Gypsy Snider

Gypsy Snider (born 1970) is a Canadian–American director, choreographer, and former acrobat. She co-founded The 7 Fingers, an artist collective, and choreographed Pippin in 2013.

Gypsy Snider
Born1970 (age 52–53)[notes 1]
San Francisco, US
NationalityCanadian–American
Occupation(s)acrobat and choreographer
Known forThe 7 Fingers and Pippin

Early life and education

Snider's mother Peggy and stepfather Larry Pisoni co-founded the Pickle Family Circus, which her brother Lorenzo Pisoni also performed in as a clown and actor.[1] She made her Pickle Family Circus debut at the age of four as a circus performer.[2] Snider attended The Urban School of San Francisco with fellow acrobats Ayin and Miriam de Sela[3] and later the Scuola Teatro Dimitri physical-theater school in Switzerland.[2][4]

Career

In 2002, Snider co-founded The 7 Fingers, an artist collective, with Shana Carroll, who apprenticed with her family's circus. Together with their husbands and three colleagues, The 7 Fingers first performed at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.[5] She also co-directed and choreographed "Traces" with The 7 Fingers which earned an Outstanding Choreography, New York Drama Desk Award nomination.[6] The title was derived from the idea that every person leaves behind a legacy or "traces" in their wake.[7] The show was described by critics as "unpretentious entertainment by performers who get a kick out of showing off their mad skills."[8]

In 2008, Snider divorced her husband Patrick Léonard and was diagnosed with colon cancer. Once her cancer was in remission, she worked with Diane Paulus and Chet Walker to choreograph a revitalized Pippin on Broadway.[9] She also created, directed and choreographed Réversible with The 7 Fingers, which was described as “a riveting mix of theatre, circus, dance, music and acrobatics, dedicated to a generation who forged the world that we live in today.”[10]

Credits

Directing credits
  • Ships in the Night (Virgin Voyages, 2020)[11]
  • Sisters (The 7 Fingers, 2018)[12]
  • Under the Stars, Bench 2017[13]
  • Reversible (The 7 Fingers, 2016)[14]
  • Traces (The 7 Fingers, 2006)[15]
  • Typo (Cirque Eloize 2005)[16]
  • Loft (The 7 Fingers, 2002)[17]
  • Circumstance (Pickle Family Circus, 2002)[18]

Acrobatic design and choreography

Notes
  1. In 2014, Snider was reported to be 44[1]

References
  1. Jones, Chad (September 20, 2014). "S.F. native Gypsy Snider gives 'Pippin' its circus flair". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. Moore, John (August 9, 2014). "The 'Pippin' Profiles: Circus Creator Gypsy Snider". denvercenter.org. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. Siag, Jean (March 26, 2018). "Montréal complètement cirque: les soeurs de Lhasa de Sela présenteront Sisters" (in French). La Presse. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. "Gypsy Snider". accademiadimitri.ch. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. Pincus-Roth, Zachary (February 9, 2011). "A Circus That Lets Its Freak Flag Fly". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  6. Gans, Andrew (May 19, 2008). "August and Passing Strange Win Top Honors at Drama Desk Awards". playbill.com. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  7. Brantley, Ben (August 9, 2011). "Acrobats Meet Skateboards and Basketballs (Watch Out!)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  8. Sumi, Glenn (December 25, 2015). "Review: Traces". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  9. Miller, Michael J. "The Cirque Behind the Magic of PIPPIN". lexingtonoperahouse.com. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  10. West, Jean (August 4, 2018). "The Circus of Life, Réversible Director Gypsy Snider reveals it all". deadlinenews.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  11. Campbell, Kim. "Cruising Along with The 7 Fingers in a New Direction". CircusTalk. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  12. "SISTERS : EN COULISSES AVEC GYPSY SNIDER". circassien.com (in French). June 11, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  13. "UNDER THE STARS: The Bench 30th Anniversary Show". chikka-nessavenue.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. Reporter, Don Aucoin-. "Motion and emotion lift 'Reversible' to hypnotic heights - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  15. Pincus-Roth, Zachary (2011-02-09). "A Circus That Lets Its Freak Flag Fly". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  16. "Typo". lesarchivesduspectacle.net (in French). Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  17. Robert Hurwitt (December 19, 2003). "'7 Fingers' shapes a casually great circus". sfgate.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  18. Samantha Cosentino Baker (July 31, 2018). "San Francisco Style Circus from Pickle Family to Bella". circustalk.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  19. "UEFA Euro 2020". Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  20. Gioia, Michael (March 23, 2013). "Diane Paulus, Gypsy Snider and Chet Walker Take Pippin to New Heights in Cirque-Inspired Broadway Revival". playbill.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  21. Cary, Emily (July 5, 2015). "Death-defying acrobatics a sight in tour of Peter Pan". Washington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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