Tanya Brno
Seattle- based aerialist, burlesque artist, and innovator
Photo by John Cornicello
“My role in society, or any artist’s or poet’s role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.”
- John Lennon
Bio
With over 14 years of aerial performance experience, Tanya is one of the most sought after professional aerialists in the PNW. She uses her classical ballet training along with burlesque and theatrical experience to produce her signature graceful, dynamic, and dramatic style. A member of The Atomic Bombshells, she combines her aerial training with burlesque to create ambitious hybrid acts. She holds weekly residencies at The Pink Door in Pike Place Market and Suite nightclub in Bellevue, and regularly appears in theatrical shows such as the holiday extravaganza “Land of the Sweets” with Verlaine/McCann Productions. She has passed her auditions for Cirque du Soleil, Dragone Productions, and Cavalia, performed off of a crane 30 meters above a river, competed for best debut at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, and has performed and instructed in aerial arts internationally. She is excited to bring her signature graceful yet powerful, athletic style of burlesque to new stages around the country.
Press
“De Luna performed impressive feats of strength and agility, all the while posing angelically.”
– Tess Hansen, Seattle Dances, December 27, 2016
“…..it’s always refreshing to see Tova da Luna do her aerial work.”
– Omar Wiley, The Seattle Star, December 15, 2016
“She moved so powerfully and precisely, it was as if she were a single muscle.”
– Rich Smith, The Stranger, January 2016
“Spinning with mesmerizing grace in contortion-like poses, she made disrobing while hanging ten feet above the ground look completely natural. The Bombshells have found a delightful new talent in her elegant act.”
– Seattle Dances, Feb. 2014
“…..a crowd wild with intoxication and breathless from the torchlight procession hushed itself in delighted bewilderment.”
– City Arts Online, Aug. 2013 in reference to “Tangyo” at Smoke Farm Lo Fi Arts Festival 2013
“Tanya Brno is the best in the city. She blew me away at the party.”
– Anna Banana, proprietress at Pretty Parlor, for City Arts, Dec. 2012
CV
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Blue
Passport: Yes
Past circus staff adviser and guest artist to Club Med resorts.
Cirque du Soleil, Cavalia, and Dragone candidate
Current member of The Atomic Bombshells Burlesque
Insured under the Performers of the U.S.
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Resume Highlights
Festivals:
2009, 2013, 2014 - LoFi Performance Festival, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA.
2010 - 2018 - The Moisture Festival, Hale’s Ales and Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA
2012 -
Irish Aerial Dance Festival at An Grianan Theatre, Donegal County, Ireland
Loughcrew Castle Opera Festival, Oldcastle, Co. Meath, Ireland
Midleton Arts Festival, Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
Rite of Spring aerial from crane at Fleadh Cheoil festival, Cavan, Ireland
2013 - 2019 - USC Events “Paradiso Festival”, The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
2014 - Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival
2015 -
Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend, “best debut” category, Las Vegas, NV
Duwamish Revealed aerial crane performance, Seattle, WA.
2014, 2018 - Open Air Festival, Vashon, WA.
2018 -
Bohemian Burlesque Festival, Prague and Brno, Czech Republic
Imagine Festival with Zepto Space, Doe Bay Resort, Orcas, WA.
Theatrical Productions:
2012-2014 - Acrobatic Conundrum Vol I, II, and III with Terry Crane and ensemble
2013 - current - quarterly productions with The Atomic Bombshells, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
2014, 2016 - “Seattle Vice” with Marxiano Productions, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
2015-2019 - “Bohemia” with Marxiano Productions, Cafe Nordo and The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
2015 - current - “Land of the Sweets” with Verlaine/McCann Productions, The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
2016 - “Twister Beach” with Marxiano Productions, Cafe Nordo, Seattle, WA
Awards/Residency:
2013 - 4 Culture individual projects grant with Yuri Kinoshita for "Tangyo". Premiered at Smoke Farm.
2014 - Artistic Residency at Smoke Farm for "Downriver Hymns" aerial wind chime project.
2015 - Duwamish Revealed individual projects grant for crane performance of "Tangyo" with Yuri Kinoshita.
2015 - 4 Culture individual projects grant for "Bohemia" with Mark Siano and Opal Peachey.
2012 - current - Weekly residency at The Pink Door, Seattle, WA.;bi - monthly residency at Suite Nightclub, Bellevue, WA.
Workshops
2013 - Vault Dance, Houston, TX - aerial fabric and rope, conditioning
2015 - NightFlight, Portland, OR - aerial fabric and rope
2016 - Bellingham Circus Guild - aerial hammock
2017 - The Dust Palace, Auckland, NZ - spiral
2017 - React Studio, Auckland, NZ - aerial fabric and hammock
2018 - Central Oregon Aerial Arts, Bend, OR - aerial fabric and hammock
2018 - Apogee Aerial Dance Festival - aerial hammock
2020 - Afterglow Aerial Arts, Portland, OR - aerial fabric and hammock
2020 - Trapeze Fix, Tempe, AZ - aerial fabric and hammock
Film
"Turn Me On" music video by Danny Boulet. Created by Tanya Brno, Leah Jones, and Danny Boulet.
"Kidding Me" music video by Grieves. Ballet dancer. To be released summer 2015
"Midnight Veil" music video album by Prom Queen. May 2014. Directed by Celene Ramadan, filmed and edited by Danny Boulet. Released Dec. 2014.
Xbox commercial Comic Jumper. Sept. 2010. Stunts and rope work. To be released October 7, 2011 on all Xbox.
Fallen Jewel starring Waxie Moon. Sept. 2010. Trapeze. Directed by Wes Hurley. Released October 2012.
Dance Training
Anaheim Ballet 1991-1997
San Francisco Ballet School, summer intensives 1995 and 1997
School of American Ballet, NYC, summer intensive 1996
Pacific Northwest Ballet School, year round scholarship student, 1997-1999
Stephanie Saland at Velocity Dance Center, 2002-2003
Education
Seattle Central Community College - Associate of Arts - 2004
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - University of Washington - 2008
Designlab UX Academy - Graduate of 2021
