NICA TEACHING STAFF LIST
ACADEMIC STAFF
Academic Leader Dr. Jenny Game-Lopata
Head of Circus Studies James Brown
VE Coordinator Tegan Carmichael
Performance Coordinator Zebastian Hunter
Movement Studies Coordinator Meredith Kitchen
Third Year Coordinator Aaron Walker
Second Year Coordinator Vasily Ivanov
First Year Coordinator Emily Hughes
Certificate IV Coordinator Alex Gullan
Certificate III Coordinator/ Andrea Ousley Social Circus Coordinator
Consultant Jenni Hillman
Senior Administrator Catherine Anderson
Senior Administrator Jenny Vanderhorst
TEACHERS
Performance Teacher Debra Batton
Circus History Dr Rosemary Farrell
Arts Management John Paul Fischbach
Technical Aspects of Circus Jamie Henson
Anatomy & Physiology Dr David Munro NICA TEACHING STAFF LIST
CIRCUS TRAINERS
James Brown Acrobatics, Adagio, Handstands, Russian Bar, Roue Cyr, Teeterboard, Foundations
Stephen Burton Acrobatics, Comedy Acro, Hoop Diving
Tegan Carmichael Foundations, Acrobatics, Dance Trap, Static Trap, Swinging, Single Point Aerial, Hula Hoops, Roller Skating, Group Pitching and Acrobatics
Gang (Charlie) Cheng Acrobatics, Chinese Pole, Handstands, Happy Cook, Unicycle, Chair Handstands
Adam Davis Chinese Pole, Acrobatics, Trampoline, Foundations, Hoop Diving, Adagio
Liudmila Druzhina Contortion, Handstands, Hula Hoops, Tightwire, Adagio
Karen Edelenbos Juggling, Manipulation, Hats, Hula Hoops
Helene Embling Rope, Swinging Trapeze, Static Trapeze, Tissu, Multicords
Anna Fisher Hula Hoops, Hoop Rolling
Brett Franzi Rope, Tissu, Acrobatics, Foundations, Single Point Aerial
Mireille (Mimi) Goyette Straps, Dance Trapeze, Aerial Hoop, Rope
Alex Gullan Foundations, Group Acrobatics, Trickline, Straps, Korean Plank, Wall Trampoline
Luke Ha Chinese Pole, Hoop Diving, Fork Manipulation, Foundations
Martine Howard Aerial Hoop, Vertical Aerials
Emily Hughes Cloudswing and Swinging Trapeze, Skipping, Static Trapeze, Dance Trapeze, Foundations NICA TEACHING STAFF LIST
Vasily Ivanov Adagio, Contortion, Handstands, Korean Plank, Pitching, Russian Bar, Russian Swing
Andrea Ousley Aerials, Performance
Lu Rong Acrobatics, Chinese Pole, Handstands, Happy Cook, Manipulation, Slackwire
Christian Schooneveldt-Reid Chair Handstands, Foundations, Teeterboard, Group Acrobatics
Ludwig Schukin Clowning, German Wheel, Manipulation, Roué Cyr, Straps
Siarhei (Serge) Sharapayeu Acrobatics, Straps
Earl Shatford Clowning, Group Bike, Happy Cooks, Free Standing Ladder, Group Juggling, Manipulation, Hoop Rolling, Unicycle, Rola Bola
Jess Smith Dance (Hip Hop, Jazz)
Aaron Walker Vertical Aerials, Dance Trapeze
Julian Wisdom Cradle, Flying Trapeze, Swinging Trapeze, Web, Aerial Ladder
Diana Zhang Adagio, Contortion, Hand Balancing, Group Bike, Foot Juggling