Valentina Zackrone, Founder and Artistic Director

Valentina is a life long performer, choreographer, acro-dance instructor and award-winning educator and coach. She holds a master’s degree in teaching/ education and 4 coaching certifications, including coaching for breakthrough (a methodology for achieving results you never thought possible). She performed on stages big and small all over the world, from Bernard Shaw theater in London, UK and White Nights festival in St. Petersburg, Russia to Emerald City Trapeze Arts in Seattle and at sea aboard Windstar Cruises. She specializes in aerial chains, rope, hammock and flow arts, and enjoys infusing her aerial style with a touch of ballroom flare.

Select Awards and Recognitions:

2020 “Wings” International Aerial Festival Gold medal: Aerial/ tension chains, Russia
2020 Virtual Aerialympics: All Star Hammock Champion, USA
2015 US National Model program award/ Rutger’s University (leadership and coaching)
2015, 2014, 2013 Platinum-level Wellness program award/ American Heart Association

Yun-En Liu, Artistic Director, Production and Multimedia

Yun-En has many creative and technical interests. His Ph.D. focuses on machine learning and educational technology, but in his artistic life he is a performing violinist, executive chef for the food delivery charity TABLE, and circus and dance enthusiast. He specializes in acrobalance and aerial rope, but loves mixing different art forms together to create unique performances.

Jenny Atomik, Director of Community Outreach and Artistic Collaborations

When she was a young child, Jenny always loved to dance. It was a way of expression in moments when even words were hard to come by. It was athletic and it was a release. At the tiny age 10, Jenny saw her first Cirque du Soleil show “Quidam” and almost immediately fell in love. The parts that resonated with her the most was the aerialists on the ropes and the silks. Not to mention the part about being a little girl who wanted to run away and get lost in the magical world of circus. Fast forward to the present and Jenny has performed on stages all over the world, from Germany, Spain to the United States, and participated in numerous Circus Festivals, including the prestigious Viva Fest, San Fransisco Circus festival and Moisture Festival to name a few. Jenny has both trained and performed to build her craft, focusing more specifically on aerial corde-lisse, and aerial chains. Now currently working and living in Las Vegas, Jenny loves to share her craft with the world, which is why she teaches aerial acrobatics as well.