Anne (Anika) is a professional circus and variety performer/investigator/craftsperson/arts educator/librarian who is determined to stop using so many slashes in describing herself. Having learned much in and from the artistic communities that have nurtured her over the years, Anne would like to now direct such a community. Her diverse experience includes running a housekeeping business, circus production assistant, circus act choreographer and director, reference librarian in all departments of a large urban library, furniture mover, rock star, dancer, writer, standardized test scorer, carnival worker, clown teacher for mentally ill adults, circus camp instructor, barbeque slinger, ethnomusicologist, nanny, eating contest champion, group fitness teacher, TEFL teacher, tightwire walker, foot juggler and traveler.