Jason Berrent
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| Date of birth: | June 23, 1983 | |
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| Birth location: |  Washington D.C., United States |
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Jason Berrent (born June 23, 1983 in Fairfax, VA) is an American Performer. former renowned gymnast who has performed with Cirque du Soleil.
[edit] Early Life
After a full career in competitive sport Jason's talents led him to Cirque du Soleil. In 2003, he joined the cast of Cirque's production Alegria where he performed the acts: Fast Track and Power Track as well as playing characters and performing dance cues within the show.
Jason has performed at several major venues in New York City, Tokyo and London - including playing sell-out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall with a 5000+ audience capacity. After touring all over North America, Japan and Europe he finally completed his run with Alegria in May 2006.
Having over 1,000 shows under his belt, Jason was approached to audition for a lead role in Cirque du Soleil's new touring production KOOZA.
In the fall of 2006 he entered the creation process for the show KOOZA which opened in April of 2007. Working alongside director and writer David Shiner, Jason used his movement, dance and acrobatic abilities to create and originate the role of The Trickster.
You can now see him performing on the North American Tour of KOOZA. The tour includes stops in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Offstage, Jason is embarking on new creative projects. Jason stopped performing as the Trickster in Kooza in February 2008. Jason received stellar reviews for his portrayal of "Trickster".
[edit] Media
Jason was interviewed live on London's Capital Gold Radio and has also modelled for Adidas and Miami1 magazine.
TV and film include The Today Show (NBC), A Day In The Life (Comcast TV) and Evolution: Alegria Behind the Scenes, Japan Tour (released on DVD).
