Gwynne Flanagan
Aerialist, Actress, Teacher, Director...
Gwynne Flanagan 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 an 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.
Gwynne 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.
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 is the lead instructor 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, 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. You can see her weekly at Sax Restaurant and Lounge in downtown DC.
She 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, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, and the Festival De Teatro in Havana, Cuba.
Flanagan also performs regularly with her duo, Forever Marzipan. You can find out more at hausofmarzipan.com.
Gwynne Flanagan 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 an 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.
Gwynne 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.
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 is the lead instructor 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, 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. You can see her weekly at Sax Restaurant and Lounge in downtown DC.
She 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, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, and the Festival De Teatro in Havana, Cuba.
Flanagan also performs regularly with her duo, Forever Marzipan. You can find out more at hausofmarzipan.com.
