Performers
This page holds information about our wonderful performers during our Saturday show. Stay tuned for updates!
Benjamin Domask-Ruh
Emcee
Benjamin Domask-Ruh is a multidisciplinary circus artist whose work merges clown, juggling, music, and physical theater. He has collaborated with organizations including the International Jugglers’ Association, Fox and Beggar Theater, Tigerlion Arts, and the Children’s Theatre Company. Recent credits include Fun & Games (2025) by composer Carolyn O’Brien (Chicago), The Paper Operetta (2024), and An Evening with Benjamin and Thom (2025).
As a Teaching Artist with COMPAS and Director of the IJA’s Youth Juggling Academy, Benjamin leads residencies and workshops internationally, fostering connections between rural and urban arts communities. His artistic practice explores humor, humanity, and accessibility in live performance.
Benjamin serves as Board Chair of the International Jugglers’ Association, Associate Editor with Modern Vaudeville Press, and one of the founders of the Circus Center of Minnesota. His work continues to cultivate spaces of play, joy, empathy, and creative exchange. Professionally managed by Afton Benson
Buckle up as Benjamin joins the RIT juggling community and helps create a show with wonder, joy, and unpredictability!
Copper Santiago
Dance centered diablo act and classic showy hula hoop act
Copper Santiago is a multidisciplinary circus artist. She is in her fourth season with Payomet Performing Arts - Cirque by the Sea. After starting circus at 12 years old, she went on to graduate from NECCA (2015), Circadium (2022), and Goddard College (2023), where she received a BFA in socially engaged art. A native New Yorker, she now lives year-round on Cape Cod making full length circus shows with her best friends and commercial oyster fishing. Her cat also does circus tricks!
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