our people
Meet the people who make SHOW run!
Tara Jacob
Executive Director/Owner/Instructor
Specialization: Acrobatics, Object Manipulation, Introductory Aerials
Tara (she/her) loves being upside-down! Though she did gymnastics as a child, she got her first taste of contemporary circus as a teenager at The Circus Space in London, England and fell in love with the fun, creativity, and community she found in the circus. Since then, Tara has founded a college circus collective, traveled the USA in two summer street circus tours, and taught flying trapeze and acrobatics at several summer camps. Tara was thrilled to find a training space and circus community at SHOW in spring of 2010. She quickly became an AcroJam enthusiast and was the front desk intern during spring 2011. After completing the 2012-2013 Professional Track program at the New England Center for the Circus Arts, Tara began teaching youth and adult classes at SHOW. She is also SHOW’s Operations Support.
Victoria Quine
Supporting Director/Owner/Instructor
Specialization: Solo and Duo Trapeze, Partner Acrobatics
Victoria (she/her) grew up as a competitive dancer and fell in love with the community and playfulness of circus in college. Since then, she has trained at the National Institute of Circus Arts in Australia and NECCA’s ProTrack program, where she studied static trapeze and partner acro. Victoria has completed numerous teacher trainings with Nimble Arts in aerials and acrobatics and has used that extensive knowledge as Youth Program Director of Wise Fool New Mexico, Head Aerial Coach at Acrosports in San Francisco, lead coach at Prescott Circus Theater, Trapeze Arts, Kinetic Arts Center, and the Youth Troupe Coordinator at NECCA. She has performed across the country in solo, duo, and trio aerials, partner acrobatics, juggling, and stilting, and enjoys teaching all of those things and more!
As a coach, Victoria shares her love of play and community with her youth and adult students. Her classes feature humor, encouragement, and celebration. She especially delights in act and show development. Victoria is also a registered dance/movement therapist and a couples & family therapist, and she values building trust and encouraging authenticity with her students and clients. When she’s not circusing, she can be found reading, gardening, swimming, and laughing at horrible puns.
D. Lightman
Office Administration/Front Desk
D (they/them) is delighted to be involved with circus arts after years of encouragement from friends. They developed a love for creative and playful movement through eighteen years as a dancer, dabbling in gymnastics, choreography, and four years of playing and coaching roller derby. They are proud to be the first genderqueer captain of the first all-gender/no-gender roller derby team (that they are aware of). D is a communications professional with expertise in violence prevention, technical support, and program coordination. They value community and enjoy being part of a team. When they find a project they care about, they are eager to jump in and work behind-the-scenes to keep things running smoothly. D is excited to be providing administrative support at SHOW!
