New York Magazine - USA (2019-12-23)

Photographs by Kyle Dorosz december 23, 2019–january 5, 2020 | new york^59

STORM MARRERO

Ringmaster, first year

with the circus

How did ringmaster

happen? I was singing

with Company XIV—

they’re this Brooklyn-

based group that

specializes in Baroque

burlesque. The Big

Apple people came

to see me without my

knowing and got in touch.

I was like, What?

Have you talked to

former ringmasters?

I researched. You know,

I Googled it; there

have only been maybe

five African-American

ringmasters ever. I did

talk to the last ringmaster

after I’d done a few

shows. He said I was

doing a good job. Gave me

some helpful pointers.

Like what? Mainly, “You

have a cane: Start using it.”

the look book goes to

Big Apple

Circus

Backstage, where we met an

acrobatic rigger, an equestrian

acrobat, and Pidge the clown.

interviews by

katy schneider and

trupti rami

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STORMMARRERO
Ringmaster, firstyear
withthecircus

Howdidringmaster
happen?I wassinging
with Company XIV—
they’re this Brooklyn-
based group that
specializes in Baroque
burlesque. The Big
Apple people came
to see me without my
knowing and got in touch.
I was like, What?

Have you talked to
former ringmasters?
I researched. You know,
I Googled it; there
have only been maybe
five African-American
ringmasters ever. I did
talk to the last ringmaster
after I’d done a few
shows. He said I was
doing a good job. Gave me
some helpful pointers.

Like what? Mainly, “You
have a cane: Start using it.”

the look book goes to

Big Apple

Circus

Backstage, where we met an

acrobatic rigger, an equestrian

acrobat, and Pidge the clown.

interviews by

katy schneider and

trupti rami

59