Ali Oops,
Where did it all begin?
I began by throwing
three balls up in the air and dropping them a lot
and I progressed to club juggling, diablo, pois,
clubswinging, unicycling, stiltwalking, doing
performances and running workshops. Inspired by
others and occasional courses I learned the
skills I now have. I ran a juggling club, co-ran
a community circus, had a post as EAZ Circus
Tutor in Plymouth and taught circus skills at
Callington Community College. I currently have
the exciting job of managing Cirque du Ciel based
in West Cornwall alongside running my own
business.
Where does it
end?
When I have juggled
on the moon.
What is in the
middle?
Probably lots of
Cake.
Currently :-
- set up and run
Calstock Unicycle Club.
- enjoying creating
walkabout stilt creatures and working as a
stiltwalker.
- as of Jan 09
Charity Manager for Cirque
Du Ciel.
Any extra special
bits?
2008 - Three month
residency by the Red Sea in Egypt. Our brand of
wacky stiltacts and balloon modelling went down a
treat with a mixed audience of Europeans /
Egyptians / Russians. It was a brilliant
adventure and our children had a great time.
2002 - I worked as a
volunteer in Cambodia.
My friend and I ran a project
working and performing with deaf children in
Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The children we worked
with were fantastic.
How would you like to end
this interview.
With a quote from a
paper."Oprah, Martha, Nigella: what do they
all have in common? Like all working women they
had to juggle to survive"
 Some more
than others is all I can say!
That was Ali Oops,
children's performer and circus tutor.
Ali performs currently as
a stiltwalking creature, available for all sorts
of events.
Ali
Oops is part of Circus Allsorts, a group of
performers based in Cornwall / Devon who are
available for booking for events, stiltwalking
acts, trapeze, circus skills and storytelling
workshops, birthday parties, balloon modelling
and facepainting. Check out the website www.circusallsorts.com
Ali Oops and Circus Into Schools
are based on the Cornwall / Devon border.
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