FULL CV
Click on the drop down to find all professional experience as a performer, creative, coach and DJ.
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SKILLS
HIGH LEVEL (Main Disciplines)
CIRCUS - Aerial Pole, Pole Dance, Chinese Pole, Aerial Choreography
DANCE - Contemporary Dance, Neo Classical Ballet, Improvisation and partnering, Commercial Styles, Musical Theatre, Acro Dance
HARNESS - Trick harness, Harnessed Wall Walking, High Speed Flights, Aerial Choreography, Twisting Belt, Bungee Harness
INTIMACY CO-ORDINATION / PERFORMER - choreography and mentoring for intimacy, simulated sex, and nudity, ensuring safety and respect for performers and crew. And performing simulated sex acts / intimate scenes.
CHOREOGRAPHY - contemporary dance, acro dance, musical theatre, classical and modern formats.
MOVEMENT DIRECTION - working with performers and non professional artists in all formats, including actors, acrobats, vocalists and circus artists. Mostly for realistic performance in actors, and storytelling techniques in a variety of performance types.
ACROBATIC / AERIAL CHOREOGRAPHY - creating works using acrobatic equipment, aerial disciplines, harnessed flights, for large and small scale works
DJ / PODCASTING / HOSTING - DJ (predominately house genres, UKG / garage, BASS and electronic music). Host and creator of Public Showering Podcast, interviewer, researcher. Host for various broadcast media, and Radio DJ, producing live and pre-recorded shows. See ‘Radio and Podcast tab for more info).
SECONDARY DICIPLINES
VOCALS - Singing range F3-D6 . Full Rock to D6. Alto, soprano. Rock, Pop, Musical Theatre, Character roles and Choral.
CIRCUS - Tramp Wall, Trampoline, Lollypop Pole, Parkour, High Dive (5m, 10m), basic hoop / lyra, trapeze.
DANCE - Tap, Jazz, Ballet - Pointe Work,
PUPPETRY - small and large scale, flying puppetry (with harness).
OTHER EXPERIENCE
STUNTS - Helicopter jump (6m), Full Body Burn, Flyboarding
Rock Climbing / Bouldering
Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi
NON PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Stage management, event management artistic co-ordination, talent booker.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING / COURSES
LONDON CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCHOOL (2008 - 2011)
BA HONNORS DEGREE
Contemporary Dance and Choreography - Cunningham Technique, Release Technique, Flying Low. Neo-Classical Ballet, Classical Ballet.
Musical Theatre and Commercial Dance.
CENTRAL SCHOOL OF SPEECH AND DRAMA (2001-2002)
Acting For Camera - Advanced Cetification
Acting - Advanced Certfication
Scriptwriting - Advanced Certfication
LONDON SOUND ACADEMY
Advanced DJ Course
Ableton Production Course
QUALIFICATIONS / COURSES
Full UK Driving Licence, PADI Diving Licence.
Spin City - Certified Advanced Pole Intructor
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LARGE SCALE
THE YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER (PREMIER 2025 - CURRENT)
ROLE: Dancer, Choreographer, Tramp Wall, Aerialist, Vocalist. Orginal cast member.
