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Jess Love

About Me

Yes I did it, conformed to popular culture and got a myspace page...................... If you can't beat 'em join 'em!And so it goes...Jess Love is one of the fresh young faces in the international circus scene. In the last 8 years she has performed in 10 different countries with 10 different companies, won awards and competitions, performed on the street, in theaters, in big tops, in Tiny Tops, in the Sydney Opera house and even her lounge room.She specializes in Hula Hoops, Acrobatics, Adagio, Double Trapeze, Skipping, Chinese Poles and Hoop Diving. But has also been known to dabble in Flying Trapeze, juggling, Spinning Bowls and much more!At the age of 5 Jess was tumbling, swinging, leaping and balancing. She trained in gymnastics for 7 years and finished at level 7. She won poetry eisteddfords at age 7, held 2 world records for skipping at age 8, starred in her first musical at 10, and trained gymnastics at the AIS at 11, and somewhere in there she found the time to learn to juggle...In 2000 Jess moved from Brisbane to Melbourne to pursue a career in Circus Arts. She was accepted into NICA and was among the first group of graduates to receive a Bachelor of Circus Arts in 2003. During her 3 years at NICA Jess performed in two Fringe festivals, was a regular at Acts of Absurdity both on and off the stage, wowed audiences at the Famous Spiegel Tent and the Sydney Opera House, clubs, pubs and corporate events and was in Dislocate's A Public Liability.In 2004 Jess was given an honorable mention at the Fringe Awards for Best Female Performer for her work in The Candy Butchers- A Circus Sweatmeat.Since graduating Jess has performed with Dislocate, Throwdown, Gurlesque, The Tiny Top, Circus Quirkus, Sideshow Paradiso, Baby Take A Bow Burlseque, The Candy Butchers, Circus Oz and on many streets and side walks in Australia and around the world in the multi award winning duo street show Erratic-Crobatic and her spunky solo show The Jess Love Team.

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My Blog

Hospital living

When one thinks of a hospital they think of the sick, dying, birthing, syringing, defibrillators, white coats and rubber gloves. Well I can tell you the last 2 weeks of my life have been spent under t...
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 01:43:00 GMT

When will I see you again?

Sooooo... my 3 weeks in Canada turned into 3 months! I'm about to head back to the smell of springtime in Melbourne. I arrive home on the 28th September, I think! I don't know what I'm doing with my l...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:02:00 GMT

My Korea Career

Well after 8 weeks of picket fence heaven in Melbourne, I have to pack my bags and head back to life on the road.2 weeks in Korea with the Candy Butchers followed by a 2 week tour of the east coast of...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 19:24:00 GMT

Sooo....that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

Car broke down. Got stuck in Tailem Bend for 2 nights. Nice man from caravan park helped fix my car. Nice man from caravan park just released from life sentence. Nice man from caravan park claims to b...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Adelaide BANGS

A big hot dry hello from THE Adelaide Fringe. Well I came with my solo street show and I've ended up working all over the festival from the Higher Ground cabaret to the Kids Comedy Gala to the Mutant ...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:20:00 GMT

The Pears

So I'm back in Bristown. About to start teaching, training and making some new work. I'll be down in Cleveland for the next few days with visits to the big smoke for a show here, a drink there. Stayin...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:41:00 GMT

***BRISVEGAS***

New York was very short lived! I only ended up staying 1 night. You see it all started when a guy decided he wasn't happy with his life. He packed up and flew over the seas for a better life...and he ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:38:00 GMT

so I smashed him

We did it, The Candy Butchers have now officially become an international company. We opened last night and finished with a standing ovation. In the middle, I busted my hand up in the fairy floss mach...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:27:00 GMT

The Greatest Show On Earth...

Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey, The Greatest Show On Earth...maybe once, certainly not any more. DJ and I caught their last show in the Pitts. The Elephants were pretty crazy but my favourite act, a...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:59:00 GMT

I’m on a plane, I can’t complain

35 hours in transit, landing finally in the land of the free. The armpit of that land...Pittsburgh. That was 8 hours ago...it's now 7am and I still can't sleep. My eyes are popping out of my head but ...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:56:00 GMT