Valentina discovered circus in 2010 and hasn’t looked back. With a background in artistic swimming, she specializes in aerial silks, rope, and vertical dance. She co-founded the contemporary circus collective “Aria Alta Tessuti Aerei” in Venice and has trained with leading schools across Europe. Combining her Master’s in Social Work with her love of circus, Valentina has taught socially engaged projects worldwide. With over seven years of teaching across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, she inspires creativity, confidence, and connection in every student. Valentina is also a proud mum of two energetic boys who keep her grounded and inspired.
Jenny is a multidisciplinary circus and visual artist specialising in aerial choreography, act development, and aerial equipment design.
Over the past 24 years, Jenny has worked across contemporary circus, live performance, opera, and film, both internationally and throughout Aotearoa. Her career includes working as a movement artist with Robert Lepage’s Ex Machina for the Metropolitan Opera, New York, touring internationally with Cavalia, and creating and performing with Zurich-based contemporary circus company Rigolo.
Jenny is currently in her fifth year as Aerial Director for the World of WearableArt (WOW) and a core artistic member of Movement of the Human (MOTH). She is also a costume designer and textile artist, with recent projects including Twelfth Night at The Court Theatre, as well as costume work for several international film productions over the past decade.
Now based back home, Jenny is passionate about sharing the world of circus with others and supporting the next generation of movement artists.
