Benjamin Sota is an assistant professor of physical theatre, movement, and circus arts at Coastal Carolina University.  He holds a MFA in physical theatre from the Accademia dell’Arte school in Arezzo, Italy and a MFA in directing from the University of Hawai’I at Manoa. He is the founding artistic director of Zany Umbrella Circus, a physical theatre company founded in 2002 that has toured both nationally and internationally.