Mr. & Mrs. G. Crossbow Stunts- Circuspreneur Podcast Ep.88

On this episode of the Circuspreneur Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews MR. & MRS. G. AKA, Ottavio Gesmundo and Naomi Brenkman Gesmundo, who are two-time Guinness World Record Holders who perform a unique integration of dance, whips, and death-defying crossbow stunts. They have performed on six continents, and MR. & MRS. G. are the only act in the world who are both professional dancers, singers, and expert sharpshooters.

Their extensive performing credits include “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” “Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde,” “Lo Show Dei Record,” “Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida,” and “Spider-Man Live!” at Radio City Music Hall.

Currently, they are the Resident Directors and Choreographers for “Omnium Circus,” which recently played the New Victory Theater on 42nd Street in Times Square. Ottavio Gesmundo is a sixth-generation circus performer and co-author of the award-winning travelogue/memoir, “The Grand Gypsy.”

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Shenea Stiletto
Acrobat, Podcaster, Circus Artist, Handstand Instructor -United States
Shenea Stiletto (Shenea Booth) is a two-time World Champion Gold Medalist in Acrobatic gymnastics, a USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Member, and World Acrobatic Society Inductee. Her career includes a decade of collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil including the coveted hand balancing role as "The Promise" in Varekai, becoming the first-ever African American female soloist to play a lead character in a Cirque Du Soleil production.
Shenea was also a finalist on America’s Got Talent and has continued to be a featured artist with prominent circus entertainment companies worldwide.

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Shenea Stiletto

Shenea Stiletto (Shenea Booth) is a two-time World Champion Gold Medalist in Acrobatic gymnastics, a USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Member, and World Acrobatic Society Inductee. Her career includes a decade of collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil including the coveted hand balancing role as "The Promise" in Varekai, becoming the first-ever African American female soloist to play a lead character in a Cirque Du Soleil production. Shenea was also a finalist on America’s Got Talent and has continued to be a featured artist with prominent circus entertainment companies worldwide.