YOUTH & SOCIAL CIRCUS PROJECTS

​Circus Central BTEC Diploma in Circus 2016 -18
​I have been teaching on the newly developed professional training programmes for Circus Central. I have taught modules on Physical Theatre, Site Specific work and Making performance as well as directing shows with students in 2016 & 2017
La Bonche Family Circus 2013
Research project with Five Rings Youth Circus exploring the circus heritage of the North East of England. The project culminated in a show in which I devised an act with young people, and a newspaper and video I created to document the journey. 
​Clowning Around Ghent 2015   
​10-day Clown Training Project and youth exchange in Belgium. I taught workshops in Clown to young people from Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Germany, Estonia & Sweden and directed them in outdoor performances for the Ghent Arts Festival
​Swallows Foundation Remix Project 2013
​Teaching Social Circus to over 30 'change makers' from across South Africa, to introduce them to circus skills and to collectively work towards the National Arts Festival Parade in Grahamstown
Fairground of Fishy Feats 2014 a Five Ring Youth Circus circus show commissioned by Juice Festival, based on the book, ‘The Boy who Swam with Piranhas’. I worked as a movement director for the show and created animations based on the work of a young artist to accompany the show. 
Circonnection & ENCI 2012-16
I was involved in documenting  these two European Partnership Circus and Street Arts Training programmes. This involved developing the attending Europe-wide trainings to document the projects including creation of websites, writing blogs and taking & collating photos.
ABOUT ME

I am a New Zealand performance artist, director, teacher and producer based in the UK. With over twenty 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.