TORUK

THE FIRST FLIGHT

In Toruk, I fused acrobatics with storytelling while collaborating with creators to bring an imagined universe vividly to life. I developed new skills on invented apparatuses while supporting fellow performers as Artist Coach.

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Elizabeth as a Navi
A woman in black athletic clothing and black shoes stands in front of a colorful Avatar artwork, with her arms extended, appearing to hold or present the artwork. Her clothing is embedded with motion capture markers.
A performer dressed as a character from Avatar, with blue skin and tribal makeup, elaborate headdress, and tribal jewelry, perched on a skeletal structure or bones, illuminated with blue and green lighting.
A person dressed as a Navi from Avatar at NBCUniversal sign, wearing blue body paint, a headpiece, and costume accessories.
Woman dressed as Avatar character, painted blue with face markings, wearing elaborate headdress with black and red feathers, and body suit with painted details, holding a visitor badge.
Group of people standing in a circle and waving at the camera, taken from above through a framing structure.
Aerial performer dressed as a character from Avatar, with blue skin and tribal makeup, hanging from a rope during a stage performance in an indoor arena against a dark background.
Aerial performer dressed as a character from Avatar, with blue skin and tribal makeup, hanging from a rope during a stage performance in an indoor arena against a dark background.
A performer dressed as a character from Avatar, with blue skin and tribal makeup, hanging from a rope during a stage performance in an indoor arena, with a large, intricately designed piece of set in the background.
A performance of acrobats with Cirque du Soleil's Toruk wearing blue costumes in a dark setting with a mechanized skeleton acrobatic apparatus.
Stage performers dressed as Na'vi characters from Avatar, painted blue with elaborate costumes and makeup, holding a prop spear, with a dark background.
Performers dressed as characters from Avatar on a stage with a rocky set and suspended poles, mid-performance, under blue lighting.
Performers dressed as characters from Avatar on a stage with some performers on the poles and some on the ground, mid-performance, under stage lighting.