I fell in love with the natural world as a child running around in the redwood forests of Northern California.

      I fell in love with juggling in those same formative years watching the antics of The Pickle Family Circus.

      I taught myself to juggle on Friday September 2nd, 1988 and that very day I knew that I would one day perform circus shows about the relationship between humanity and our planet.

      What???

     For me the connection has always been completely obvious. Circus is the art of the impossible made real. Circus begins with imagining a feat beyond hope of accomplishment and proceeding methodically through thousands of daily actions to achieve that impossible goal.

     Climate change, mass extinction, plastics pollution, habitat destruction, coral bleaching, desertification, forever chemicals…the most pressing issues of our times are completely overwhelming and unfolding at a scale that most people can’t imagine addressing. So we throw up our hands in despair and resign ourselves to ignorance and apathy as we struggle to survive the immediate stressors of day to day life.

     As a master of The Impossible Arts, I see no difference between altering the trajectory of a juggling ball and altering the trajectory of our future. Both require the ability to imagine that which has never been done before and dedication to the daily practice of action steps required to get there.

      Solving the global environmental crisis is impossible. I am a master of the impossible made real. Who better to inspire hope and action in audiences that care about a sustainable future?