Phillipa Couch
flip.pip@lycos.co.uk

I’m 18 from Hillingdon. I’ve trained as a gymnast for the last 14 years competing at a national level in women’s artistic gymnastics and sports acrobatics. Now taking part in this course and hoping to be a star acrobat or trapeze artist.

Meline Danielewicz
msd_100@hotmail.com

A chinese-pole born in Britain, Meline read physics at Cambridge and worked as a suit in the City before her desire to walk barefoot in the park and flick rubbers at her colleagues overwhelmed her and she accepted her vocation as a performer. Despite her academic background, her will to work as a dance-theatre practitioner saw her perform at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Place, LABAN and Chisenhale and her interests evolve to encompass live art and installation pieces (working with sonic artist Rachel Oxley, performance artist Victoria Melody, video artist Mara Castilho and at the ICA with A2 company) until she encountered circus. Having initially trained aerial and physical theatre at Circomedia, 2004 saw Meline tour with NoFit State Circus in their contemporary circus show 'ImMortal' before spending 2005 developing and performing a new aerial-theatre piece with an emerging company, Ockham's Razor, under the direction of Samuel Journot and devising more dance-theatre at the Place as part of their Choreodrome initiative under the direction of Sally Marie. At a modest level in rope, cloudswing and tightwire, Meline has joined the degree seeking to improve her skills without becoming too wrapped up in technique for at the heart of her work remains a curiosity and a longing to juxtapose strong, almost exhausting and relentless, physicality with the pedestrian, the mundane, the everyday (which includes speech and even politics in the sometimes strangely silent world of circus) creating emotive worlds that are just so slightly offset that they draw an audience closer and beguile them into questioning, ‘What’s wrong with this picture?’ Thrown in amongst sprightly young comrades, having taken this rather circuitous route to circus, Meline now finds herself thinking that she is somewhat - OLDER(!!!) wiser, yet more like a child - as many a folksy heroin(e) might say...

Emily Dixon
powerpuffgirl25@hotmail.com

Try marmite and melted cheese on toast – awesome power!!!

Telma Fernandes
kiba_amlet@hotmail.com

So…First year out of home, let’s see. Please bring the sun to London. It’s great to be here.

Raquel Fernandez
arkya@hotmail.com

I’m a Spanish girl, I like the people, circus and parties. For smiling, I’m flying away, I’m flying back (volando voy volando vengo por el camino yo me entre tengo….)

Tiago Fonseca
tiago_fonseca55@hotmail.com

Hello, my name is Tiago from Portugal. I love circus and juggling. London is a nice city.

Victor Garmendia
abcdario96@hotmail.com

Hello! I’m a juggler (I try) and I come to this school to learn as many skills as I can.

Naiara Garmendia Inurritegui
elaiatxo@hotmail.co.uk

I’m a girl who likes to express herself, movements, dance and jump all over…also I love to fly 4 to be able to feel the freedom at least for a while.

Nikolaj Nielsen
nikolade@gmail.com

I’m always mad about circus, trying to educate, full power!! The Danish invasion has come.

Joanna Pacheco
trapezista1@hotmail.com

My name is Joana from Portugal. I like dance and tissue.

Gemma Palomar
palomargemm@hotmail.com

Hi, I am Gemma from Spain. I like practising German Wheel and Dance. I like to make a tale from life and I am an enthusiast in my free time.

Guillermo Porta Gomez
freakyballs@hotmail.com

I’ve always wanted to be a Mahood, but as I found no elephants in here I’ll try with fleas. Otherwise, I juggle, juggle, juggle, juggle!! After I finish I’ll make the first fleas juggling circus of the world and tour all around the universe.

Arron Sparks
arron_sparks@hotmail.com

Err..I love “stuff”. Anything out of the ordinary. I have a history of performing yo-yo and juggling as well as other random things. I also love Fanta and Hats. My site is: www.yo-yo.org/aza Look out for me!

Jamie Swan
jamieswan109@hotmail.com

I’m here from Scotland and I like nothing better than chasing Haggis’ around the Mountains. I’m also a gymnast and want to improve on my juggling while in London.

Amber Reed
bambam2377@hotmail.com

I’m 18 years old and come from Portsmouth! I have trained in Sports Acrobatics for 12 years before coming to The Circus Space. I am interested in learning tightrope and many other things, and I can’t wait to start!

Craig Reid
ukcraig2004@hotmail.com

Hey! I’m Craig from Scotland. I’m a wee gymnastic who is very excited to start at The Circus Space. My favourite colour is Navy Blue.

Massimiliano Rosseti
pazzigiocolieri@hotmail.com

Good luck, for everyone. I move my luck. This phrase it’s a rebus. If you know the answer, write me!!

Tiina Tuomisto
tintsu_t@suomi24.fi

Moi! I’m Tiina from Finland. I have done hoola hoops for many years, but I’m also very interested in acrobatics, handstand and aerial acrobatics. And, I love circus!