TYPE: Theatre / Performance Art
LOCATIONS: Premier: Volksbuhne, Berlin, Germany. (residency). Touring: EU, Australia
SANCTA - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER (PREMIER 2024 - CURRENT)
ROLE: Dancer, Additional Choreography and Dance Captain, Harness and Stunts, Aerialist, Vocalist. Orginal cast member
TYPE: Theatre / Performance Art
LOCATIONS: Premier: Schwerin Germany / Volksbuhne Belin (residency). Touring: EU
OPHELIAS GOT TALENT - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER (PREMIER 2023 - CURRENT)
ROLE: Dancer and Dance Captain, Aerial Pole, Harness and Vocalist
TYPE: Theatre / Performance Art
LOCATIONS: Premier: Volksbuhne, Berlin, Germany. (residency). Touring: EU
DESTINY - MGM ENTERTAINMENT (2017/2019)
ROLE: Dancer, Dance Captain, Puppeteer, Harness. Orginal Cast Member
TYPE: Circus / Musical
LOCATION: MGM Cotai Strip, Macau S.A.R., China. Resident Show
SCALADA VISION - CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - (2016)
ROLE: Dancer
TYPE: Circus (Special Event. 6 week run)
LOCATION: Andorra La Vella, Andorra
THE HOUSE OF DANCING WATER - FRANCO DRAGONE ENTERTAINMENT - (2012 - 2015)
ROLE: Dancer, House Troupe/Generalist
TYPE: Aqautic Circus
LOCATION: The House Of Dancing Water Theatre, City Of Dreams, Macau S.A.R. China
TV
THE JOY AWARDS - AERIALIST FOR BEBE REXHA
ROLE: Aerial Pole Artist
TYPE: TV, Worldwide Broadcast
LOCATION: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
MID SIZE PRODUCTIONS
TANZ - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER
ROLE: Dancer, Vocalist, Stunts (cover role)
TYPE: Dance, Theatre / Perfiormance Art /
LOCATION: World Tour - covered in New York, USA, Monteal, Canada and London, UK
HARBOUR ETUDE - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER / BERGEN KUNSTHALL
ROLE: Stunts - high dive from helicopter
TYPE: One-off outdoor, site-specific
LOCATION: Bergen Harbour, Bergen, Norway
ETUDE FOR CHURCH - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER
ROLE: Harness, Aerialiat, Percussionist
TYPE: One-off, site-specific
LOCATION: Berlin Atonal Festival, Kraftwerl, Berlin, Germany
ETUDE FOR BELL - THE THIRD ROOM X FLORENTINA HOLZINGER
ROLE: Aerial Stunts, Harness
TYPE: One-off event
LOCATION: Ruhrtriennale Festival Der Kunst, Bochum, Germany
KRANETUDE - AN ETUDE FOR A KRANE - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER
ROLE: Fly Boarding / Diving
TYPE: One-off outdoor
LOCATION: Sophiensalle, Berlin, Germany
SCHROTT (SCRAP) ETUDE - AN ETUDE FOR EXTINCTION - FLORENTINA HOLZINGER
ROLE: Stunts - Full Body Burn
TYPE: One-off outdoor
LOCATION: Olympiastadion-Parkplatz, Berlin, Germany
COSMOS - CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (2020/2021)
ROLE: Dancer / Dance Captain, Aerialist, Wall Walking
TYPE: Circus
LOCATION: MSC Grandiosa, Mediteranian Tour
EXENTRICKS - CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (2020/2021)
ROLE: Lead Character, Pole Dancer, Dancer / Dance Captain
TYPE: Circus
LOCATION: MSC Grandiosa, Mediteranian Tour
GYNOIDES BETA TEST X- MARIE-ANDREE ROBITAILLE / CIRKUSPERSPECTIV
ROLE: Dancer, Sports Acro
TYPE: Circus
LOCATION: Orianteatern, Stockholm, Sweden
POP CIRCUS - IVAN BLACKSTOCK / THE ROUNDHOUSE
ROLE: Dancer / Actor ‘Robin’
TYPE: Theatre / Circus
LOCATION: The Roundhouse, London, UK
SMALL SCALE / CABARET
LE HAGGIS - BIG BURNS SUPPER
ROLE: Aerial Pole Artist, Dancer
TYPE: Cabaret
LOCATION: Dundee, Scotland
PARK CHINOIR, MAYFAIR
ROLE: Aerial Pole Artist
LOCATION: Mayfair, London, UK
THE LONDON REIGN
ROLE: Aerial Pole Artist
LOCATION: Mayfair, London, UK
PROUD CABARET
ROLE: Aerial Pole Artist
LOCATION: West End London, UK
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THEATRE (LARGE SCALE)
MRS JIGGL’S MAGIC SCHOOL BY Chloe Charody JULY 2024
DIRECTOR / COMPOSER: Chloe Charody.
