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Michael has performed across Australia in all states and territories. He has also performed internationally in London, Canada and the United States of America. For other documentation (e.g., PL Insurance, WWCC, Risk Analysis, MSDS fuel sheets, First Aid qualifications, etc.), contact Michael.

Cygnet Folk Festival (Tasmania)
9th to 12th January 2026
First interstate show with “The Cephalopoddities”. Provided x4 shows with music, circus tricks and audience participation games.

Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival (New South Wales)
18th to 20th October 2024 and 17th to 19th October 2025
Provided x2 children’s circus shows and roving in 2024. Invited back in 2025 and asked to perform as a duo, thus birthing the creation of “The Cephalopoddities” show.

Dragon Dreaming Festival (New South Wales)
2023 to 2025
Provided stage entertainment and stage shows on each of festivals for three consecutive years.

National Folk Festival (Australian Capital Territory)
13th to 17th April 2017 and 28th March to 1st April 2024
Performed multiple services in 2017, including adult cabaret, children’s circus shows and roving entertainment. In 2024, performed after a short break, having moved to NSW.

Tanglewood (Victoria)
30th December 2023 to 1st January 2023
Provided cabaret act and roving entertainment over the New Year’s Eve festival.

Fantasy Medieval Fayre (South Australia)
15th to 16th April 2023
Provided roving entertainment and a fire show for the night feast.

 Enlighten Festival (Australian Capital Territory)
12th to 14th March 2022
Provided roving entertainment across three days/nights of the festival, including Canberra Day entertainment.

Window Shows – Community Covid-19 Initiative (Western Australia)
2nd to 18th April and 3rd to 18th July 2020
Posted community service in Facebook groups. Visited over 30 houses during the Covid-19 lockdowns, offering free circus shows to families. Thanked by the City of Stirling.

National Multicultural Festival (Australian Capital Territory)
21st to 24th February 2020
Performed circus shows, circus workshops and interactive collaborative entertainment to children and families at the folk festival each day. 

Talk Like a Pirate Day (Western Australia)
8th May to 18th November 2019
Grant-funded free family fun day through the City of Melville. Collaborated with a circus mentor and colleague to create an event for over 500 residents. Hired other children’s performers.

Fringe World Festival (Western Australia)
2015 to 2020
Produced, performed, marketed, and documented multiple solo shows for each festival over 5 years. Most shows are now professionally developed. Guest spots in multiple collaborative cabarets.

Kaleidoscope 2017 & 2018 (Western Australia)
9th-12 November 2017 & 1st-4th November 2018
Performed at the City of Joondalup’s festival of light on the Klive stage with new LED circus shows. Each performance is 15 minutes long and performed x3 times per night.

Gascoyne in May (Western Australia)
2nd May to 11th June 2018
Toured six different remote and Indigenous communities in the Gascoyne region (WA) with 40 other artists. Each location included shows, collaborative performances and school incursions.

Port Fairy Folk Festival (Victoria)
9th to 12th March 2018
Performed a children’s stage show and an LED show at various family stages across the festival.

Two-week Intensive Puppet course at Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (Western Australia)
31st July to 11th August 2017
Course covered various forms of physical theatre, object movement, and puppetry. Studied with local artists and international guests. Working with students to create a collaborative performance. 

Darwin Fringe Festival (Northern Territory)
7th to 16th July 2017
Performed “ARRR” is for Adventure, and appeared in cabaret collaborative shows. Performed at the Mindil Markets with roving entertainment and street shows.

Port Douglas Carnival (Queensland)
26th to 28th May 2017
Performed stage shows, circus workshops and roving entertainment over the 3-day carnival.

Fairbridge Festival (Western Australia)
15th to 17th April 2016 and 21st to 24th April 2017
Performed stage shows and a circus workshop each day in 2016. Requested to come back the following year in 2017 and in 2022, post COVID-19 (unable to perform).

Adelaide Fringe Festival (South Australia)
20th January to 26th February 2017
Performed “ARRR” is for Adventure and gained a 4-star rating (KrystoffRAW). First interstate performance (SA).

AQWA and IGA Royal show; September school holidays (Western Australia)
24th September to 9th October 2016
Performed every day of the holidays at AQWA, including roving, stage shows and pirate workshops. Then, roving entertainment at the IGA Perth Royal Show in the evening.

London Burlesque Festival (Camden, London)
16th to 22nd May 2016
First billed international performance. Performed cabaret circus acts over at Dingwall’s in Camden.

Drug Aware presents Clowns vs Ninjas (Western Australia)
October 2015 to 19th December 2015
Grant-funded circus show through Healthways. Directed and performed with 9 students. Mentored students in creating/developing their acts. Mentored by professional clowns.

Perth Medieval Fayre (Western Australia)
16th May 2015
Official entertainment coordinator & MC. Provided all-day roving entertainment and workshops. Directed, choreographed, produced and performed a collaborative show with 30 performers.

Myth Maker USA and Canada Tour (Oregon, United States of America and Vancouver, Canada)
8th July 2013 to 6th September 2013
Toured with Myth Maker. Performed at Oregon Country, FaerieWorlds, Shambala and Burningman.