Bio & Experiences

Stephanie Castellone, Circus Performance Artist & Model

Las Vegas, NV

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     Having started performing at the age of 6, Stephanie has had a life-long love for the stage and entertaining. Her roots began on the east coast in Rhode Island when she came under the direction and teaching of acrobatic teacher Barbara Wells of the ‘Barbara Wells Dance Studio’. Her specialty within the circus has always been contortion and tumbling.

 

     In her adult years she added aerial, burlesque and clowning to her repertoire and skills. She has performed as a circus artist and neo-burlesque performer worldwide three times over and continues to be a driving force in the entertainment industry within Las Vegas since 2005. She has worked for famous artists Amazing Jonathan and Psychic Tanya,  Jeff McBride, Kevin James, Seth Grabel, Lucent Dossier, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Paris Hilton, Thievery Corporation, Psy, and The Property Brothers. She has been featured in ‘Popovich the Movie’,  Comedy Central’s ‘The Gong Show’, Tony Sacca’s ‘Christmas Television Special’, the ‘Las Vegas Wrangler Hockey Half Time Show’, Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘One Drop’ after party’s and ‘Cirque Couture’s’ pre-show. She was also a featured story on the ‘Echappees Belles French TV Documentary Series’, with esteemed marionette artist Anthony Rias. She is a two-time ‘Burlesque Hall of Fame Mover, Shaker and Innovator’, first runner up on Comedy Central’s ‘The Gong Show’, winner of the ‘Burlypicks Nevada Regional Burlesque Competition’ in 2019 and 2015, first runner up at the ‘Burlypicks International Burlesque Competition Finals’ in 2015, and a featured burlesque performer at the ‘Las Vegas, London and Australia Burlesque Festivals’.

 

     In addition, she was the creator, producer and director of ‘Karnival the Variety Show’ and is the co-producer of the ‘Shenanigans Variety Show’. In addition to being a performer for most of her life, she has also been a registered nurse for 22 years. Her specialty within nursing has been geriatrics and hospice for most of her career, but she also has experience in pediatrics and psychiatric nursing. She retired from the front lines of hospice nursing in 2019 and then dedicated her time to working as the CEO, Director and Administrator of the BurlyCares Non-profit Organization. With her experience as both a variety show performer and caring for others, she leads this organization with an amazing board and group of volunteers to help meet the needs of senior legend variety performance artists. With her unique skills she works tirelessly to ensure this population of peoples basic needs are met. In her most recent accomplishments, Stephanie was a regularly performing solo contortionist for over 2 years at the Las Vegas circus residency show, ‘Lost Spirits Circus & Distillery’.