TANGLE

A couple of months ago I was asked to film a cool little project titled TANGLE with director Alex Goddard. Check out the film edit of my contortion scenes below!



To see the entire film click here.

The X Factor Australia

Last night I was very lucky to be asked to perform on The X Factor Australia alongside the lovely Jiordan Tolli in a circus themed rendition of No Doubt's hit song Don't Speak. 

I arrived around midday and headed straight in to hair and makeup with my wonderful friends makeup wiz Martin Bray and the fabulous Lores Giglio on hair. Martin created a Dior inspired clown look for my makeup complete with tiny swarovski crystals and black glitter eyes. My hair was crimped and sprayed black and accessorised with a large disc shaped hair piece decorated with glitter and a large crystal in the centre. 

After hair and makeup I headed out to the set for a quick rehearsal and camera test before the big live show that evening. I performed contortion on a small yellow and white podium at the front of the stage whilst various characters roamed around the stage behind me. Some dressed as fabulous sequinned clowns, ring masters and hula hoopists. The show was once again choreographed by the wonderful Squared Division. 

With Martin Bray in hair and makeup

 With Jiordan Tolli and dancers ready to hit the stage

Check out the video of my contortion performance below...

Hanya - Cut Throat official music video

Check out the Hanya official music video for debut song Cut Throat featuring myself as a sparkling demon in the clip.

Robin Thicke - The Voice Australia

Monday night was The Voice Australia Grand Final and I was very privileged to be asked to perform the smash hit Blurred Lines with International artist Robin Thicke!
I arrived at the Fox Studios set for a tech rehearsal with Robin, the band and dancers before we headed into hair and makeup with the wonderful Emma Gerrie and Remington Schulz. Makeup was a flawless base, black winged eyeliner and bright red lip, whilst our hair was in theme with the music video so my hair was out and long messy bed hair look.
We wore black leather crop tops with an asymmetric black leather skirt, gold accessories and I wore the Miss Saffron patent black high heels from PeepToe Shoes.
After the show we headed out to dinner at Toko restaurant in Surry Hills for a big celebratory dinner after a successful performance with Robin and the Universal Music crew. Robin is such an amazing artist and an open and down to earth man. He was more than happy to pose for photos with anyone who asked him, and was surprisingly very tall!
After dinner we all hit up The Voice after party at Bar 100 and danced the night away. Seal even jumped up on the couches to dance with Robin and us dancers which was kinda fun!
To see the performance of Blurred Lines, check out the video below!

 On stage with Robin Thicke and host Darren McMullen

 Backstage with Faustina Agolley, Robin Thicke and contestants

Backstage with Robin Thicke

Backstage with choreographer Marko Panzic

At The Voice after party with Robin and my fellow dancers

David Jones Fashion Launch red carpet video

Gymnastics flashback - Qantas International Gymnastics Challenge

Check out this video of me competing at the 2000 Qantas International Gymnastics Challenge. This competition event held at the Sydney Super Dome at Olympic Park was also a test event for the athletes and officials prior to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
I placed in the top ten all around after the individual AA finals and was the highest ranked Australian Rhythmic Gymnast behind some of my all time favourite gymnasts Alina Kabaeva, Irina Tchachina and Elena Vitrichenko!

Gymnastics flashback - 1999 National Championships

Look what we found packed away in an old box...some of my old gymnastics videos! We thought we'd share a few so check out a little video compilation of me competing back in 1999 at the Australian National Gymnastics Championships aged 16! I won 2 gold, 2 silver and a bronze medal! 

David Jones A/W Fashion Launch Red Carpet

Last night was the ultra glamorous David Jones A/W 2013 Fashion Launch held at the big David Jones city store in Sydney. I was dressed in a specially designed and created red Alex Perry gown and sat atop of the huge David Jones light up sign as guests, media and celebrities arrived and walked the red carpet. The impressive guest list included Megan Gale, Terry Biviano, Jesinta Campbell, Kate Waterhouse, Rachel Finch, Kerri-Anne Kennerly, Alex Perry, Collette Dinnigan, Lisa Wilkinson, Alexander Dimitriades and Ita Buttrose to name but a few and who could forget the David Jones ambassadors who graced the runway, Miranda Kerr, Jason Dundas, Jessica Gomes and Samantha Harris.  