ROLE: Choreographer
LOCATION: Arts Depot, London, UK
TYPE: Children’s Theatre / Opera / Circus
THE LAST OF THE PELICAN DAUGHTERS by The Umbrella Ensamble FEB / MAR 2022 Currently Playing - See Dates
DIRECTOR: Horia Suru
ROLE: Choreographer / Movement Director
LOCATION: Teatrul Notarra, Bucharest, Romania
TYPE: Modern Theatre
JINGAH! by Chloe Charody and Duncan Townsend JUL / SEP 2021
DIRECTION / COMPOSED / WRITTEN BY: Chloe Charody and Duncan Townsend
ROLE: Assistant Director / Choreographer / Acrobatic Designer
LOCATION: Squire Theatre, Nottingham, UK
TYPE: Circus Opera / Musical Theatre
ZIUA RECUNOSTINSTE Original script by Daniel Chirilă APR / MAY 2019 - Currently Playing - See Dates
DIRECTOR: Horia Suru
ROLE: Choreographer
LOCATION: Teatrul Toma Caragiu, Ploiest, Romania
TYPE: Musical Theatre
SI LINISTEA ARE PULZ by Brad Birch (Original English title: Event Stillness Breathes Against A Brick Wall) FEB / MAR 2019
DIRECTOR: Horia Suru
ROLE: Choreographer / Movement Direction / Intimacy Co-Ordination
LOCATION: Teatrul Andre Muresanu, Sfantu Ghorghe, Romania
TYPE: Immersive theatre
THEATRE (SMALL SCALE)
EFFECTUL LUCIFER (THE LUCIFER EFFECT) Based on the book / research by Phillip Zimbardo
DIRECTOR: Horia Suru
ROLE: Choreographer / Movement Direction / Intimacy Co-Ordination
LOCATION: Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai – FACULTATEA DE LITERE, Cluj, Romania
TYPE: Devised Theatre / Post-Graduate LevelO PROVESTE SUPER FERICITǍ (THE SUPER HAPPY SHOW) - by Jon Brittain
DIRECTOR: Horia Suru
ROLE: Assistant Director / Choreographer
LOCATION: Teatru Municipal Bacova, Bacau, Romania
TYPE: Musical Theatre
NEVER ENDING CIRCLES Adapted by Jon Fosse’s Plays Six OCT / NOV2020
PRODUCER: The Joy Project / Bibliotecha Alexandrina
ROLE: Co-Director / Choreographer
LOCATION: Bibliotecha Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
TYPE: Theatre and Dance / Enrichment
COLUMBINUS
PROJECTS
THE DROP 0.2: A SPOKEN VISION - by ‘NorthXNorth’
FUNDING: Fabric Dance Nottingham
ROLE: Concept / Director / Choreographer / Musical Direction and Compositions
LOCATION: Fabric Dance Studios, Nottingham, UK
TYPE: Research Residency with Public Sharing / Installation
Collaborators: John Ross (Co-Director), Daniel Sides Pearson (Technical and Stage Design), Lisa Hammond (Psychotherapist).
THE DROP 0.1: BUILDING BLOCKS - by North X North
FUNDING: Dundee Rep / Scottish Dance Theatre
ROLE: Concept / Director and Musical Compositions
LOCATION: Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee, Scotland
TYPE: Text, Sound and Light Installation
Collaborator: John Ross (Co-Director)
PANTOMIME
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - THE ROCK’N’ROLL PANTOMIME by Christian Patterson OCT / NOV 2021
DIRECTOR: Tamara Harvey MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Akintayo Akinbode
ROLE: Assistant Director
LOCATION: Theatre Clwyd, Mold, Wales
Link to Cast and Creative Page Here
CABARET
THE WINDMILL THEATRE APRIL / AUG 2021
PRODUCER: Cream Group ROLE: Creation Director LOCATION: The Windmill Theatre, Soho, London, UK
TYPE: Cabaret
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PUBLIC SHOWERING PODCAST
ROLE: Creator, host, editor. Self Produced.
