Michael Menes

About the Artist

Michael Menes Productions offers entertaining, enriching and educational variety shows, exhibits and workshops. Michael Menes is a contemporary vaudevillian who has performed all over the world. Through a combination of dance, mime, movement, character work, and technical virtuosity, he's known for his elegance, classy style, precision and originality. A juggler for 40+ years, fellow jugglers often regard Michael as a pioneer in his field. Michael has performed around the world in festivals, theaters, corporate galas, casino showrooms, television, schools and universities, and on the stages of a dozen luxury cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Holland America and Disney Cruise Lines. His career highlights include CIRQUE du SOLEIL (TV) Solstrom Series • JUST FOR LAUGHS Comedy Festival (TV), Montreal, Quebec • Three X’s on “Le Grande Cabaret du Monde” (Prestigious TV Show) Paris, FRANCE • THE OLYMPIC ARTS FESTIVAL, Barcelona, SPAIN • TRAUMSPIELE VARIETé, GERMANY • THE INTERNATIONAL HUMOR FESTIVAL (TV) CCTV, Beijing, CHINA (200 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS ASIA!) and many more… Michael Menes Productions' home base is in Western Maine, USA at the Eureka Arts Retreat & Studio. Eureka! is a space designed for rehearsals, intensive workshops, directorial services and video production. Michael is also the inventor of PARAPLAY, a drop-free juggling game that is therapeutic, relaxing and develops concentration, rhythmic skills, problem solving, and creativity as well as nurturing a hands-on appreciation of math and physics.