Mike’s been a circus artist for 35 years. He performed from 2001-2003 with the Cirque du Soleil’s touring show Dralion. From 2003-2005, he was a Master Trainer with the Cirque’s social outreach program, Cirque du Monde. As such, he trained the trainers in the existing Cirque du Monde programs, upgrading their circus, social, and teaching skills in Orlando, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, South Africa, and Burkina Faso. Since 2005, his full-time work has been directing the Halifax Circus school and the outreach programs of Circus Circle, working with youth in difficulty: incarcerated youth, youth with addictions, with mobility or mental health issues, and those from a background of abuse. 

Before performing with Cirque du Soleil, he toured his solo theatrical-circus shows for many years. These performances were seen across Canada, the continental U.S., Europe, Asia, India, the Yukon, and Alaska in venues such as the Calgary Olympic Games, the Canada Summer Games, the International Mime Festival in Montreal, the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris, the Singapore River Festival, and the International Clown Festival in Mumbai and Goa, India.