First Gig With Circus Oz: Sydney 2003

Annie is another of our talented ex-performers, having worked with Circus Monoxide, Vulcana and doing freelance adagio gigs with partner Paras. She's also been a secretary, and aerobics instructor, English teacher and a Californian vege-burger tastetester. There is no end to her talents.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2010

Bec has recorded and performed with many Melbourne based bands, musical theatre companies and orchestras. She is percussionist, performer, composer and co-musical director for the highly acclaimed cabaret act Yana Alana and Tha Paranas and has recently worked as musical director for The Women's Circus. Bec has also been Head of Percussion at The Peninsula School.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Sydney 1993

Accolades resplendent, Carl's unique brand of award-winning musical mayhem has shrieked across companies like Legs on the Wall, Urban Theatre Projects and Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Transcending fashion, form and function, Carl's sweetly distilled synthesis of intellect and intuition is tonight delivered through The Vehicle of the Guitar Solo!

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2010

Darryl graduated from the VCA, majoring in fine arts (sculpture) and completed a post-graduate diploma in Theatre Design. He has contributed creatively to work across various cultural platforms, including youth arts, installation, fine arts and theatre, as designer, builder and project coordinator. He recently designed the 2010 Moomba Parade.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 1988

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2008

Flip is a born and bred bush baby from Albury, were she began her circus career with the Flying Fruit Circus. She is a multi-skilled acrobat, tumbler, circus trainer, performer, musician, skater and break-dancer. Flip has been fortunate to have many varied experiences, from performing on Broadway, New York, to competing in extreme sports.

Meet Flip in our short video Introducing Flip Kammerer or check out our profile on Flip Kammerer.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2010

Since she can remember Hazel has always loved being on stage. At the age of 11 she taught herself to juggle and hasn't looked back since! After training at the National Institute of Circus Arts she went on to perform with CIRCA, Circus Catharsis, Circus Monoxide and New Zealand's Circus Quirkus. Chocolate is her favourite food group.

Want to know more? Check out our profile on Hazel Bock.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Canberra 2006
Jeremy has been a core member of Canberra's Warehouse Circus, co-founded circus company Kronik and has co-created many independent theatre productions. He runs Melbourne's major independent circus training space Blue Circus Studios. He has also toured puppetry to 42nd Street New York. This is his second stint with Circus Oz.

Want to know more? Check out our profile on Jeremy Davies.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 1978

Laurel designs and makes costumes for circus, cabaret, theatre, parades, film, puppetry and events. Based in Melbourne, her costumes go off around the world for tours, events and festivals.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Portsmouth 1987

Linda ran away from the Australia Council for the Arts to coordinate the Nanjing Acrobatic Training Project for the Flying Fruit Circus. Following this Linda worked as the Coordinator of Death Defying Theatre. On joining Circus Oz in 1987 she spent six years as the company's Tour Manager traveling from Yirrkala to Bogota and many other places in between. She took up her current position in late 1993 and is generally managing.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Glen St, Sydney 2001

Margaret was sidetracked by theatre while trying to study at the University of Western Australia. In theatre she was attracted to the constant change, long hours, pervading sense of humour, freakish behaviour and rewarding results. It is only natural that after thirteen years working in theatre, festivals and comedy that she found her way to the circus.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2010

Mason West started at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus at the age of 7. After leaving high school at 16 he moved to New Zealand where he trained and worked as the head rigger for three years at CircoArts. As a performer he has worked throughout New Zealand and even landed a lead roll in the BBC production 'The Lost World'.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Fremantle 1999

Mel has been on stage her whole life as a dancer and acrobat. After performing in WA Theatre Company's production Barnum at 19, she discovered her passion for circus. In 1998 she auditioned for Circus Oz and got the job. She finished performing as the strongwoman with Circus Oz in early 2010 to spend time creating her own show and is currently helping out in the office.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Sydney 2002

Baxter's been working in circus for about eighteen years, including the National Circus Festival, Raradada, Circus Monoxide and a host of others.

First Gig With Circus Oz: New York 1997

Mike was a founding member of Circus Monoxide, but started his relationship with Circus Oz doing work experience in 1992. He spent most of the 90's working in and around the innovative and lateral Theatre/Media course at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. He was a founding member of the Banana Brothers street trio, and has worked as a shearing roustabout, pastry cook, parade designer, associate lecturer and half-wit.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Wujal Wujal 2008

Performing since age 11, Paul has toured the world from Kalgoorlie to 42nd Street, New York performing in Circus, Dance, Puppetry, Musicals and Physical Theatre. Paul co-created extreme circus company KRONIK and he also set up the KRONIK Professional circus studio in Melbourne. He has co-managed Canberra's Warehouse Circus, run independent circus troupes and performed for a range of companies. This is his third year with Circus Oz.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 1998

Robyn worked as the administration and publicity manager for the RMIT Student Union Activities Department. At Circus Oz, she handled group bookings and administration before turning her hand to marketing. In her spare time, she manages Melbourne band Man Bites God.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2010

Sarah is a powerhouse singer who can impersonate anyone from rap to opera to cabaret and has written original lyrics for this Circus Oz show. In 2007, Sarah Ward created the fierce and fragile cabaret poet Yana Alana and her award-winning show with Tha Paranas. Sarah received the 'Best Cabaret Artiste' Green Room Award in 2009. Sarah has composed music for short films and co-musically directed for The Women's Circus. She was also one half of Hip Hop act Sista She.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2006

Over the last twenty-one years, circus has been Tara's life. The bug started at age eleven and has taken her around Australia, China, New Zealand and back home again. Whether it be performing, teaching or coordinating the opportunity for others to learn amazing circus skills, Tara has always followed her heart.

First Gig With Circus Oz: Melbourne 2010