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Die Dame Editorial

May 10, 2019
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Die Dame Editorial

I was approached by Lock Studios to shoot an editorial for Die Dame magazine with Jo Metson Scott, and met a wonderful team of talented creatives and strong female models...including the world's oldest supermodel, Daphne Selfe! At the age of 91, Daphne casually showed me a Y-stand with no warm up. I was really excited to work with Jo as her film photography is gorgeous. I was equally excited to work with Lock Studios as I had already been admiring their work on Instagram. Loc

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Blood From Above

Nov 3, 2017
1 min

Blood From Above

Halloween 2017 The Vaults, Waterloo Bespoke aerial bat character for the Extreme Music 20 Years Undead Halloween party. Freestyle aerial hoop sets with wings and heels. Blood bags containing alcoholic drink were poured into the mouths of guests, as I took up different positions on the lyra. "You were AMAZING!! I was totally blown away." - Calum Brice-Stevens, Extreme Music. #aerialbartending #TheVaults #Waterloo #London #bespoke #entertainment #Halloween #bat #aerialhoop #lyr

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Wedding Reception with Freestanding Aerial Rig

Nov 3, 2017
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Wedding Reception with Freestanding Aerial Rig

Ambient and interactive wedding reception entertainment for a beautiful wedding in Cambridge. Photographs captured by www.vividartweddings.co.uk In Queen's College, Cambridge, I erected and decorated a freestanding aerial rig for a Great Gatsby themed wedding reception. As guests entered the reception, I performed an energetic hoop act, creating excitement, animating the space and providing a focus for the beginning of the evening celebrations. After a short break, I returned

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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair

Aerial Acrobatics in the Glasshouse

Jul 17, 2016
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Aerial Acrobatics in the Glasshouse

This weekend was the third annual arts festival at RHS Garden Wisley. I returned to the beautiful Glasshouse to perform aerial acrobatics, which is my favourite venue in Surrey. I rigged silks and a hoop with the help of the cherry picker which is used to tend to plants high in the greenhouse. I performed four shows of eight minutes daily, each featuring an act on aerial hoop and on silks. My costume was made by Loz at DesignGuise. #WisleyArtsFest #2016 #Glasshouse #Wisley #a

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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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