360 Degrees: Circus Through a Holistic Lens with Stacy Clark–Ep.3, Mapping Your Career with Dustin Walston
With our new video interview series called 360 Degrees: Circus Through a Holistic Lens with Stacy Clark, we kick off our PRO Space for PRO Subscribers. Stacy Clark is the host of this exciting new video interview series which will provide a deep dive into the world of elite athletes and performers while tying in the practical tools she provides with her holistic approach to coaching. Stacy has years of experience in the industry working with artists and industry leaders from around the world and her work has been instrumental in shaping the contemporary circus landscape. Stacy introduces us to the first episode:
In episode 3, I chat with Dustin Walston about career transitions. As many artists know and experience, a performing arts career tends to be accompanied by an eventual transition off-stage. An international acrobat with 20 years experience in competitive and stage acrobatics, he has performed in over 35 countries and 120 cities around the world with Cirque du Soleil, Franco Dragone, Giulio Scatola, Imagine Entertainment and Creativiva before accepting a management role for Cirque Du Soleil’s Luzia in 2019. His passion for entertaining audiences continues to be the driving force in his life. Dustin is an proud advocate for LGBTQIA+, race and gender equality worldwide as well as gender pay equality in the workplace.
An athlete turned artist turned artistic staffer on tour, Dustin is an industry lifer. In fact, just a couple months after we recorded this episode, and as the pandemic waned, Dustin accepted a new performing contract! He is currently performing as the lead character acrobat in P&O Cruise’s newest ship IONA in the United Kingdom under the creative direction of Lukas Cavala of Creativiva-Toronto. We discuss “sprinkling the seeds” in an effort to nurture the future career opportunities, and the important role that self-awareness and communication play in staying on course — and even one step ahead.
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