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Roll up to Tararua Tramping Club these school holidays: KidzStuff Theatre for Children are bringing circus maestros Heidi and Sean to town!

A real hit with family audiences, Heidi Jean Lougher and Sean Kaata Dwen seamlessly blend circus arts like juggling and balancing with side-splitting comedy and a touch of danger. They have recently returned from training and performing in Iceland, Scotland, and Vietnam.

“I love performing on tour because every day is different,” says Heidi, who has a background as a visual artist with experience in improv and a passion for physical theatre. “Our last show in Da Nang, Vietnam was for a group of children from a local orphanage. The day before that, we performed for a group of high-level banking executives from across Vietnam.”

Suffice to say, Heidi & Sean Show appeals to all ages!

“I love that people, especially children, are always excited to see what is going to happen”, Sean says about how audiences react to the act. “They just trust that we know what we are doing and come along for the ride.”

When it comes to the upcoming KidzStuff season, Sean, who specialises in balancing and juggling arts and is an internationally renowned street performer, is especially looking forward to…

“Performing indoors”, he laughs. “Juggling outside in the Wellington winter wind can be ridiculous. I’m excited about our cosy and relatively intimate venue we are performing in.”

Get ready to clown around with this talented duo and brace yourself for the sky-high unicycle finale in Heidi & Sean Show, on from the 28^th of June to the 4^th of July.