Carlene Newall (BPerf Arts, AkUni) made the leap from a love of dancing on the ground, to up in the air when a Flying Trapeze rig set up camp around the corner from her home. Carlene has 20 years dance experience and ten years training and performing in aerial arts. In 2007 she worked as a tutor in the circus department of a performing arts summer camp in New York and amongst various other places, has taught for 5 years at PASNZ.
Eve Gordon works as an actor, producer, filmmaker, aerialist and costume-maker. Her physical theatre practice began with a degree in acting from UNITEC She was further inspired by Beth Kayes and Company Theatre Physical to explore the possibilities of physical extremes, resulting in circus training and performance on trapeze, rope, pole and tissue (silks) and in acro-balance. |
