Stephan Choiniere

Acrobatic-dance performer, motion capture actor, creative director, and model with over three decades of international experience. Known for co-creating the acclaimed Body2Body act featured in Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity. Extensive credits in stage productions, commercials, print campaigns, motion capture, and film. Adept at artistic collaboration, physical storytelling, and fusing circus arts with visual and performing media.

Featured performer - Adams Theater - San Diego, CA

(2026 - 2026)

• AFTER DARK – Featured acts: Body2Body, Spinning Ring & Chair Handstands

Featured performer - MOTH Live Entertainment - Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, Colorado

(2025 - 2025)

• CIRQUE MELODIE - Body2Body & Spinning Ring featured acts

Body2Body duo - TU SI QUE VALES - Rome, Italy

(2025 - 2025)

Italian television

Featured performer - Notoriety Theater - Fremont Street, Las Vegas

(2025 - 2025)

• AFTER DARK – Body2Body & Spinning Ring featured acts

Featured act, Body2Body duo - 24 Oxford @ Virgin Hotels Las Vegas - Las Vegas

(2023 - 2025)

• LADY LIKE: A Retro Modern Burlesque Show – 18-month run

Featured performer - Baobab Stage - Las Vegas

(2023 - 2025)

• SPEAKEASY SATURDAYS – Body2Body & Spinning Ring featured acts

Original cast, featured act Body2Body duo - Cirque du Soleil - Las Vegas

(2003 - 2005)

ZUMANITY

Original cast, featured act Body2Body duo - Cirque du Soleil - Las Vegas

(2017 - 2020)

ZUMANITY

Motion capture - EYES OUT Game Studio

(2019 - 2022)

Sleep Awake (release date, December 2025)

Featured performer - TEATRO MARTINI - Buena Park, CA

(2016 - 2020)

• Body2Body & Spinning Ring featured acts

Body2Body duo - LE AERIAL - Perth & Adelaide, Australia

(2019-01 - 2020-03)

Perth & Adelaide Fringe Festivals, Australia

Featured performer - THE NUTCRACKER CIRCUS - Denver, CO

(2018 - 2021)

• Body2Body & Spinning Ring features

Elf character actor & Spinning Nutcracker feature - ENCHANT - Las Vegas Ball Park

(2018 - 2021)

Performer and finale tableau creator - Meet The Ocean

(2018 - 2021)

WINTER IN ANTARCTICA – Independent film

• Body2Body duo & finale tableau creation

Performer - Scarlett Ent., Zen Arts, WonderWorld, Antigravity Ent., Altus Ent., Belluscious Ent., and independent productions - Las Vegas, Europe, and Asia

(2016 - 2026)

Numerous corporate and headliner shows

Acrobat for multiple operatic productions - The Metropolitan Opera - Lincoln Center, NYC

(1994 - 2003)

Performer - Ministry of Films

(2024 - 2024)

Bigger Than Art

• Body2Body excerpted performances

Motion capture & physique model for The Hulk - Lucasfilm/Marvel Studios

(2012 - 2012)

The Avengers

Body2Body duo performer - Chris Rock/HBO Films

(2009 - 2009)

Good Hair

Stunt performer - Disney

(1995 - 1995)

While You Were Sleeping

Stunt performer - MGM

(1994 - 1994)

My Summer Story

Lead stunt performer - 20th Century Fox

(1993 - 1993)

Rookie of the Year

Stunt double for Michael J. Fox - ABC

Spin City

Acrobatic performer - Television appearances

• Late Show with David Letterman
• Conan O’Brien
• The Jon Stewart Show
• MTV
• USA Network
• CBS

Featured performer - Samsung, Nike, Cingular Wireless, Toys-R-Us, Got Milk, Amway, Footlocker

Commercials & brand campaigns

Performer - DJI, Citi Financial, Jaguar/Land Rover - CES

Product launches

Muse - Richard MacDonald - The Art of Richard MacDonald gallery, Bellagio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

Featured in numerous bronze sculptures exhibited in The Art of Richard MacDonald gallery presented by Cirque du Soleil

Model for anatomy training courses - Pixar, WETA, Dreamworks, EA (Electronic Arts), Frame Store, Encore FX, Epic Games

Model - Sports Illustrated, Zink, Playboy, Samsung & Sanyo

Appearances in publications and international campaigns

Artistic Director - Ilaii Productions - Mérida, Mexico

(2024 - 2024)

SUTILE was selected as one of the standout productions of Mérida Fest 2024 and invited to return for a special encore performance

Artistic Director - Gulf Coast Symphony & Kentucky Symphony Orchestra - Fort Myers, Florida & Bowling Green, Kentucky

(2025 - 2026)

Aerial-violinist Janice Martin’s Christmas production, Deck The Halls

Artistic Director and casting - Baobab Stage - Las Vegas

Speakeasy Saturdays

Director - Meet The Ocean

Directed ensemble acrobatic tableaux for the non-profit

Aerial silk act designer & Assistant Circus Choreographer - Mirage Entertainment, Inc. - Hongcun, Anhui Province, China

Post-creation resident director. Aerial straps act designer, trainer & associate circus arts choreographer - Voyage de la Vie, Resorts World, Singapore and The Generating Company, UK - Singapore; UK

Performer - AntiGravity & independent production companies

Industrial / corporate events performed for Microsoft, Google, Epic Games, IBM, Virgin, Samsung, CitiBank, Lucasfilm, Clairol, and many others

BFA - Painting & Drawing - Temple University / Tyler School of Art (1991)

NCAA Division I Gymnastics — Scholarship Athlete | EIGL Championship Team Co-Captain - Gymnastics - Temple University