BIOGRAPHIES
Photography by Jac Pleass
Andrew (Cooky) Cook is a co-founder and director of the
Circosis Circus Company. Having grown up on remote indigenous communities
in Central Australia he has a unique view of the world that has translated
through performance into quirky characters, influenced by the desert as well
as greats such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.
His passion for circus ignited in 2003 when a local community circus cast
him as the lead role in their first production. He went on to train with and
alongside Lunar Circus, Blackrobats, Westside Circus and Cirkidz, and with a
Diploma of Circus Arts from CircoArts, he specialises in juggling, acro-balance,
unicycle and slack rope.
One of the many joys of his career has been being able to offer voluntary
social circus in coummunties all around the world, including in South Africa,
Madagascar, Costa Rica and India.
Photography by delphine.co.nz
Sarah Cook is a co-founder and director of Circosis
Circus Company. She has worked and lived on remote indigenous communities in
the N.T. for the past 20 years where she has been involved in Community and
Youth Development. She is passionate about equality, social justice and
empowerment.
With her relentless strive for standards of excellence in circus and physical
theatre she has established a reputation as an extraordinary strongwoman and
performer. She has been trained by the likes of circus artists from the Moscow
Circus and Circus Oz, as well as being part of Cirque du Soleil's Social
Circus Program.
After she graduated with a Diploma of Circus and Performing Arts in 2009 at
Circo Arts in NZ, she toured internationally to New Zealand, Central and South
America, Africa, Europe and Asia.
A highlight of her career was producing and touring the Circosis theatre
show "A Circus Affair" to Europe, and performing in Edinburgh, Berlin, Venice
and Tokyo.
Photography by Geoff Pryor
Inyika Cook began performing at just 3 weeks old. She has since
performed in 3 continents, made her stage debut to a crowd of 500 and been
loved in many schools and communities throughout South Australia and the
Northern Territory.
She loves balancing with her father, hula hooping with her mother, dancing
and puppies.
It's been said that she will run away from the circus and become an
accountant. We don't mind, as she'll still be juggling numbers!
