Moulin Rouge: A French Themed Cabaret

StarBird (Inès Maricle) is an Intuitive, Reiki master, Sound healer and a French vocalist. 
Born and raised in Paris, she came to the US in 1993 and earned a BFA in Dance and
Choreography from the New World School for the Arts in Miami where she also danced
professionally. She performed, choreographed, and taught movement in Paris, Florida, and the
San Juan Islands before moving to Seattle where she was a member of Seattle Early Dance
(Baroque dance company) for 12 years. She taught dance in the Seattle Public schools and
Pre-schools from 1999 to 2018, was faculty at the Pacific Northwest Ballet for 10 years, and
taught for 19 years at the Creative Dance Center and The American Dance Institute in Seattle.  
After immobilized from a car accident, StarBird discovered her voice was a portal to
healing. Although most of her intuitive gifts come from her venezuelan ancestral lineage,  she
also trained with Percy Garcia in Peru, and with Sound healer Tom Kenyon in
Seattle. StarBird performs French Cabaret music with her husband Michael, under the name of
Frenchy Toast and together they transport audiences into the streets of old Paris.   

Michael Maricle is devoted to creating beautiful music with purpose.  Michael began playing
piano at the age four, improvising.  Classically trained on piano, Michael studied music
composition and recording at the University of California Santa Barbara College of Creative
Studies.   After graduating, Michael toured the west coast with a jam band, played in electronic
music groups in San Francisco, and ended up in Seattle in 2001, where he began recording and
releasing his own music.  Michael has released over ten albums since 2001, including two
albums with the Monroe Institute’s Hemi-Sync, which releases binaural beat music for focus,
creativity, relaxation and learning.  Michael’s albums reflect a wide variety of musical styles,
from down tempo electronic to jazz and classical, all of which can be found on his
website, www.michaelmaricle.com
In 2010, Michael began playing piano for dance students at the University of Washington
Department of Dance under the guidance of an incredible faculty which supports and nourishes
the relationship between musician and dancer.  Thus began an amazing eight years in Seattle
where Michael played piano for ballet and modern dance at the University of Washington. 
During that time he also worked as a dance musician for three years with Pacific Northwest
Ballet, two years with Cornish College of the Arts, and six years with The Ballet Studio.  In 2018
Michael and his wife moved to Santa Fe to see the sun again and be in a smaller artistic
community.  Michael is currently the music director at National Dance Institute in Santa Fe, and
performs 1900’s French cabaret music with his “chanteuse” wife StarBird Inès.

The Bohemiacs, Ron Romanovsky and Hilary Schacht, have been playing music in and around
Santa Fe since 2007. Together they have appeared at the Santa Fe Bandstand, The Lensic
Performing Arts Center, The Mineshaft, the Starlight Lounge, Beer Creek Brewing Co., Sky
Railway’s DragonTrain, and many times at Ahmyo Wine Garden.

Ron "Dadou" Romanovsky, Accordionist, guitarist and singer-songwriter, has released 3 CDs
of French music and 10 CDs of original compositions since he quit his day job way back in the
20th century. Over the years he has been recruited to add ambiance to past and present local
venues including Cafe Paris, Le Pommier, Chez Mamou, Pranzo, Taos Trail Inn, The Folk Art
Museum and the annual Aid & Comfort Gala.

Hilary Schacht is a classically trained violinist, accomplished vocalist and has a BFA in music
from The College of Santa Fe. She has performed with a wide variety of musicians and bands
including Luke Reed, Syd Masters, Swing Soleil, The Santa Fe Opera and Standing Wave with
whom she toured nationally. Now in her 30th year of teaching music in the Santa Fe public
school system, Hilary nevertheless dreams of running off and joining the circus.

Isabel Madley is a classically-trained actor and Vassar girl. With a background in theater, film,
improv, and sketch comedy, her humor ranges from the philosophical to the puerile – from
skewering relationships to psychoanalyzing pop culture. She can also be found acting in local
productions or performing, writing, and hosting shows with Santa Fe's only stand-up
group, Wayward Comedy.