Glenn Birchall

Training:

Most recently Glenn completed a Masters degrees in choreography. In this study Glenn explored the relationship between live performance and projected video in a multimedia performance situation.He is currently training and developing Aerial and Adagio Acts for the corporate circuit.

Contemporary – Ballet – Jazz Includes:

New Zealand School of Dance – Three years full time training
American Dance Festival – contemporary dance technique
David Howard studio – ballet – New York
Rosas Dance company – Belguim
Hawkins Technique – Michael Parmenter – New Zealand

Trapeze and tumbling:
includes…

Static Trapeze Debra Pope workshop week intensive in
New Zealand
Tumbling at Circus Oz
Spherical trapeze study – Flying through the fricken
air – New Zealand

Other training in Movement: techniques include…

Pilate's– floor mat and reformer work USA Melbourne and NZ
Feldenkrais – week long intensive workshop – NZ
Alexander technique – 3 week course A.D. F. in the U.S.A.
Boxing – 6 months intensive training and amateur bout
Kick boxing– 6 months intensive training
Yoga – Ienga Yoga
Meditation – Vipassana and Sidah Yoga techniques

Multimedia –
study includes

Multi-camera mixing for dance – American Dance Festival
Hand held cameras technique for dance – New Zealand
Editing - Final Cut and Adobe Premiere – (part of MA at the V.C.A)
Animation on After Effects A.F.T.R.S. – Melbourne
DVD Authoring

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Rachel Bowman

Rachel’s background in classical ballet, gymnastics, trapeze and adagio work have made her a sought after performer in the Corporate Entertainment Arena in Australia.

Rachel began her dance training at the age of 5 and started acrobatics at age 13. Rachel completed her classical dance training in England at the Laine Theatre Arts and began intensive training in gymnastics upon her return to Adelaide.

Her strength, flexibility and hard working attitude came to the attention of elite gymnast and NICA trainer Chris Mayhew. Rachel engaged in intensive training with Chris in adagio work for over a year developing highly technical skill set in acrobatic lifts and balances.

Rachel began her training in aerial work in 2003, and met Glenn in 2004, where they formed a performing partnership. Rachel has performed at several prestigious Events most recently at Crown Casino for KPMG and Racing Victoria.

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Alexandra Mizzen

Alex has been dancing and training in gymnastics for most of her life. Most recently she has been working with Glenn on the sphere over the last two years.

She was involved in his Masters research for a year and they have continued to train and develop skills and performance material for the corporate circuit.

Alex was in an elite gymnastics development squad for four years and has trained in ballet for six years part time and two years full time. She was awarded the ‘most potential student’ at the conclusion of her training at the National Ballet School.

Alex has worked professionally as a freelance dancer for the last three years in the corporate circuit in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Alex’s strength, flexibility and versatility have opened up many performance opportunities over the last two years of her work as a freelance aerial artist.