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”

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 Great Gatsby party for Muse at Somerley House

I have been collaborating with The Immersive Ensemble for a while now – I just love performing with this crew and transporting guests into the wonderful jazz age, with all its fun and glamour. This Christmas, not only did we take over the majestic Taj Hotel, St James Court, London, for a run of ChristmasContinue reading “The Great Gatsby party for Muse at Somerley House”

LoveBox 2018

Last weekend marked another edition of London’s own Lovebox Festival. Throughout the sun-drenched weekend, I was there to spread the hoop love. Highlights from the FACT stage, with Jon Hopkins here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by silvia_pavone (@silvia_pavone) View this post on Instagram A post shared by silvia_pavone (@silvia_pavone) Highlights fromContinue reading “LoveBox 2018”

Kali

A celebration of the intoxicating, wild feminine and the divine, creative power of Shakti. ‘Kali’ is a highly-skilled, sophisticated and sassy performance that combines dance and hula hooping with the latest, cutting-edge LED technology. Custom illuminating colours, patterns and graphics are delivered on stage in conjunction with seamless movements and choreography, to create an unforgettable,Continue reading “Kali”

Silvia spins Magic

The last few years of my career wrapped into a power shell. Many thanks to Cirque Bijou, John Bishop, everyone at Blue Peter, Henley Festival and the Box, London. Cut and edited by the amazing Thomas Johansson (thomas-johansson.com/). Cover photograph by Simon Yin (simonyinphotography.com/) Soundtrack: LCD Soundsystem.

Balance Yourself!

I spent the last 3 months training and collaborating with some incredibly talented people in Ko Pha Ngan – Thailand. This was a particularly inspiring and fruitful journey and below are a few images to witness how Thailand truly is a place for artists and nature to meet. All photos above by Jan Peter. Photos above byContinue reading “Balance Yourself!”

Teardrop

One of my highlights of 2016 was having the opportunity to collaborate with another hula hoop warrior – actually, one of the very first hula hoopers I ever met, years ago – the amazing Grace Billings. Within one month of long distance rehearsals, we created a powerful LED hoop duo for a run of ChristmasContinue reading “Teardrop”

William Baker for Popcorn Storm Productions

Premiering as a work in progress performance at the Roundhouse in Spring 2016, Pop Circus will bring together a creative team from across the worlds of theatre, dance, music, fashion and circus – a new collaboration aiming to create a new kind of British performance, that is thrilling and glamorous but also anarchic and subversive.Continue reading “William Baker for Popcorn Storm Productions”