My name is Yelyzaveta Krutikova. I’m a professional aerial gymnast with 12 years of high-level performance experience, and I want to share a practical safety framework for one of the rarest and most unforgiving skills in aerial work: the one-foot hang on aerial hoop (lyra). I started experimenting with this element around age 10 in

In this episode of the Circuspreneur Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto sits down with Janice Martin, the aerial violinist redefining the performing arts. From America’s Got Talent to the White House and Carnegie Hall, Janice fuses classical music mastery with breathtaking aerial performance. They discuss her journey, the innovation behind her artistry, the evolution of circus

In this episode of the StageLync Podcast, I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with Abramz Tekya. To the world, he’s a veteran hip-hop artist and b-boy, but to his community in Uganda, he is a lifeline. Abramz’s story is one of the most powerful I’ve heard—from losing both parents to HIV/AIDS at a

In this preview of next week’s StageLync Podcast, Anna Robb sits down with Dr. Dorita Hannah—design scholar, practitioner, and consultant working at the intersection of architecture, performance, and space. Their conversation moves from a simple but powerful starting point (“What is the space?”) into a bigger question: how do we design experiences where environments, audiences,

This spring, renowned children’s theatre company The Herd will tour their interactive award-winning baby show, Counting Sheeps, across theatres in the South East of England. With the support of house southeast theatre network, the sensory sensation will be shown across 20 small to mid-scale venues, offering families an interactive, intimate theatre experience for their babies

The Foundation for Stage Managers Board of Directors is launching  our annual individual fundraising campaign to underwrite new grants.  The campaign will begin Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2026, and end on  March 15, 2026. During those 30 days you have the opportunity to show  some love to the Stage Managers in our industry.  The Foundation,