Star is a multidisciplinary circus artist with a passion for spreading joy through aerial, flow, and fire arts. Founder of The Shadow Cirque Foundation, studio manager at C2Air, and director of The Enchanted Forest, her unique flair, outside-the-box mindset, and bubbly personality shine through in all her endeavors.

Eddie is an aerialist, burlesque dancer, contortionist, and yogi, specializing in aerial chains as his primary art form. He has been working as a professional entertainer since 2008, receiving international recognition as a touring act and has appeared on national television. Eddie is also a flexibility and aerial coach at C2Air, where he shares his enthusiasm for these arts.

A circus artist and dancer, Rae (they/she) holds a BFA in dance and choreography from VCU and is a graduate of the NECCA ProTrack program. Since graduating from NECCA, she has performed in tented shows and cabarets, taught circus around New England, and looks forward to expanding her horizons as a performer.

Hailey is an IB high school student from Richmond, VA. She fell in love with aerial silks in 2019, and has taken gold in both national and world competitions. She loves to perform and bring characters to life. Hailey is very excited to make her professional debut in The Enchanted Forest.

Charis is a homeschooled 14-year-old from Northern Virginia. She has always wanted to fly and tried gymnastics, dance, and ninja before discovering aerial silks at C2Air. In addition to silks, she is enthusiastic about cosplay, history and fantasy costumes, hair styling, and makeup. Enjoy watching her professional debut in The Enchanted Forest!

Rachel grew up in Hershey, PA, where she found aerials in high school. While studying in college, she joined a local troupe and fell in love with performing.. She has performed in almost every state on the East Coast, with over 16 years of stage experience. When she isn't upside down, you can find her hanging out with cats, tending to house plants, or playing video games.

Matthew has always had a knack for juggling and loves adding to his repertoire with new skills and props! While he quite enjoys the flow, coordination, and fun aspects of this art, he also enjoys aerial partnering, rock climbing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and flying airplanes.

Jessica is an insured fire performer, jewelry designer, rock hound, herbalist, workshop faciliattor, cat mom, daughter, sister, and dreamer who loves to dance with her friends when she isn't co-creating magic with the muggles. If you ever want to chat about gemstones, how intertwined magic and science seem to be, or trade homestead visions, this Libra sun is sure to leave you curious about how to make your own endeavors more Aphrodite-approved.

A Richmond-based flow artist, Kayle is passionate baout her involvement in the fire spinning community, including Party Liberation Foundation and Exothermiafire. She has been a flow artist for about two years, and while she enjoys many props, dragonstaff is her favorite. Kayle is beyond excited to share her silk fan flow and to see you in The Enchanted Forest!

Hayden is a 17-year-old from Virginia who has been acting for 12 years and practicing circus arts for 5 years. Outside of these skills, she loves piano, ASL, and spending too many hours playing video games. She's excited to be making her professional debut in The Enchanted Forest!

Danielle is a lover of all things bendy and upside down. Her background is in pole, aerial hoop, and flexibility. Inspired by music, nature, and life's many experiences, she enjoys sharing her unique style and way of movement with the world!

Lindsay currently lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son. She has been performing and coaching for over 5 years, and loves everything "up!" In additoin to lyra, Lindsay enjoys flying trapeze, duo trapeze, duo lyra, and partner acrobatics. She is thrilled to be performing in The Enchanted Forest!