Circus Open Stage

Aqeel is someone who enjoys exploring and learning new things. He has always been active and enjoyed hobbies and interests in areas such as sports. He first joined a unicycling hockey group a couple years ago and was eventually introduced to the circus community in Singapore. He picked up basic skills such as juggling and diabolo, and has been practicing on his own ever since. He hopes that this Circus Open Stage platform is one where he can show his skills and how far he has come on his own.

Eugene is a movement artist and an actor. He enjoys moving and writing, and is in his element when he moves or writes. Mime is his favourite clown character, and of late, he has been spending more time with this persona.

Eugene will be collaborating with Louise, a contemporary performance artist. Moving with other bodies, through rhythm, sound and breath is central to their practice. This year, they are collaborating with other indie creatives and creating small-scale works imbued with more risk-taking and humour. 

Bryan is a performing artist with over 19 years of experience under his belt, comprising various art forms such as wushu, dance, magic and circus. Known by his stage name Brylights, Bryan performs with a variety of circus props and combines his various artistic experiences to create routines that are hard to come by here in Singapore. Aside from stage performances, Bryan is also heavily involved with street performing, and he is commonly seen entertaining large crowds on the streets of Singapore. He has also performed at various well-known events including iLight, Singapore Night Festival and Light to Night Festival. 

Jackie's journey with the art of diabolo began in Primary 2. At 15, he followed a head coach on a tour in Malaysia. During his college education in Taiwan, he obtained a busking license, giving him the opportunity to engage with many diabolo masters in Taiwan, and also the chance to perform on several major stages. Jackie also participated in many competitions and won the Taiwan Talent Competition championship. 

Nachos is a budding juggler only two years into his practise. He hopes to explore the capabilities of his body throughout his circus journey. 

Nachos, Bryan and Yan Shiang met in 2021, where they first worked together to put up a juggling item as a trio. This will be their second item together, now under the name The 3 Juggleteers. 

Edward started learning circus arts at the age of 14. He took a special interest in circus arts when his school chose him to be part of a circus arts workshop. He has since gone full circle to become an instructor andperformer, conducting circus workshops in special and mainstream schools, as well as performing in shows. 

Ben started learning circus arts at the age of 12 when he was admitted to a home for troubled youths. This is where he took special interest in the diabolo and has continued ever since. 

The Wicked Limbs is a team of aspiring contortion students whom build on strength and flexibility to bend into beautiful positions and shapes. Beyond the realm of flexible limbs, the team also spices it up by introducing other genres of circus such as hand balancing, acrobatics and flow arts into their act. 

Di-Hong, Xin Fang and Jonathan are hobbyist jugglers who appreciate the simple joys of club passing, a collaborative form of juggling that requires patience and presence of mind.

Zarrius Lim is a professional magician who performs for staged andclose-up acts for various events and companies. He saw a Bornfire Circus stage show a year ago and became interested in juggling. He proceeded to find online tutorials and practiced during his free time. Zarrius now seeks to fuse juggling and magic to create unique and interesting acts. 

Lai Yee is a flow artist from Hong Kong. He has done a wide variety of performances including flow arts performance, LED shows and fire dance. His repertoire of circus skills includes contact juggling, cyr wheel, poi, dragon staff, and buugeng. Lai Yee has participated in numerous international flow arts festivals in Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Australia, Nepal and Cambodia. As an experienced flow artist and traveller, he has had street and stage performances all over Asia, Europe, Oceania and South America. He has recently performed at events such as Festival d’Avignon (France), Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Scotland) Circusco Circo teatro (Peru), Clockenflap Music and Art Festival (Hong Kong), Seoul Bicycle Music Festival (Korea) and Sunway Iskandar World Class Circus Celebration (Malaysia). He is the founder of FlowSpaceStudioHK and is a champion of the Tai Kwun Circus Fest TKJ Battle 2021.