John-Paul Zaccharini

John-Paul Zaccarini trained in Guildford and subsequently with Peta Lily, Phillipe Gaulier, David Glass, Lindsay Kemp and Andrew Dawson. He studied circus skills at The Circus Space, London. He performed as a soloist with the Adam Darius Company and worked as movement director for plays appearing at The Kings Head and BAC.

John-Paul founded the company Angels of Disorder in 1992 to produce political, passionate theatrical polemic. He curated and arranged multi-media club events, art shows and had fiction published. In circus, he worked with Circus Mamaloucus , Acid Cirque, Archaos, Cirkus Cirkor, Dramatern in Stockholm, Momentary Fusion, Heir of Insanity, No Ordinary Angels, The Dome Show and choreographed aerial dance for The Royal Variety Show ,The Nobel Prize Ceremonies and Hermes fashion house.

John-Paul directs for The Gandini Juggling Project, has performed on two tours of Enter Achilles for DV8 and carried out a research project for The Happiest Day of My Life. He was nominated for a Circus Fellowship from the Foundation of The Arts and for the Best Actor Award by The Stage for his performance in Throat.

"John-Paul Zaccarini rise above a world awash with emotional conflicts, identity issues, unresolved longings."

THE HERALD *****