Humans of Rotary: The Lunar Lady

hi my name is Montana DeBor i am the co-founder and producer of Managerie Productions we create circus shows uh for a good cause yeah so as a classical violinist I never really expected to have anything to do with circus then I ended up touring and really just fell in love with it like once I had played for a flying trapeze act I was like I'm never going back to playing for a traditional orchestra i just I fell in love with the excitement and then out of that I sort of evolved my own act which I call the lunar lady so I get to float up into the air playing electric violin in my crescent moon with an LED outfit and uh and so I I always say I have the best seat in the house i get to be up there and play music and see all of the incredible things going on around me my entire life I have been involved with a variety of charities i toured for a while with a group called Clowns Without Boarders, i ended up with working with Rotary a lot because of my dad actually I wanted to spend time with my dad he is the past president of our club it's the Roslyn Fort Meyer Club um shout out Roslyn Fort Meer you guys and it just felt like a really happy marriage between bringing circus and bringing the idea of having a great show and a great fundraiser but really raising those funds for an incredible organization like Rotary eventually we ended up doing a big show for the Rotary Club of East Nassau last year and the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman and raising almost $40,000 for those respective clubs together last year for their their efforts which felt like a really powerful way of using circus often we are performing for communities that haven't seen a show in a long time if if ever to see a group of people come out and see a show together and um and and all together be giving back to the community you know see families together and see their reactions and see those smiles so yeah I feel feel lucky