LDI 2017

Michael Cassera enjoys a twenty-four-year long career with Cirque du Soleil spanning three of their long-running resident shows: Mystère, Zumanity, and LOVE. With Cirque, Michael has worked as a followspot operator, a board op, and an assistant head, he is currently the Head of Lighting for Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles, LOVE. Before joining Cirque, he worked for a brief time as a followspot operator for Siegfried and Roy at The Mirage. Prior to moving to Las Vegas, Michael worked on the bounce off-off-Broadway and in the NYC tri-state area as a stage electrician and lighting designer. He was also employed as a local stagehand at Giants Stadium and Brendan Byrne Arena. A graduate of The School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University, Michael earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama with an emphasis in Design in 1991.