Available of Apple Podcasts, Spotify and www.soduncan.com/the-public-showering-podcast
FORCE RADIO - Current (since February 2022)
ROLE: Radio DJ, Curator and Host SHOW: Force Radio Dance Chart Host. Every Thursday, 7pm-9pm REACH: Internet Radio
TYPE: Voice Tracked SYSTEM: PlayOut One
365 RADIO / ZEITGEIST PUBLISHING - 2022
SHOW: 365 Dance Chart. Every Friday, 9pm-11pm REACH: Internet
TYPE: Voice Tracked
EPIC RADIO 24H NON STOP JAN 2022
ROLE: Creator, Producer and Host. SHOW: EPIC Global Event - One Day REACH: Global
TYPE: LIVE Radio and Video. SYSTEM: Myriad
PEAK RADIO DERBYSHIRE DAB / ONLINE FEB - DEC 2021
ROLE: Weekend evening presenter: New Music, Chill, Dance Anthems, New Artists and Dance Anthems. PRODUCER: Daniel Sides Pearson SHOWS: Monday Night Chill, Peak Artist In Residence, Artist Focus, Need To Know Playlist, Dance Anthems
TYPE: Live and Voice Tracked SYSTEM: Myriad / Myriad Anywhere
CRAGS RADIO DEC 2020 - FEB 2021
ROLE: Volunteer creator, presenter, producer for Sundown Sessions - Sunday evening alternative / arts show, Life Tracks talk / music show, and occasional Friday Night Party Presenter. REACH: Internet Radio (Community)
TYPE: Live Internet Radio SYSTEM: PlayOut
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ELITE POLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 - Winner Pole Idols Category, Art
ACT: Lonely World Music: Lonely World by Moses Sumney
ELITE POLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 - Second Place, Pole Idols Category, Art
ACT: Benieth The Sun. Music: ‘Benieth The Sun’ by Odesza
POLE THEATRE UK 2022 - Winner Comedy / Overall Winner
ACT: The Anthem. Music None - ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ sang live.
POLE THEATRE UK 2021 - Second Place, Art Category
ACT: Heartbreak Hotel Music: ‘Hearthbreak Hotel’, by Elvis Presley, Viva Elvis Remix by Cirque Du Soleil
POLE ART UK 2021 Winner - Elite Category
ACT: Whisper MUSIC:‘Whisper’ by serpentwithfeet LOCATION: Cresset Theatre Peterborough, UK
POLE THEATRE UK 2019 Winner - Professional Drama
ACT: Last Breath MUSIC: Various extracts from 2019 film ‘Last Breath’, composed by Paul Leonard Morgan LOCATION: Herefordshire University, UK
POLE THEATRE HONG KONG 2019 - Winner Semi Pro Drama
ACT: The Traveller MUSIC: ‘Adeline’ by Alt-J LOCATION: 18+ Hong Kong Academy Of Performing Arts, Hong Kong
UKPPC 2018 - Winner Professional Category
ACT: ‘Love is Blindness’ MUSIC:‘Love Is Blindness’ by Jack White LOCATION: Telford International Conference Centre, UK
POLE IDOL HONG KONG - Drama Category Winner, Overall Best Choreography, Overall Champion
ACT: Rock’n’Roll Suicide MUSIC: ‘Rock’n’Roll Suicide’ by David Bowie LOCATION: 18+ EXPO, Central Harbour, Hong Kong
NATIONAL THEATRE BUCHAREST TEEN THEATRE FESTIVAL 2016 - Winner, Best New Show
PRODUCTION: ‘Columbinus’ by Stephen Karam & PJ Paparelli DIRECTOR: Horia Suru. ROLE: Choreographer / Movement Director LOCATION: National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania
NEW ADVENTURES CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD 2011 - Shortlist
Concept: ‘The Prestige’ LOCATION: Sadlers Wells, London, UK