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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Sep 8, 2018
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Starfiz performed a silks act at the Underglobe, London, with a Midsummer Night's Dream theme. The venue was absolutely stunning with trees, magical lighting and gorgeous floral displays. #aerialstarfiz #starfiz #synchronisedsilks #aerialduet #aerialduo #theunderglobe #londonvenue #amidsummernightsdream #ethereal #aerialailks #tissu

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Starfiz Sphere and Silks

Mar 19, 2018
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Starfiz Sphere and Silks

Leyla and I opened the Aalco Sales Awards dinner at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel, with our sensual, high energy Aerial Sphere act. Working with Black Fire Agency, FDG Creative and Bedrock Creative, we rigged our unique aerial sphere and two red silks for the circus themed event. Following the meal, we closed the dining section of the awards evening with a ten minute long ambient silks set, before a live band played to guests on the dance floor. Our Sphere act, filmed by

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Flying Visit to the Seychelles

Oct 5, 2017
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Flying Visit to the Seychelles

Leyla and I joined Le Bouge Neon show on a trip to the Seychelles to perform for a private client. The 70s disco cabaret entertained guests on the beautiful island, before we flew back to London for our Leicester Square Theatre show. We are ever so grateful to see such stunning parts of the world as part of our job, and love being part of the Bouge show team. It was the first time that we had flown with our Aerial Sphere, and turned out to be very easy! We just checked it in

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Roman themed Aerial Acts for Alzheimer's Charity Ball

May 17, 2016
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Roman themed Aerial Acts for Alzheimer's Charity Ball

Impact Artists invited Starfiz to perform at the Celtic Manor in Wales, as the wow factor entertainment at a Roman themed charity ball for Alzheimer's Research. Leyla was away, so the talented Rebecca Rennison joined me for a synchronised silks act and a doubles hoop act. Guest, Richie Jones, tweeted a little clip of our silks act... "How fab was this?" (click for link to Tweet). Posing backstage with one of the Gladiator entertainers, in our doubles hoop toga costumes & Roma

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1920s Starfiz Glamour at the BBC Worldwide Showcase

Feb 29, 2016
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1920s Starfiz Glamour at the BBC Worldwide Showcase

Leyla and I travelled to the Echo Arena Liverpool with Livestock Productions, to bring some aerial glamour to the BBC Worldwide Showcase 2016. For the final evening of the event, we performed freestyle aerial hoop as guests entered the drinks reception. Claudine from Livestock Productions paired us with the beautiful voice of singer Sewuese, and her band, to create a sultry 1920s mood where the entertainment worked as a whole to welcome to the guests into a scene from the twe

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Save the Children Secret Winter Gala 2015

Jan 2, 2016
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Save the Children Secret Winter Gala 2015

Late last year, Leyla and I performed our Aerial Sphere act at the wonderful Secret Winter Gala, with the event raising over £1million for charity, Save the Children. Les Enfants Terribles recreated scenes from Alice's Adventures Underground (Vaults, Waterloo) in the beautiful Guildhall venue in London. Leyla and I were made to look like the same person - Alice in Wonderland - with the help of wigs, matching costumes and makeup. We stood behind mirrors and interacted with gue

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Get Your Act Together with Chelsee Healey

Jan 15, 2015
3 min

Get Your Act Together with Chelsee Healey

ITV's new show, Get Your Act Together, starts this weekend, as the new celebrity competition to replace Dancing On Ice. As part of the competition where celebrities learned variety acts to perform to a live judging audience, I taught Chelsee Healey how to perform Starfiz aerial silks, and you can see how we got on Sunday 1st February, at 7pm. Here is an interview with Chelsee ahead of the programme's transmission: Chelsee Healey Act: Aerial Silks Mentor: Starfiz Aerial

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