Sway is an Australian company formerly known as Strange Fruit. Based in Melbourne, they produce and perform a remarkable style of work that fuses theatre, dance, and circus, using the sway pole apparatus.
Cassandra joined them on their tour at Dollywood in Tennessee for the Flower and Food Festival 2022 after first auditioning for the company in 2013. The show is titled “Bloom” and ran from April 22nd - to June 5th 2022 with 132 performances in total.
In 2017 before Webster Hall was bought out and turned into a concert hall, there were a group of aerialists who performed Saturday nights at a party called “This Is Gotham” directed by Shane Savant. The set Cassandra choreographed for the night was a bit of ballet, burlesque and aerial. Check out the video and photos below.
Photos taken by Bryan Kwon, Nicky Digital and Poselski Brothers
As part of the Rochester Fringe Festival, Cassandra was part of a group of aerialists that performed on the side of a 22-story (300 foot) building in Rochester, New York. She co-choreographed the aerial duet she performed with one of her colleagues.
Duet choreographed and performed by Cassandra Estelle and Blaine Horton
During the run of Spongebob Squarepants on Broadway, Cassandra was the point person for training the actors and ongoing understudies in harness work and flying effects for On The Fly Productions.
Cassandra has been the resident aerialist at The Cutting Room since 2015. She has performed in many different shows there from New Year’s Eve bashes, Halloween parties, corporate events, live music shows, and more.
The above excerpts are collaborations from The Carnaby Street Girls: Tribute to the Women of the British Invasion performed at The Cutting Room on Valentine’s Day 2022. Vocals by Shannon Conley and acoustics by Steve Walter.
Cassandra has performed at New York’s famous nightlife and circus venue, House of Yes, with several productions over the years.
The Poetry Brothel, All-Star Circus Revue, Wondershow, The House of Noire, Foreplay, House of Love, Bordello and Dirty Circus are just a few of the shows Cassandra has appeared in.
Cassandra has been a recurring performer with The Poetry Brothel of NYC since 2015
The Poetry Brothel is an immersive literary cabaret that fuses poetry, activism, vaudeville, burlesque, live music, visual art, magic mysticism, and private one-on-one poetry experiences.
View their website below.
Cassandra has created multiple acts for The Poetry Brothel and has performed with them in Boston, Washington D.C., Miami, and all over NYC at venues such as House of YES and The Back Room.
This act was created and performed in 2017 for the Twin Peaks-themed Poetry Brothel in Boston.
