Our Company
IMAGINE CIRCUS is a booking and production company providing performances and shows that feature circus and cirque-style entertainment, aerial dancers, acrobatics, fire performers, jugglers, mimes, stilt walkers, belly dancers, sideshow acts, LED performers and more. Fully insured and equipped to offer customized stage shows from 3 to 90 minutes as well as interactive, ambient, and roving entertainment and instruction, Imagine Circus is conveniently based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and actively works with companies and event planners throughout the US.
Our mission is to connect regular people with outstanding performers, sharing circus magic at public and private events through innovative, collaborative, inspired performances.
We transform every event into an unforgettable experience. We provide professional, insured performers and cirque-inspired stage shows for fairs, festivals, private parties, special events, corporate functions and more. We offer a wide variety of acts, including acrobats, fire breathers, aerial dancers, jugglers, stilt walkers, fire dancers, clowns, balloon twisters, face painters, live body painters, magicians, fortune tellers and more.
With over 30 years collective experience, Katie and Liz have collaborated to create a professional cirque-inspired performance company, connecting clients with high quality entertainment. We simplify the process of finding and booking professional performers so that more people can enjoy circus arts and upscale entertainment. We are growing our business in a way that is sustainable and feels good to both our clients and performers.
- Excellence in Customer Service
- Collaboration and Cooperation
- Honesty and Integrity
- Innovation and Inspiration
- Artistic Growth
- Expression
- High Quality Cirque Entertainment
By combining collaboration and cooperation, emphasizing innovation, fostering artistic growth, and creating a platform for self expression, Imagine Circus provides the most high quality cirque-style entertainment in the Carolinas!
Our Leadership Team
Our creative management team has more than a decade of experience producing shows and creating elaborate ambient entertainment.
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Katie Magee Bouterse has over 10 years experience working and performing in the cirque industry. Katie values a collaborative work environment that emphasizes accountability, cooperation, and creativity. Her organizational leadership skills and management experience guide Imagine Circus in sustainable business practices, cultivating positive relationships with clients, performers, and the community at large. Katie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Minors in Psychology and Nonprofit Studies from North Carolina State University.
Katie is also a movement enthusiast and passionate teacher. Her multidisciplinary practice includes yoga, AcroYoga, dance, aerial arts, and circus. She is a 200-hour RYT Prana Flow Instructor, a certified AMS Elementary I Montessori teacher, an acrobatic yoga teacher, and an aerial yoga teacher. Among other things, Katie loves her husband, Brian, her cat Schmowee, dancing, green smoothies, espresso, and travel.
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Liz Bliss has been managing, directing, choreographing, and producing live entertainment for over 15 years; and her diverse professional background makes her the perfect ring leader for Imagine Circus! Since 2007, she has worked for over a dozen production companies and talent agencies along the east coast, gaining immeasurable experience in the entertainment industry while honing her skills as an expert event planner. Liz values a client-centered approach to event production and encourages clients to engage with the creative process of event planning as their time and interest permits. Working closely with each client to ensure high quality service and deliver maximum value, Liz excels in creating magical and memorable experiences that reflect her client’s vision.
Liz has a BA from Rutgers College, an MPH from UNC-Chapel Hill, and is a fluent Spanish speaker. Prior to co-founding Imagine Circus, she was a researcher, counselor, and teacher before finally launching her career in circus arts. In 2015, she produced and toured her first original cirque show scored to live music, Light Pours In. In addition to performing, producing & directing, Liz teaches private aerial dance lessons and specialty cirque workshops around the Triangle. Liz believes that every body that moves is beautiful and takes great pride in producing entertainment that inspires her audience to move and explore their inner beauty.
Testimonials
What our clients are saying about Imagine Circus…