With Cirque du Soleil coming to the Miller High Life Theater in Milwaukee with their first Christmas show, ‘Twas the Night Before , you might be wondering what it takes to become a performer in one of the best-known acrobatic troupes in the world.

Based on Clement Clarke Moore’s classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” Cirque’s story about a jaded young girl who rediscovers the magic of Christmas features exhilarating acrobatics performed by a cast of 26 artists from 21 countries – including Aryn Shelander , an aerialist, contortionist, foot-archer and hair-hanger. She’s making her debut performance with Cirque.

Shelander will perform in a duo straps aerial act with partner Ben Huey, a cast member for the past three years, in which the pair will be suspended by two thin straps a

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