VIDEO: Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing

Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing lingerie clad performance on stage last night at the Crystal Boudoir show!

Behind the scenes video

Take a glimpse backstage in my hotel dressing room as I get ready to hit the stage at the Awkward Sydney Grand Opening, captured here with makeup artist Martin Bray in this behind the scenes video!

Birdcage Show Video!

New video posted of my recent show at Luna park performing my contortion show inside a giant gold birdcage! Check it out!

Awkward Opening Night Video

Check out this video of my headline performance at the Awkward Sydney Grand Opening media night! The night also featured performances by Michael Boyd, Ame Delves, Katie McMahon, Hilton Denis, Alexandra Charles and William Sanchez.
You can read a bit about the night and see the photos of my performance on my previous blog here.
Enjoy!

III - short film

I recently shot a short performance based film called III, about three individuals, in three different worlds, in three minutes. The film features three different performers, a dancer named Travers Ross, a martial artist named Hakan Manav and myself performing a mix of contortion skills and acrobatic tricks.

My scenes were filmed on location in the bush, rolling around in the dirt. I was covered with mud and had all sorts of scratches all over my legs from twigs. I also had the occasional spider run over me! Eek.
Also a big thanks to Nike for the outfit and sneakers! 

III is also the first film in Australia to ever be filmed using the new Sony F65 camera. Check out the film below and some behind the scenes photos taken during filming! 

Marquee Sydney Grand Opening

Last Friday night was the much anticipated Grand Opening of Marquee nightclub at The Star. I was very excited to check out the no expense spared venue and even more excited to be attending the event as a guest rather than having to perform on the night! The guest list was full of international and local celebrities including Will.i.am, Redfoo from LMFAO, Paris Hilton, Kellan Lutz, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Minnillo, Ashlee Simpson, Joe Jonas, Slash, Sharni Vinson, Wilmer Valderrama, Mel B, Jodi Gordon, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Erin McNaught and I could go on and on!
It was a great night. I was particularly excited to see Redfoo from LMFAO's DJ set and have a quick catch up with friend Sharni Vinson. I didn't manage to get many photos on the night but I got a couple of snaps and a little video of Redfoo performing Party Rock Anthem!

With Anna Vitali and Dion Rivkin

Crystal Palace Gala Show

Last night I performed at the HGM 2012 Gala dinner held in the Grand Ballroom of the Crystal Palace at Sydney's Luna Park. The event had a modern circus theme for the night and featured a variety of performances including a hula hoopist, jugglers, balancing acts, dancers and myself performing a contortion show. Check out a little snippet of my performance in the video below.

SECRET show video

Check out this little video of my contortion performance at new voyeuristic cabaret show SECRET at The Club!

New video!

Check out this little video teaser of my performance at the Bar 100 media launch!

Bar 100 media launch

Last Thursday was the big Bar 100 media launch. The venue is a huge three storey heritage listed building located in The Rocks.
I arrived at the venue for hair and makeup mid afternoon with the fabulous Martin Bray. I had translucent baby blue glitter eyeshadow, bright coral lips, deep red nails and to keep with the sailor theme for the event, I had tattoo's painted over my arms with water based ink. I had a snake, a ship and a heart with the name Wilma on it for my late Grandma painted over my arms.
The stylists dressed me in a sailor girl blue and white striped singlet with black leggings, black corset, gold and silver swarovski bangles and black stilettos.
I was perched on a round two-tier stage in the centre of the room joined by four hot sailor boys as guests arrived, posing for photos for the photographers and media. Jessica Mauboy then took to the stage and performed two songs with her dancers all dressed as sailor girls, she was fantastic, sounded amazing live and was so lovely and friendly in person!
I then went backstage and changed into my black velvet swarovski encrusted catsuit, black stilettos, sequined feather headband and blue sparkly earrings to perform upstairs where the venues top floor had a burlesque theme. I performed my contortion show on a small circular stage completely surrounded by hundreds of guests!

Makeup by Martin Bray

 Backstage with Jessica Mauboy

 The Sunday Telegraph newspaper

New video by Jeep Management

Altech Expo meet and greet

I recently toured around Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne performing my contortion show at the Altech Summit Expo 2011. Below is a little video of my pre-show meet and greet with the audience on the Sydney leg of the tour.