program, with a focus on aerial fabric and duo trapeze.
Early on in her career, Gwynne worked as a stage fighter and stunt woman in Taiwan, and was drawn toward circus while living in New York City.
Gwynne coaches at Monarca In-Flight Studio in Fall Church, Va and is a founding member of Girls on Trapeze and Infinite Stage Theater. She has routinely performed with; In the Dark Circus Arts, Sweet Spot Aerial Productions, Skylark Creative Group Events and Entertainment, Aerial Ignition, East Coast Entertainment, Nimble Arts, Show Circus, e2k Productions, Arachne Aerial Arts, Artisan Athletics, New York Circus Arts Academy, The Skybox, AirBorne DC, Zip Zap Circus, Deviated Theatre, and In-Flight Theater Company. She is the resident aerialist at Sax Restaurant and Lounge in downtown DC.
Gwynne has performed at The White House, the National Cathedral, Smithsonian Building Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Arena Stage, Studio Theater DC, MGM National Harbor, Atlas Theater, Gaylord National Harbor, American Conservatory Theater, M&T Bank Exchange, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, and the Festival De Teatro in Havana, Cuba.
