Words & Pictures

For the project New Circus Portraits, series #3 I interviewed the subjects and wrote text panels which were exhibited with the portraits.

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Daryll John

The big guy with the big hair, known as the idiot strongman, Daryll is a New Zealander who sought asylum in Australia in1992... status still pending. He studied psychology and worked as an actor before discovering circus at the Circus Space in London where he trained. Darryl joined Circus Oz in 1993, and after three years on the road with Oz the time came for him to branch out and freelance around Australia and internationally, working as a performer, rigger and production manager. Before long though, Dazza found himself back in a dress in the middle of the ring, performing with Circus Oz again. Darryl is a juggler, acrobat, aerialist, tambourine virtuoso and member of the Circus Oz Board of Directors. He is currently dividing his time between touring with Oz and spending time at home on Browns Island on the Murray River. Last haircut 1982.

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