Alessandra Ogren has been creating puppets, masks and performance works as a core member of Wise Fool since 1993. She is a professional performer, artist, lighting designer, teacher and accomplished aerialist.

Socially relevant theater and circus arts have been Alessandra's passions since childhood, when she wrote a play about recycling and toured it to all the schools in her hometown of Bloomington Indiana. Since then she has never underestimated the power of theatre and performing arts to communicate important issues. In her time with Wise Fool, she has created; directed and taught community workshops in stiltwalking, mask making and giant puppet building. She was part of the core staff of IN THE STREET, the San Francisco Theatre Festival from 1995-1999. Alessandra co-wrote and co-directed with Tai Uhlmann the video "Bad Jews in My Kitchen" a documentary film about Jewish lesbian culture in San Francisco. "Bad Jews" has shown in over 20 national and international film festivals. In 1996 she founded the Turnbuckles, an eclectic multimedia trapeze and dance company. Between '96 and '98 they performed and toured in the Bay Area and nationally.

Since moving to Santa Fe in 1998, Alessandra has been teaching trapeze and performing with her new aerial company Sorelle Sora. She helped conceive of and start the One Railroad Circus, which has performed around New Mexico since the summer of 1999. She is a firm believer in the power of the Circus to bring people together and to inspire all of us to follow our dreams.