Andrea Conway, also known as Andrea Conway-Doba (born September 15, 1971), is a former Canadian gymnast, acrobat, actor, tap dancer and clown from Pointe-Claire, Quebec.[1][2]
Gymnastics edit
Conway competed in artistic gymnastics on a national level, representing Quebec.[3] In 1987, she represented Canada at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis, winning a bronze medal[4] for team Canada.[5]
Stage career edit
Conway toured with Cirque du Soleil from 1992–2000, performing on the Chinese poles and Russian swing.[6][7] She was an original cast member in Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco.
In 2001, she was cast in Teatro Zinzanni. She went on to collaborate in 18 Teatro Zinzanni productions in San Francisco and Seattle.[8][9][10] She also co-wrote and co-directed two Teatro Zinzanni productions.[11][12]
Conway appeared in several Teatro Zinzanni shows with her husband, Wayne Doba,[13] as the tap dancing comedy duo “Dik and Mitzi”.[14][15][16] The couple perform two-person shows in small theaters across the U.S. and Canada.[17][18][19][20]
Personal life edit
Conway went into kidney failure in 2016 and spent two years on dialysis before undergoing a successful kidney transplant from an anonymous donor. She wrote about her experience in Journal Le Tour, a bilingual newspaper in Quebec.[21][22]
References edit
- ^ "Andrea Conway of Pointe Claire...gymnastics balance beam". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Andrea Conway". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ British Columbia (1985). "National Gymnastics Championships - page 10" (PDF). Gym Score Depot.
- ^ Olderr, Steven (2015-07-11). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8.
- ^ "19870808_223". images.olympic.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "O.C. STAGE REVIEW : Cirque du Soleil Opens With Bang at S. Coast Plaza". Los Angeles Times. 1993-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "The Ultimate Cirque du Soleil Website (by Yuki)". cirque.du.soleil.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ MORSE, ROB (2001-10-19). "A different kind of Joan Baez". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Ehren, Christine (February 21, 2001). "San Fran Dinner Theatre Hit Teatro ZinZanni Adds New Cast".
- ^ Berson, Misha (2015-04-29). "Cafe Nordo and Teatro ZinZanni, Seattle's Moveable Theatrical Feasts". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "All-Female Team Direct New Circus-Cabaret-Whirlwind Theatre Show at Teatro ZinZanni Seattle". PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ ZinZanni, Teatro (2018-11-15), Teatro ZinZanni - Hollywood and Vine, retrieved 2021-02-15
- ^ ASUMH (2013-04-17). "Classic Vaudeville "Dik & Mitzi's Anniversary Show" Coming to ASUMH April 26". ASU-Mountain Home. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Hurwitt, Robert (2011-10-22). "'On the Air' review: Teatro ZinZanni serves magic". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Berson, Misha (November 27, 2015). "Looking for jolly, but no holly? Teatro ZinZanni's 'Hollywood Nights' fits the bill". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Zaslove, Arne. "ZinZanni puts on its best cabaret yet before pulling down the current Seattle tent | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Duff, Patricia (2009-10-06). "Talented couple helps keep vaudeville alive". South Whidbey Record. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Top Hats and Tales revels in classic comedy". North Shore News. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "'The Dik and Mitzi Anniversary Show' all about fun, romance". HeraldNet.com. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Carroll, Jon (2015-05-19). "Me? Me? Yes, I've always dreamed of a life on stage". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "My transplant experience : before, during and after". Journal Le Tour (in Canadian French). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "My kidney transplant, a year later by Andrea Conway". Journal Le Tour. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-15.