Pher Gleason

By Circus Smirkus | Published March 31, 2021

Pher Gleason
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Pher Gleason is a juggler and filmmaker based in New York City. As a juggler she has worked with Circus Smirkus Camp, Cirque Us, and Brooklyn’s The Muse, specializing in balancing her technical knowledge with experimental style and decisive panache. She is the only openly transgender, world-record-holding juggler.

In 2021 she directed the circus film Dead + Alive featuring Richard Saudek and Dana Dailey.