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SHANA CARROLL is co-founding artistic director of Montreal's Les 7 Doigts de la Main (7 Fingers circus company), where she has directed and choreographed the company's major touring shows, including Traces (Drama Desk nomination), Sequence 8, Loft, La Vie, Le Murmure du Coquelicot, Cuisine & Confessions, and Psy. Shana also created the circus show of Queen of the Night at the Diamond Horseshoe in New York, which won the Drama Desk award for Unique Theatrical Experience.
In addition to her work within 7 Fingers, Shana's circus choreography includes the Cirque du Soleil performance at the 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012), the acrobatic design and choreography of Cirque du Soleil's IRIS, and creation of four gold-medal winning acts at the Festival de Cirque de Demain. A former trapeze artist, Shana performed for 20 years in the air, including seven years as original solo trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco (1994-2001).
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Shana Carroll has been nominated for the Outstanding Choreography award at the Drama Desk Awards for her work on the show Traces.