My Work

Take your pick...

Performance
Direction, Choreography & Creative Development
Production, Project & Event Management
Teaching and Workshops
Film & Documentation

REVIEWS:

; “macabre and intoxicating performance…The Vampire Rabbit gave Newcastle a glimpse at the creativity and purpose of circus in modern times.”
Review of 'The Vampire Rabbit', 2016

“A musical grotesque, they clearly take inspiration from groups such as 1927, Kill the Beast and Les Enfants Terribles, but in their mixing of gruesome comedy, movement and a real political and social message, their work is very promising.”
Review of 'Canary' Exuent Magazine, 2015

"...exploiting the performers’ familiarity with the space through intensely site-specific devices and structure... the whole piece left me with high expectations for Jukka’s future work."
From a review of ‘pull-over’ by The Skinny, 2009

"darkly evocative story-telling where poetic text is strikingly amplified through orchestrated gesture and ensemble patterning...Robyn Hambrook's take on Angela Carter's The Erl King allowed her chorus of five women to frame her words with well-judged actions" ***Mary Brennan, Herald 2009

"a spectacular 80-minute staging of Harold Pinter's 1981 play Family Voices...exciting, intensely theatrical show" **** Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman 2010

ABOUT ME

I am a New Zealand performance artist, director, teacher and producer based in the UK. With over fifteen years’ experience, my passion lies in physical theatre, circus and street arts. Participation has formed the centre for my work, whether by involving community & artists in the creative process or creating work that asks the audience to become involved. I enjoy the power of the arts to inspire and for people to be active participants in theatre, empowering them to realise their own creative potential.

My skills are many and varied and span arts and event management, production, design, teaching and performance. I am proficient in marketing, PR and business development, with skills in administration, web design and office management. My project management skills incorporate planning, budgeting, tour management & reporting. I am also a teacher, choreographer and director of dance, physical theatre and circus.

My portfolio of work has taken place across the globe, from New Zealand and Australia to the UK and Europe, from Central and South America to the islands of the Pacific.