Jade Kindar-Martin

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Jade Kindar-Martin, born February 16, 1973, is a highwire walker and circus performer.

Kindar-Martin started performing on the wire at the age of 14 with Circus Smirkus, a youth Circus based in Greensboro, Vermont. He then went on to further his studies in the circus arts in Montreal, Canada at the Ecole Nationale de Cirque and then at Le Centre Nationale des Artes du Cirque in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. Kindar-Martin there came under the tutelage and mentorship of the world-renowned highwire artist, Rudy Omankowski, Jr. and first began his partnership with Didier Pasquette. As a team, the two soon began touring worldwide, performing their own brand of highwire theatre. In the six years they performed together, the two became known for their highly dramatic skywalks, including their Guinness World Record-setting double skywalk across the Thames River in London in 1997.

In 1998, Kindar-Martin was recruited by the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil for a new show, "La Nouba", in Orlando, Florida, where he performed until 2004.

In 2004, Jade married fellow Cirque du Soleil performer Karine Mauffrey, high up in the air over the grounds of the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, France. Kindar-Martin and his wife now split their time between Los Angeles and Paris.

In the summer of 2005, Jade joined The Flying Wallendas, the world-famous highwire family, and performs regularly with them in the "7-Man Pyramid" (pictured).