Erika Lemay | |
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 Lemay in 2021 | |
| Born | 23 March 1983 Quebec, Canada |
| Known for | theatrical interpretation, dance, aerial acrobatics and contortion |
| Website | erikalemay |
Erika Lemay (born 23 March 1983, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian artist, aerial dancer, actress, and author. She is a show director specialized in luxury events, and creator of Physical Poetry. [1]
Lemay began ballet when she was four years old. She was a gymnast until the age of 11, when she became the youngest member of Cirque Eos, a Canadian circus company. At the age of 14, she performed for the first time in Europe in "La Piste aux Espoirs", Belgium's International Circus Festival, winning the gold medal and the Public's Choice Award. This boosted her international career, touring Canada, US, Europe, Middle and South America with international circuses. In 2003, Lemay became a freelance artist, presenting at various international events. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Lemay is also an inspirational speaker [6] and Arts Ambassador for the nonprofit organization "Thinking ahead". [7]
In 2020, Lemay staged Aerial models for Valentino. [8] In 2021, she published a book titled Almost Perfect: The Life Guide to Creating Your Success Story Through Passion and Fearlessness.
In March 2022, Lemay made an appearance in the spin-off America’s Got Talent: Extreme, [9] winning Unanimous Golden Buzzer for her act and becoming a Grand-Finalist. [10]
Lemay is the founder of health and wellness company LEMAlab. The company features a supplement line for physical artists and joint health. [11] After having suffered a serious shoulder injury, doctors told Lemay it was the end of her career. She made a full recovery and returned to perform. That inspired her to start the company.
Physical Poetry is an art form created and performed by Lemay in theaters. [12] The art form is a physical language created from the fusion between acrobatics, aerial arts, dance, and theater. [13]
Performances by Lemay include:
Erika Lemay appears as guest star of Cirque du Soleil in different events, [19] [20] including:
"Poesia fisica" – un'arte al confine tra contorsionismo, danza e teatro che lei stessa ha fondato a 19 anni quando ha lasciato le compagnie circensi per diventare freelance. Un'arte per cui è ricercata ovunque: dalla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia allo show di apertura delle Olimpiadi di Londra, a party privati per Madonna o i Clinton.
I was watching an episode the Norwegian TV series The Half Brother. She appeared in a short sequence as a "Chocolate Girl" and as an aerial acrobat.
(...) Satina (modeled after surrealist interpretations of Aphrodite and performed by Erika Lemay)
Edith has styled for the World Acclaimed Performer Erika Lemay nominated by Vanity Fair as "New Queen of Circus" at the Fine Art Photograpahy "Poetry in Motion" project.