Maggie S - New York Stilt Walkers

Maggie has over 30 years of experience in stilt walking and performing. She first learned to walk on stilts while studying movement for acting as a child and is adept at both peg and drywall/dura stilts in a range of performance settings, across corporate events, private parties, street fairs, black box theaters and parades. She has performed as a stilt walker at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Webster Hall, Melrose Ballroom, NY Botanical Gardens, Bronx Zoo, Coney Island, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, NY Street Fairs and movie nights, with Circus Amok's summer tour, Resorts Casino, and the Long Island Aquarium, among other places.  She has a BFA in acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and has trained various circus arts from Circus Warehouse, Big Sky Works, Floasis/Liminal, Carpetbag Brigade, Aerial Arts and various instructors in NY, the US, and abroad. She has also taught stilt walking at the Springer Opera House in Colombus, GA and First Stage Milwaukee's Theater Academy for Children.