brandon

~ the Creator

Brandon reading with the Annulus at a singles’ mixer with Best-Man Matchmaking

Brandon Hansen is a native and resident of the Southwest United States, having grown up in Phoenix, and lived in Salt Lake, Las Vegas, & Los Angeles. He is the inventor and designer of the Annuli, and is grateful to have two dream jobs, being both an Aerialist & an Astronomist.

Brandon performing on Aerial lyra with Luminario Ballet

By profession, Brandon is an Aerial Acrobat, specializing in Silks, Hammock, and Straps. Growing up, he competed as a gymnast, and performed on stage in musicals, his first role being Javert in Les Mis (and singing Stars as his first solo). He began training silks in 2013 at Aeris Aerial in Salt Lake. In 2016 he won the US Aerial Championship for men’s Silks, and in 2018 won the Gold Medal for Hammock at the Aerialympics. Brandon currently coaches for the words smallest circus, Le Petit Cirque, and performs with Luminario Ballet. He also plays piano, and writes poetry.

While grounded in March 2020, Brandon learned an alternative way to fly. During next several months of quarantine in LA, he studied the mysterious circle charts of astrology. Though before he had been overwealmed by their complex symbolism, time allowed him to become aware of the scientific merit presented by these digital maps of the sky. He felt deeply that a more tangible expression was necessary for others to also see their true value. With an aesthetic eye, Brandon not only invented a tool for displaying celestial configurations, but elevated them to the level of sculpture, creating truly good and beautiful works of art. These are the Annuli.

Waxing Gibbous over the Superstition Mountains in Phoenix

Brandon now shines as a star in the constellation of staff at Kepler College, teaching Astronomy for Astrologers, and President-elect for Kepler’s Astrologer Toastmaster’s club (click the link to join a meeting as a guest!). He was the winner of the 2025 Kepler Toastmasters Showcase, and has delivered presentations for several organizations and conferences. You can see his speaking schedule here. So, Brandon lives with his head in the clouds, and often his body goes along with him!

Annular Solar Eclipse setting over Phoenix, Brandon’s own birth-chart