Troupe Vertigo
About this Artist
Fusing together elements of cirque acrobatics, classical dance, and contemporary theater, Troupe Vertigo brings audiences on a spellbinding journey through the world of artistic movement. Consisting of world-class aerial artists, contortionists, and ballet dancers, the Los Angeles–based company was founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Aloysia Gavre, formerly of the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil, and Technical Director Rex Camphuis, whose background is with the fabled Pickle Family Circus. Troupe Vertigo, whose “dizzying acts defy gravity and leave its lucky audiences in awe” (Los Angeles Times) has performed with major orchestras across North America.
The troupe’s 2025/26 season includes performances with the Cincinnati Pops, National Symphony Orchestra with Steven Reineke, Dallas Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Des Moines Symphony, and National Arts Center Orchestra in Canada, among others. Notable conductors with whom Troupe Vertigo has performed include Jack Everly, Jeff Tyzik, Enrico Lopez-Yañez, Stuart Chafetz, Byron Stripling, Michelle Merrill, Sarah Hicks, Daniel Meyer, Nicholas Hersh, and Norman Huynh.
Troupe Vertigo’s recent seasons have brought it to the San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Utah Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony. The company is known for its collaborative custom thematic programs with symphony orchestras, from Cirque España!, Cirque Noir, Cirque Goes Broadway, Cirque Goes to Hollywood, and Cirque Dances featuring The Firebird to complete cirque-ballet presentations of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Cinderella.
Its unique perspective on the circus arts has led to a variety of speaking engagements including with Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles), Directors Lab West, TEDx Talks, and the Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival and has been featured in the cover story of Dance Teacher magazine (August 2016) and in the book The Ordinary Acrobat.
Troupe Vertigo’s facility is also home to Cirque School Los Angeles, which inspires an appreciation for the circus arts for “anybody with any body.” Cirque School uses training, performance, and community outreach to foster passion for the circus arts in a supportive, noncompetitive environment. Encompassing over 50 weekly classes to the public, student performances, team-building workshops, pre-professional intensives, and television and film projects, Cirque School thrives as the premier cirque training program in Los Angeles.