I was invited to perform alongside fellow performers Nicole Pearson, Claire Downey, Sebastian Velade and The Strong men; James Frith and Tony Phipps. The event was a cider fuelled festival summer party. Staff were told to arrive at the train station with wellies, warm jumpers and camping gear (a tent would be provided)...and the rest they would discover upon arrival!We performed a meet and greet with unicycle, stilts, juggling and acrobatics. They then went on to a giant circus big top and fun fair for a big party night.
Elena Marina^
Elena Marina^
From Left to right: Nicole Pearson, Elena Marina
Nicole Pearson^
From left to right: Tony Phipps, Sebastian Velade, Claire Downey, Nicole Pearson, James Frith, Elena Marina
Just returned from Istanbul. I was performing silks at a wedding for the Dream Engine, only this time a little different...the silks were inside a giant inflated diamond!
The Diamond rose to 11 meters with me all wrapped up inside my silks, hanging from the roof.
The location was stunning, in the grounds of a converted Palace - The Luxury Hotel Ciragan Palace, Kempinski Istanbul.
I was working for the Dream Engine, performing along side acts such as Tom Jones and Jools Holland and countless street theatre performers at the exclusive Henley Festival 2011. An extraordinary and elegant mix of music, art, culture, dining and location.
Slightly windy conditions made for a challenging show, flying down the harbour front and over the water. Guests arrived in their black tie and posh dresses to watch the spectacle.
Had the pleasure of working with Julien Marionnet from Paraddax Show in Palma de Mallorca.
The sun was setting over the ocean and the guests were arriving in their million dollar yachts to get a good view of the evenings event.
First a speech out on the furthest point of the port and a champagne toast followed by a candle lit dinner at the sea front restaurant.
The square in front of the restaurant had been done up full of floating fish; cleverly tethered together to give the illusion of being under water.
The guests were then taken by surprise when this glowing sphere appeared from the horizon above a flying girl…
We were to fly down the port off of two speed boats…a last minute plan B! An absolutely unforgettable experience flying above water...the views were incredible from up there!
Just back from performing at the 18thBuitenGewoon Festival of up coming street theatre in Doitchenem, Holland. The name of the festival translates to “Just Outside” reflecting the types of performances that could be seen.
This is a 3 day arts festival held annually for the public. This year On 24, 25 & 26 June, they had circus companies such as Ochhams Razor, with the show The Mill (Great Britain) and Jango Edwards & Cia Passabarret, with the show Big Boss & Tanda Rica Circus (Spain and United States) performing on the latter days of the weekend.
I was to fly off the bottom of a giant helium balloon for a company called The Dream Engine. This giant balloon is otherwise known as a Heliosphere. We flew up to 25 ft where you could see some gorgeous views over Holland at sunset.
The venue in which we performed was in a car park, next to a beautiful river.
The 25 hour road trip there and back was pretty intense but survived to tell the tale.
Just got back from performing at what is probably the biggest wedding Hyderabad has ever seen, costing around $132,000,000! Mallika Reddy - daughter of the renowned industrialist GV Krishna was marrying Sidharth Reddy on June 10th - 12th. I was to be the highlight of the show alongside other aerialists Christian Hunt, Delia Du Sol, Serenity and Fiona Lait.
The Act performed was crafted by Roger from Acrobat Productions. It consisted of 5 aerial silk artists and Christian and I on flying silks in the centre.
This grand wedding invitee list included Jay Sean and Bollywood big shots like Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, King Khan Shah Rukh Khan, Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan and Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
The invitee list included industrial skippers from Mumbai along with number of well known actors and actresses like Akshay Kumar, Rani Mukherjee, and Katrina Kaif as well.
The entire venue was constructed especially for the event into a huge 3 roomed temple-like building containing elaborately crafted statues and reliefs, and 8 LED screens!
