Through strength, beauty and grace Louisa Lopez gives a breathtaking performance on the lyra and Joseph Tatum perfectly improvises her accompaniment. Two masters at the top of their art.
With a strong foundation in competitive gymnastics and an affinity for flight, Lozia Louisa Lopez's passion for circus arts was kismet. Over the last 15 years, she has dedicated her life to developing the skills necessary to dazzle an audience. She has extensive training in aerial silks, aerial hoop, aerial straps, contortion, and pole sport with the Reno circus group Le Cirque Vagabond. Louisa is a champion pole dancer, professional aerial and flexibility instructor, and choreographer based in Northern Nevada. She has appeared in numerous events across Nevada, many of Le Cirque Vagabond's original productions, and the Asylum Sideshow Revue. Louisa is currently the head aerial silks instructor at Yaple's Ballroom in Carson City where she offers both group and private lessons for children and adults alike.
Joseph Tatum is a multi-genre cellist and composer residing in Reno, Nevada where he performs with a number of diverse ensembles. His primary objective has been to explore and innovate the cello's unique capabilities as a non-classical performance instrument. In June 2016 this goal manifested itself when Joseph teamed up with Ethan Gray to form Darabello, a duo featuring original composition for looped cello and percussion. More recently, Joseph was commissioned by Artown to collaborate with dancer Alex Kaskie for the inaugural Artown Under the Radar performance.
In addition to these projects, Joseph performs as a section member of the Reno Philharmonic, as well as with the Desert Rose Ensemble. He also maintains an active interest in teaching, including work with the Reno Philharmonic Youth Orchestra program as well as leading a studio for private cello lessons.
Joseph holds a Master of Music degree in cello performance from University of Nevada, Reno and a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.
