Performance Troupe at Circus Arts Byron Bay
Students at Circus Arts Byron Bay who show a high level of skills, strength, flexibility and most importantly dedication to their training will be invited to join the Performance Troupe in four streams – Acrobatics, Trampolining, Aerials and Flying Trapeze.
As well as continuing skill development, the troupe focuses on creating group performances with the opportunity for students to get out of the training space and onto the stage.
Performance Troupe Coaches
Simon Adams
Simon has been involved in the arts for over 30 years as a dancer/physical theatre performer, coach, choreographer and director.
He started his career as a dancer
working throughout Europe and North America in several companies including London City Ballet, Kiel Ballet & London Ballet Theatre.
Simon is the skills coach for Circus Arts Byron Bay performance troupe.
Ziggy
Ziggy (Guillaume Le Saux) is an internation gymnastic coach with over 20 years experience in training children to perform in gymnsatics competitions.
Prior to taking the position of Head Coach for tramp performance troupe with Circus Arts Byron Bay, Ziggy was working in Brisbane as artistic gymnastic coach for a number of years.
Kyaisha Valensteen
Kyaisha has been training and performing in circus for more than 10 years. She fell in love with flying trapeze and all things circus related. Whilst having a fairly well rounded knowledge of many apparatus and skills, her main specialisation is aerials.
Along the way Kya has also explored dance and theatre performing in, and helping to run many productions. She is the Aerial Coach for the performance troupe.
Scot (Ted) Tornaros
Ted started his Flying Trapeze journey in 1995 at the Byron Bay Beach resort.
Having since coached and performed Flying Trapeze in 12 different countries around the world, he now oversees all three locations of Circus Arts Australia and coaches flying trapeze at the Byron Bay location.
Ted is the Head Coach for our flying trapeze performance troupe.
How To Join Performance Troupe
We offer Levels Program in each stream – Acrobatics, Trampoline, Aerials and Flying trapeze. These program includes Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced classes. Students who have passed Level 1 and 2 in Foundations are invited to move up to the Intermediate levels, where they will further progress their skills. They will now develop more advanced skills as well as higher performance quality. In the Intermediate class, they will progress through levels 3 to 5 with the aim of eventually joining the Performance Troupe.