Dominic Cruz
(he/him)
is a Bay Area native, being born and raised in the East Bay, and has been immersed in the performing arts his whole life. His mother is a musician and two older brothers are also circus artists. He began his circus training at the age of 5 with Master Lu Yi in the SF Youth Circus at the San Francisco Circus Center. Following in his brothers’ footsteps, he then continued his training at the National Circus School of Montreal. Since graduating, Dominic has worked for Cirque du Soleil, The 7 Fingers, Cirque Éloize, Midnight Circus, and co-founded the Back Pocket circus company in Belgium, co-creating and touring their first show La Vrille du Chat. Specializing in acrobatics, hoop diving, and pole climbing, Dominic also studied piano, sang in a choir throughout his childhood, and loves all things science fiction. He is overjoyed to be performing in his home community with The 7 Fingers in the historic Club Fugazi.