This winter I was invited to join Thursford Christmas Spectacular for their 45th anniversary season – a whopping run of 82 shows in 6 weeks (!!!!) Set in the magical surroundings of mechanical organs and fairground carousels, with a cast of 120 professional singers, dancers and musicians, Thursford is the largest Christmas show in theContinue reading “Thursford Christmas Spectacular”
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F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 2022
What a trip, Jeddah! 12 LED shows in 2 days and I wouldn’t change any of it! It was a real buzz performing at the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for the Paddock Club. And what a privilege to be representing the circus arts, especially as a female performer, in a country that is slowlyContinue reading “F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 2022”
NYE 2021 – Niyama Islands, Maldives
Against all odds and right at the end of the year, 2020 took me to the middle of the Indian Ocean to entertain guests at the stunning Niyama Private Islands Resort during their New Years Eve celebrations. Blessed by this opportunity at such difficult times, I celebrate all my fellow performers and friends in theContinue reading “NYE 2021 – Niyama Islands, Maldives”
Rainbow Serpent 2019
2019 started with a real bang for me, as I manifested one of the gigs I had been wanting to do for a while – Rainbow Serpent Festival, Australia. It was an incredible adventure flying to the other side of the world to share my art with a tribe of old and new friends. ThisContinue reading “Rainbow Serpent 2019”
Cirque Lumiere
This Christmas brought me back to my roots as I got to spin fire every night with the amazing Grace Billings from Flame Oz, as part of the Cirque Lumiere Christmas parties – a circus extravaganza set in the beautiful Bloomsbury Big Top, London. You may remember that Grace and I collaborated before, on theContinue reading “Cirque Lumiere”
The new Hoops In Motion
Like an ever spinning wheel, life sets us a challenge when we least expect it, to test our courage and willingness to change… ‘Hoops In Motion’ is a wonderfully exciting journey, a piece of circus and visual arts, originally commissioned by John Bishop and further developed by Cirque Bijou and with support from the NationalContinue reading “The new Hoops In Motion”
‘Cløwns & Queens’ – my journey into the wonderful world of Gandini Juggling
What are your taboos? This spring I literally threw myself into a wonderfully mad journey of self discovery with the world-renowned Gandini Juggling. If you don’t know them yet, the Gandini’s are a company of ridiculously talented object manipulators, whose work has been reinventing and reinvigorating juggling over the past 20 years, whilst challenging people’s perceptionsContinue reading “‘Cløwns & Queens’ – my journey into the wonderful world of Gandini Juggling”
Black Out Days – LED hula hoop act
A revamped version of my ‘Black Out Days’ LED hula hoop act, performed with latest technology smart LED hula hoops at Jackson’s Lane Theatre, London, 2015. Filmed by Mark Morreau and Thomas Forsyth. Music by Phantogram.
Metamorphosis
When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been… But she had wings. Photographs by Simon Yin. Big thanks to Chenghao Liu and Jacksons Lane Theatre, London. The hoops in these images are LED smart hoopsContinue reading “Metamorphosis”
Hula Hoop & Motion Graphics – Live on the John Bishop Show
I have always had a great interest in animation and mixed media, so when Cirque Bijou offered me to collaborate on a bespoke piece that mixed my hoops with Howie Bailey‘s visual graphics, I dived right into it. The piece was commissioned as an intro to the John Bishop Show on BBC1, which made the whole project evenContinue reading “Hula Hoop & Motion Graphics – Live on the John Bishop Show”
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