The lineup for the fifth annual SOUTHLAND BUSKERS FESTIVAL includes; LISA LOTTIE (NETH) Lisa Lottie is a highly skilled, world-class hula-hoop artist born in Amsterdam. She has performed in 29 countries, over a hundred cities, has trained at Escola national de Circo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and holds a degree in circus from The Circus Space, London UK. She currently resides both in London, UK and Melbourne, Australia whilst touring the world wide street festival circuit with her show Bend it like Barbie. Lisa also performs contortion and aerial hoop and her videos have over 2 million hits on YouTube. lisalottie REUBEN DOT DOT DOT (AUS) Reuben DotDotDot defies gravity and death with acrobatic stunts and balances you need to see to believe. The show that has it all – humour; handstands; and holding on for dear life! With a spinning one-handed balance 20 feet up in the air, concrete never looked so hard… Winner Peoples Choice 2013 Vancouver Buskers Festival Winner Peoples Choice 2013 Victoria Buskers Festival Winner Peoples Choice 2013 Halifax Buskers Festival (2013 has been a good year!) reubendotdotdot CATE... GREAT! (CAN/USA) Handstands. Juggling. Really bad jokes. A world-class world traveller, Cate has performed on stages and festival pitches across the globe, including Dubai, Australia, Scandinavia, and Ireland, in addition to cities throughout the United States and Canada. Cate is a native of sunny Florida and an alumni of snowy École de Cirque de Québec. She’s been lavished all kinds of praise and won all kinds of awards, including the title of 2011 IJA Busking Champion, (which everyone agrees sounds pretty impressive), and is just pretty darn great in a general sort of way. categreat The Mr. Spin Show - Nigel Martin (AUS) The show is a highly skilled, comic vaudevillian style street/circus act. He performs a beautiful three-ball juggle, Chinese devil-sticking with baseball bats, one ball manipulation and an eight ball juggle, mixed with mad capped antics and an incredible sense of fun, not to mention a few hat tricks thrown in! This all culminates in him jumping on to an eight-foot zigzag unicycle (of his own design) from which he juggles three baseball bats while balancing a glass of water on his head! Mr. Wizowski (NZ) Michael Armstrong (aka Mr Wizowski) is a multi-talented performance artist who upon completing his law degree devoted himself to defying the laws of gravity. As a comedic MC with razor sharp wit he will have your guests in stitches. As a dare devil acrobat he will leave you pondering the physical limitations of the human body. Ranging from a short single act to break up your evening, to a full length show to amuse large groups of people, no matter what your needs, Mr Wizowski can deliver something unique that will blow you away. BAZZA - Most Improved Player (NZ) Meet BAZZA...the kid’s rugby trophy like no other! He’s cheeky, fun, and unpredictable. He might sing a national anthem or yell Dont kick it! Pass it, or he could escape from his stand and score a try. If youre lucky hell pass you the ball for you to have the glory! Bazza is an interactive clown performance for the whole family. Tweet: #bazza GUY LANGFORD (NZ) Guy is a kiwi performer who acts in theatre, sings a bit, and dresses up as bizarre characters at buskers festivals... From Mozart to Boy Bands to Gold Rugby Players,Guy’s got you covered and you’ll get to experience him at his best as he MCs the nightly Busker outdoor cabaret. Rubberband Boy (NZ) The Rubberband Boy is back again with his bag of tricks. On his travels around the world performing in over 26 countries he has developed an unusual style of comedy that stretches the imagination. This year in his rubber arsenal is ‘The One Man Band’ - a musical instrument powered by, you guessed it! As well as a telephone, country calendar, target shooting, a pogostick and of course the routine that has made him famous worldwide and earned him several Guinness World Records - the Rubberband Boy will have you in stitches with his sharp wit and ridiculous antics. The Alpha, The Omega and The Rubber-Band Boy! Man or Monster? You decide. Keith Preene’s GOLDEN GOOSE BINGO (NZ) Keith The Numbers Preenes GOLDEN GOOSE hits the Southland Buskers Festival in grand fashion- calling the numbers, giving away the meat packs and propping himself up with his life long chosen brew - Rheineck! Make sure you dont miss this hilarious walk through kiwianas back catalogue, wrapped up with an action packed, knock-out contest of everyones favourite numbers game - BINGO! If youre one of the lucky ones you may even go away with a platinum meat pack courtesy of the best butchery around town. Dont miss it! Lets...play...bingo!!!! *Dates, times and venues to follow
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:32:26 +0000
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