Stunned Mullet
CIRCUS
Circus Shows, Acts and Roving Entertainment.
Flying Trapeze, Comedy Acrobatics and more!
Creators of site specific work in unique locations.
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Stunned Mullet CIRCUS
Founded in 2020, Stunned Mullet Circus is the collaboration of acrobatic and real life partners Sam and Josie, who have over 30 years' combined experience as circus performers. The Company was created to recognise Sam and Josie’s resilience, adaptability and connection and provide opportunities for them to share their joy of circus with the world.
We hope to leave our audiences with a sense of wonder, reflection and possibility while challenging the societal gender norms through our work. With an abundance of skill and a whole lot of laughs, Stunned Mullet Circus aims to warm the heart and lighten the soul.
Josie Wardrope's spark for physicality lead her to NICA where she specialised in Swinging Trapeze and Handstands and graduated with a Bachelor of Circus Arts in 2012. She has been performing and teaching throughout Australia and beyond ever since. Josie loves heights, outdoor adventures and kitchen dance parties. She is quick to grin, crafty with (and on) her hands and is convinced that upside down time gives an excellent perspective on life! She formed TEOC circus with Anna Murray in 2016 and toured Australia and overseas performing in a variety of shows at festivals and events such as the Western Australian Circus Festival, Adelaide Fringe and the Taipei Arts Festival. Josie's touring continued after joining Circus Oz in 2018.
She also worked with One Fell Swoop Circus before creating Stunned Mullet Circus with her partner in crime Sam Aldham in 2021, with a focus on outdoor and site specific performances and events.
Sam Aldham began his life in circus at a young age, his father was a world famous human cannonball but was one day shot to far from the cannon into the ocean which led Sam to pursue a career in circus in hope to find his father who was never found. He started this journey in 2004 working at Club Med resorts as a flying trapeze performer and instructor. After travelling through resorts in Asia and France as a flyer and catcher he returned to Melbourne where he joined Flying Trapeze Australia. He performed and taught in festivals including Summer Fun Festival in Melbourne, Tasmanian Circus Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Moomba Festival Melbourne. He also travelled to Abu Dhabi for a month-long summer festival.
Sam attended the National Institute of Circus Arts from 2009 to 2011, training in corde lisse (vertical rope), comedy acrobatics and hoop diving. In 2011 he formed Three High Acrobatics with his acrobatic partners Chris Carlos and Taka Seki. Their first full-length show premiered in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. After winning the 2012 Gasworks Circus Showdown competition with their production Knock Off, Three High Acrobatics toured to festivals throughout Australia, and created another award-winning show Cirque du Bloke. He then joined Circus Oz in 2014 and has toured around Australia and the world in various shows. The last few years between contracts he has also performed with Dislocate and One Fell Swoop Circus. With over 15 years experience as a circus performer and trainer, and with a background in theatre, Sam hopes to continue his career in the circus industry performing, teaching and creating.