Charissa Wilcox is the Artistic Producer and co-founder of FLYING SOLO and the lead designer and fabricator of FLYING SOLO’s cutting edge circus apparatuses. Charissa most recently worked at Iconic Queer Canadian Art Organization, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (BIBT) as the Head of Production. As a Production Manager Charissa has worked with Aluna Theatre, Tapestry, Modern Times and Nightwood Theatre. Her career in circus began under the watchful eyes of trainer Kitty Neptune (The Scandelles, Neon Nightz 2010) and mentor Rebecca Carney (Artistic Director, Circus Orange)