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Bring the whole family for a night of high-quality entertainment as the International Jugglers’ Association presents their feature gala event, the Cascade of Stars. Come and be star struck by some of the best jugglers in the world, this once in an lifetime opportunity you will not want to miss!
Emcees

Matt and Heidi Morgan
Matt and Heidi Morgan
Matthew Morgan and Heidi Brucker Morgan are actors, clowns, comedians, hosts and show creators. They’re passionate about creating original work that pushes the boundaries of circus and theater while remaining accessible to audiences of all ages. They have appeared on Broadway at the New Victory Theater, Germany’s Circus Flic Flac and spent 10 years clowning and hosting Spiegelworld’s Las Vegas smash hit ‘Absinthe’. With Spiegelworld, they have also headlined shows in LA, Australia, and Canada, and in 2018 were part of the opening cast of the outer space themed cabaret ‘Opium’ at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. They are most passionate about creating highly interactive and engaging material. Their original production, The Princess Wendy Late Night Tease Room was awarded Best New Variety Show of 2019 by the Las Vegas Weekly, their Shakespeare Company ‘Shotspeare’ has had extended runs in New York City, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Casino, and, for 8 years running, their yearly original variety shows at the Rochester Fringe Festival have enjoyed sold out runs. In 2021 they founded the Nevada Shakespeare Festival in partnership with the City of Henderson. NSF presents adapted works of William Shakesepare in schools, parks and in their main stage productions. Matthew and Heidi currently live in Las Vegas and are constantly trying to devise new ways to affect and entertain the world through classical theater and circus.
Featuring

Cody Carter
Cody Carter
Cody Carter… better known as “Cody the Twirler”
*Based in Phoenix, Arizona
*4-time WFNBTA Baton Twirling World Champion
*Competed on Season 11 of America’s Got Talent
*Relentless Beats Weird and Wonderful Cast Member performing LED Batons at Relentless Beats Music Festivals and Events
*Vegas International Variety Act Festival Object Manipulation Emerging Pro Champion 2022
*Freelance Concert Lighting Designer, Programmer, and Operator
*2023 graduate of Arizona State University’s “Barrett Honors College”

Book Kennison
Book Kennison
Book Kennison was trained at Circus Harmony and Circus Smirkus. He has worked for companies like the 7 Fingers, Midnight Circus, and Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey. His juggling students have been accepted to École de cirque de Québec and École nationale de cirque.

Danil Lysenko
Danil Lysenko
Danil Lysenko is a 26 year old juggler from Ukraine. He was born into a circus family, where his parents performed magic and illusions. While traveling the world with his parents and learning different circus disciplines, at the age of 14, he chose to pursue juggling as my career.
At 15 years old, Danil joined the Kiev national circus Academy and trained under the guidance of Yuriy Pozdnyakov. In 2020 he participated in the circus festival Monte Carlo new generation.

Toby Walker
Toby Walker
The King of Clubs, Toby Walker, is a Welsh juggler best known for his incredible technical skills with clubs and head bounce ball. He started juggling at age 11, and holds multiple world records for different juggling techniques. He has been a leading force in creating new skills throughout his lifelong career, and continues to force portals into new dimensions as demonstrated by his recent achievement of kicking 5 clubs up from his foot straight into the famous Mills Mess pattern. He has performed worldwide with leading companies such as Cirque Du Soleil and the Gandini Juggling Troupe.

Helen Wonjila
Helen Wonjila
Helen Wonjila is an Ethiopian circus performer with a gymnastic background and is based out of San Diego CA. She has 15 years of experience specializing in Foot Juggling and Hula Hooping. She started her training with a scholarship at Wuqiao acrobatic and art school in China. There she learned Foot Juggling, Hoop Diving, Diabolo, Club Juggling, Chinese Traditional Plate Sinning, and Hula Hooping. She fell in love with the art of Foot Juggling and Hula Hooping then pursued those arts as a career. In 2008 she began performing in Germany continuing all over Europe. Since then, she has performed in theaters, touring shows, corporate events, large stage production events such as NBA halftime, TV productions, and cruise ships over the Caribbean.

The Pot Squad
The Pot Squad
World’s Greatest Flowerpot Drill Team
In 2020, a commando unit was assembled in an obscure branch of the military. Training in secrecy in an abandoned Home Depot warehouse, they mastered the once forbidden art of plastic flowerpot manipulation.
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire THE POT SQUAD.

Marvin Ong and Melanie Webstar
Marvin Ong and Melanie Webstar
Marvin and Melanie have combined the artistry of club juggling with the infinite expanse of space in their Cirque du Space Katz duo routine.
This cosmic spectacle is just over a year old and continues to defy both gravity and expectations. This unearthly duet will ignite your imagination, showcasing over 20 years of skills and experience.
Marvin Ong: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterong
Melanie Webstar: https://www.instagram.com/melwebstar/