Circus Flora Program 2026

FLYING HIGH 19 Champion baton twirling skills with contemporary hip hop and breakdancing. Cody now brings his unique style of twirling to corporate events, music festivals, and shows all around the world. IG: @codythetwirler CECIL MACKINNON | YOYO THE STORYTELLER Cecil MacKinnon has been performing with and creating shows for Circus Flora since its founding in 1986, building a career that bridges both theater and circus. She co-founded the Pickle Family Jugglers, which later grew into The Pickle Family Circus, and spent many years with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts as both a performer and director. Throughout her career, Cecil has directed productions including Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Life is a Dream, and the opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream . She has also led collaborations with major orchestras including theVirginia Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Illinois Symphony, and South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and directed the Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center. In addition, she served for many years as an Arts Professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and taught workshops in both the United States and the United Kingdom.