Simon Walsh - Captain Quirk

Simon Walsh is a world class juggler, musician, acclaimed circus teacher, gifted artist and designer. Simon has performed all around Australia and New Zealand both solo and with a number of circus' including Suitcase Circus, Circus Monoxide, Toybox Circus, and more.

In roles as a circus teacher he has taught at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts for the last five years and has worked with a host of primary and high schools as well as Circus Schools. Simon is the most highly qualified and specialised teacher in Western Australia for Juggling and the Manipulation Circus Artforms.

Simon offers the following:

THE CAPTAIN QUIRK SHOW
This is an action packed comedic character juggling and manipulation show, set to a specially composed Funky/Quirky soundtrack. This is a highly technical and zaney show including 7 Ball Juggling, 5 Clubs and Hat Manipulation/Dance. As the music and mood of the show build he launches into juggling a bowling ball, a blade and an egg which will amazingly land up top for lunch! A unique finale ends the show - Captain Quirk perched high above the ground on a Rolla Bolla Stack, while on top of his head is a Helmut with a great flame dancing about on top of which is welded a small frying pan.
Show Time: 45 Mins

JUGGLING/MIND-BODY-SYNCHRONIZATION WORKSHOP
Developed over the last thirteen years through ongoing performance and practice of the juggling medium, combined with continual research into the effects of juggling and equilibriast practices on the body, mind and spirit. This educational service confidently and gently teaches participants to juggle 3 or more balls (99.99% success rate); uses balance apparatus, hand eye exercises, games and warm up included to optimise mind and body coordination.
Workshop Time: 1 Hour

CAPTAIN QUIRK POST-SHOW WORKSHOP
Presenting an exciting array of skills to learn including: Stilt Walking, Juggling, Unicycling, Plate Spinning, Chinese Diaboblo, Devil/Flower Sticks Manipulation, Poi and Single and Double Staff Spinning and Human Pyramids. All activities are "play safe" and have been designed to provide maximum co-operation amongst participants and control against injury. An innovative, playful, warm up game starts the sessions.
Workshop Time: 1 Hour