John Gilkey is an award winning circus performer actor director and teacher He has performed internationally for more than thirtyfive years in circus variety comedy clubs theater and television Johns original and quirky routines are known for being an influential part of the contemporary circus movement that began in the 1980s In 2002 John was invited to Pixar Studios to consult on the physical comedy routines that were eventually included in the Oscar winning film Ratatouille John continues to create challenging and experimental theater in California including We Are Nudes which earned a Best of the Fringe award in the 2009 San Francisco Fringe Festival and Wet The Hippo which was nominated for Best Comedy in the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival