#circuslife! with Dr Stephanie Greenspan and Shenea Stiletto
From Athletes and the Arts by The Athletes and the Arts Coalition
September 15, 2025 · 54 min · Season 1 · Episode 38
About this episode
The episode explores the world of circus performance and the movement to protect performers, featuring insights from experts in performing arts medicine.
Yasi and Steven into the fascinating world of circus performance and how a movement is taking shape to help protect performers in the industry. With us today is Dr. Stephanie Greenspan, a performing arts physical therapist, the chair for the surveillance of injuries for research on Circus working group and co-editor of the sciences section for the journal, circus arts, life, and sciences. She also created the concept of Artletic science in 2021. Also joining us is Shenea Stiletto, a Two-Time world champion acrobatic gymnast, a Cirque du Soleil performer and Founder of the Circus Arts Guild of America. For more information on performing arts medicine, go to https://athletesandthearts.com For more about Shenea, go to https://circuspreneur.com/author/sheneastiletto/ Shenea's social media: FB: https://www.facebook.com/sheneabooth?_rdr. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheneastiletto/?hl=en Find Dr Greenspan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-greenspan-dpt/ Bios: Dr. Stephanie Greenspan is a performing arts physical therapist with post-graduate residency and fellowship training and board specialties in orthopaedic and neurologic physical therapy. As an Adjunct Associate…
People in this episode
Hosts: Yasi, Steven
Guests: Dr Stephanie Greenspan, Shenea Stiletto
Topics covered
- circus performance
- performing arts medicine
- injury surveillance
- acrobatic gymnastics
- physical therapy
Keywords
- circus
- performers
- injuries
- physical therapy
- acrobatic gymnastics
- performing arts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Circus Arts Guild of America, Athletes and the Arts Coalition, Circus Arts, Life, and Sciences, Samuel Merritt University, SIRC
Places: America
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