Cast Bios

Adrienne Fleming

Adrienne (she/they) is a multidisciplinary movement artist with roots in circus arts and a growing presence in the contemporary dance world. They began their artistic journey in circus at nine years old, which sparked a lifelong love for storytelling through movement. They specialized in aerial arts and flexibility, and went on to gain performance credits including the Lindley Lopez Circus, the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, and the Oceanside Museum of Art. In 2019, their trapeze act was recognized with a silver medal in the Emerging Artist category at the Vegas International Variety Acts Festival.

From artistic expression to the mechanisms of speech production, Adrienne is passionate about all things communication. While studying linguistics at UC Berkeley, Adrienne served as president of Aerial at Cal, the university’s aerial arts club, where they fostered a community of over one hundred students and directed the club’s first production. During this time, they also deepened their connection to dance through coursework and quickly moved into a contemporary dance teaching assistant role in the university’s Physical Education Program. Currently based in San Diego, Adrienne is focused on building within the local dance scene and creating art for the community before starting their masters education at CSU East Bay’s Speech Language Pathology program this fall.

Instagram @adriennevfleming

Cassiopeia Haberle

Cassiopeia(Cassie) Haberle is a dancer and aerialist who has worked and performed with several circus troupes, including; Give and Take Jugglers, Tiny Circus, Acrodynamics, and Tangled Arts. Cassiopeia is a trained aerialist who has been working on perfecting her craft for 13 years. She has trained at Philadelphia School Circus Arts, Acrodynamics, Secret Circus and the San Diego Circus Center. Cassiopeia is also a trained dancer, training for 9 years at various dance schools, and went to Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Performing Arts.

Instagram @cassietheaerialist

Celina Naima Speck

Celina Naima Speck is a Swiss artist, living in San Diego, CA. She earned her degree in Contemporary Dance at the University of the Arts (Zürich, Switzerland) where she danced in works by Itzik Galili, Barak Marshall, Michael Schumacher, Ihsam Rustem, and Adrijana Danchevska. She was a dancer with The Dancing Wheels Company and School for five seasons. She has performed works by Donald Byrd, Marc Brew, Catherine Meredith, Laurel Lawson, and many more on national and international tours. Celina is passionate about making dance spaces more inclusive and teaches for the NeuroDance program in San Diego.

Instagram @celinananaima

Kelsi Mathey

Kelsi is a multidisciplinary artist and creative director with a background in performance, design, and movement. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design with a focus in Dance and Movement Studies from Chapman University. She formerly served as the Aerial Program Director at SD United Training Center and San Diego Circus Center, where she directed the 1st San Diego Circus Festival, choreographed original productions, coached competitive aerial teams, and helped expand artist growth in dance and movement.

Kelsi enjoys empowering brands through innovative identity systems, event design, immersive storytelling, web and print solutions. Her performance credits include LA Opera, the US Aerial Championships, SeaWorld San Diego, and more. In addition to performing, she has built experience in both live and virtual show production, taking the role of an art director and executive producer for Show Imaging Inc. She has continued to develop her craft through training in Chicago and New York City at studios such as Broadway Dance Center. For the last 4 years Kelsi has brought her expertise to her current role in creative operations at Bergdorf Goodman producing content for campaigns, in-store activations, digital, and editorial catalogs.

Instagram @matheycreative

Tess Collins

Tess has learned, taught and danced different modalities through 20+ countries. She began studying Western forms in Chicago (where she received a BA from Columbia in Modern dance). From performing in China and Bollywood to the deep "inner dance" of meditation practice across Asia, Tess has a deep love for Eastern movement and philosophy. She's now grateful to be grounded here in California and as an experience-maker, Contact Improv facilitator and full-time teacher of somatic yoga. To learn more about her play and projects, please visit her website at travelingbygroove.com

Instagram @travelingbygroove

Yolie Yarborough

As a San Diego native, Yolie Yarbrough (she, her, hers) began training at Southbay Dance Academy where she studied for Imperial Classic Ballet and Royal Academy of Dance exams. She continued her training in hip hop, jazz, and contemporary dance, in addition to cheerleading at Chula Vista High School of Creative and Performing Arts. After her time at her alma mater, she studied with San Diego Circus Center’s Preparatory Program and then began her professional career as a movement based artist and has worked with the San Diego Zoo, Coronado Philharmonia, Micah Parra, Latte Dott Dance, and Killian Hough.

Instagram @froyolie

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Lexii Regina

Artistic Director & Producer

Lexii Regina (she/her) is a multidisciplinary movement artist known for her curious exploration of storytelling. Utilizing the mediums of acrobatic dance, physical theater, improvisation, modern dance, and circus, she creates shows exploring mental health, human connections, and the hope that keeps us going. From a young age, Lexii developed a love for being upside down; her background as a gymnast and later as a dancer laid the foundation for her current experimental movement vocabulary. Lexii trained as an adult in dance schools across Southern California and trained extensively in aerial arts and ground acrobatics at the San Diego Circus Center. As a professional artist, she has performed in amusement parks, theatres, and venues across North America. Lexii is the founder and artistic director of Lighthouse Circus Theatre. She has recently become enthralled by the medium of dance film and was selected as a student winner of the Dance in Focus Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2023 for her film “Alternate.” As an artist committed to growth and collaboration, she aims to uplift the talented voices of San Diego artists. While creating her work, Lexii leads with empathy and fosters spaces for artists to grow in their own creative journeys.

Instagram @lexiiregina

Kelsi Mathey

Projection & Marketing Design

Kelsi is a multidisciplinary artist and creative director with a background in performance, design, and movement. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design with a focus in Dance and Movement Studies from Chapman University. She formerly served as the Aerial Program Director at SD United Training Center and San Diego Circus Center, where she directed the 1st San Diego Circus Festival, choreographed original productions, coached competitive aerial teams, and helped expand artist growth in dance and movement.

Kelsi enjoys empowering brands through innovative identity systems, event design, immersive storytelling, web and print solutions. Her performance credits include LA Opera, the US Aerial Championships, SeaWorld San Diego, and more. In addition to performing, she has built experience in both live and virtual show production, taking the role of an art director and executive producer for Show Imaging Inc. She has continued to develop her craft through training in Chicago and New York City at studios such as Broadway Dance Center. For the last 4 years Kelsi has brought her expertise to her current role in creative operations at Bergdorf Goodman producing content for campaigns, in-store activations, digital, and editorial catalogs.

Instagram @matheycreative