Meet Me!

Eliana is a professional clown and stilt walker. They have worked all over the country for circus companies, professional theaters, and theme parks.

They have a degree in theatre from San Diego State university and graduated from the Pro-Track program at the San Diego Circus Center in clowning, under the tutelage of Jean-Luc Martin and Stacy Clark.

They performed as a clown at Cirque Electrique and was the resident mime and clown at the SD Circus Collective. While in San Diego they originated the female role of Biffy, a physical comedian and clown previously performed exclusively by men, in Sea World San Diego’s various Sea Lion and Otter shows. They worked at Legoland California for several years, helping to kickstart their first stilt walker program. They also debuted the monkey jumping stilts character in North America’s first Lego World Parade.

Eliana taught clowning and tramp wall at the San Diego Circus Center and was guest artist at San Diego State University for several years teaching Commedia Dell’Arte.

Eliana recently moved to Chicago where they teache private lessons in peg, drywall, and jumping stilts. Eliana is also a current company member with Great Works Theatre, and has performed in several shows with Northbrooke Theatre.

Eliana has persistently searched for new projects that will challenge their emotional capacity as well as their physical ability. As Eliana’s original mime teacher Jerry Hager once said: "As you grow, your art must change with you."