Aerial Theatre Productions Mara Neimanis

BIOGRAPHY

Mara Niemanis creates theatre in the air using trapeze and invented aerial apparatus that include floating sculptures and incongruous large objects. Drawing on traditions form Mask Performance, Clown, and Commedia dell’ Arte, her work integrates circus arts with physical acting to create stories, text, and characters set in multi-dimensional landscapes. Mara has created solo and ensemble aerial plays that include multi-disciplinary collaboration with cross-generation populations and cultures since 1997. She is a protégé of aerial pioneer, Terry Sendgraff, and is a graduate of The Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre where she served as an instructor and company member.

Neimanis has performed in Israel, Latvia, and Canada and has served as a resident artist in universities through out the United States. Mara was a resident artist at The Creative Alliance for 3 years in Baltimore where she created her aerial smash hit, Air Heart, and holds an MFA in Theatre from Towson University. She teaches Aerial Theatre, Trapeze, and Mask Performance in her aerial studio at Load Of Fun in Baltimore.

Upcoming projects include an aerial adaptation of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson using a hearing and non-hearing ensemble commissioned for Quest Arts due out in Jan 08 as part of Quest Fest Baltimore.

maraneimanis@hotmail.com 410.534.3514