ROOKE

ROOKE 

Based in Northern lutruwita/Tasmania, ROOKE is a new circus collective of world-class professional circus artists. Building on a basis of new wave contemporary circus, with strong community circus roots. Drawing on the dark and raw arts scene in Tasmania, ROOKE brings a long-awaited circus twist to engage, inspire, transport and uplift local audiences.

Featuring alumni from The National Institute of Circus Arts, The National Institute of Dramatic Arts, The National Centre for Circus Arts, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Warehouse Circus and Slipstream Circus, amassing experience across a collective 120 years with C!RCA, Gravity and Other Myths, Circus Oz, Cirque Du Soliel, Cirque Eloize, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, The Queensland Ballet (to name a few), this company brings a wealth of experience, technical skill, creative fire and community spirit to their work.

Alongside their own work, ROOKE are collaborative creators – making bespoke and tailored circus for events and festivals around Tasmania and beyond.

Artistic Director, CEO and co-founder

Freyja Wild – ROOKE

A graduate of The Flying Fruit Fly Circus in 2007, Freyja has spent the majority of her adult life as a full-time ensemble acrobat, specialising in hula-hoops, group acrobatics and subtly subverting classic gender representation onstage. Freyja has performed in over 35 countries, with C!RCA, Circus Oz, Les 7 Doigts de la Main and independently. Freyja now lives in Launceston, Tasmania with her husband and young son.

SuperSillyUs Circus

SuperSillyUs Circus is a Launceston based Social/Community Circus. We consider ourselves to be a hand-me-down operation, full of weird and wonderful tricks, tips, and equipment. We specialize in teaching prop manipulation and circus skills to people of all Ages/Access and have a background in performing Fire and LED at festivals and events across lutruwita/Tasmania.

 

Artist Bio: Tom Slater:

Circus and Fire Performance Artist.

Started playing with sticks as a kid, never looked back, came to realise everything is a prop.

Got Serious about being Silly at SuperSillyUs Circus at age 10.

A founder of Fire performance troupe Fyrebird Flow Collective.

Performed at various festivals across lutruwita Tasmania including Dark Mofo, Houn Valley Midwinter Festival, Beerfest and the Taste of Tasmania.