Bow & Arrow Circus Theatre Collective
Bow & Arrow Circus Theatre Collective was founded in 2017 by womxn on a mission to combine circus artistry with politically relevant storytelling, striking visuals, and ensemble comedy to create a unique circus-theatre hybrid. Follow @bowandarrowcircus for updates on upcoming performances.
Using visual storytelling, dance, circus and acro-pole, Bow & Arrow's new production Box [M] is an unconventional duo show about a father’s relationship with his trans son. Performed by Landyn Endo and Os Roxas; directed by Genie Cartier.
Bios:
Landyn (they/he) is a queer, transmasculine-of-center dancer and aerialist, specializing in lyra and silks. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a double major in Dance and Drama. Since graduating, he has enjoyed dancing professionally in LA and on tour with Multiplex Dance Company, helping to found the West Hollywood Dance Festival. He also had the opportunity to perform in Europe with DTM2 Improvisational Ensemble, Off-Broadway in NYC, and in Japan in “Dreaming Forward,” an artistic collaboration with choreographer Motoko Hirayama, as well as teaching dance for two years in Grenada. He has been an instructor of circus, dance, and gymnastics for 17 years, and since moving to the Bay Area can be found teaching at the San Francisco Circus Center and VRV3. He has most recently had the honor of performing in Dark Side of the Circus and Saturnalia with Bow and Arrow Circus, and premiering his aerial lamp duet in The Longest Night. Landyn has a deep passion for encouraging queer and trans youth to find their voice through movement and art.
Os Roxas (he/him) spent the early half of his childhood on a US military base in the Philippines playing war games in the jungle. Eventually he would move to San Francisco, spending his days with his face buried in comic books, dreaming of becoming a super hero when he grew up. As an adult, he was introduced to aerial & pole by a dear friend, and now he’s a full time aerial and pole instructor, coaching his students on how to flip and fly into action—turning their own dreams of being a super hero into a reality. Notable performances include Bow & Arrow’s Dark Side of the Circus, and the San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival.
Genie Cartier is a San Francisco native with a background in Chinese acrobatics and aerial rope training. In addition to many other teachers, she studied acrobatics with Master Lu Yi, Xia Kemin and Xiao Hong Weng. A multi-disciplinary artist, she also graduated from UCLA with a BA in English/ Creative Writing and earned an MFA in Creative Writing/ Poetry from SFSU. She was the co-creator and star of Genie and Audrey's Dream Show!, an award-winning two-woman circus, which toured fringe festivals in 4 different cities. She co-founded Bow & Arrow Circus Theatre Collective in 2017, and made her directorial debut in 2022 with Dark Side of the Circus, a large-scale circus theater show choreographed to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, developed under the auspices of a residency at San Francisco Circus Center. Her solo show, the Curve, premiered in 2023, won the Best of Fringe award at SF Fringe, and was featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024. She has been a full time staff member at Bioneers since 2017.
