The Leopardman (aka) Gavin Hay is a street performer with over 12 years experience! This is his story!
At the impressionable age of 15 Gavin taught himself to juggle ping pong balls and roll-on deodorant, purely because he was bored and somewhat attracted to the scent! Two years later he witnessed the first street performance that he had ever seen!
One year after that he was out there doing it himself as one half of the comedy juggling duo "PERPETUAL MOTION" . This was a collaboration that was to span 5 years and saw them tour every state in Australia and New Zealand. It was a rollercoaster ride of sex, drugs, and debauchery!( JUST KIDDING ).
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In 1994 Gavin launched his solo career and spent the next 2 years traveling around Australia with various
different shows, characters, and strange implements! At this point it is not exactly clear what happened, but it is
presumed that somewhere deep inside the jungles of Far Northen Queensland, something strange and mysterious
happened!! Gavin transformed himself into "THE LEOPARDMAN"!!!!!!!!!
In 1997, the quest for high energy entertainment, the urge to make people laugh, and the desire to balance ever higher above the ground,
led to the creation of his now trade mark finale act, " The Precarious Pole of Possible Peril"!!!!!!
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Over the years Gavin has trained and performed with some of Australias premiere circus performance troups ,
including: Rock n Roll Circus, Bizircus, Circus Oz, and The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, where he learnt a variety of
skills, including: Hand Balancing, Juggling, Hoola Hoop, Acrobalance, clowning, and hairdressing!!
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The Leopardman ( Gavin Hay) has performed his show throughout Australia, New Zealand, U.K, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany,
Austria, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Croatia.
He has appeared at some of the best Street performing
festivals in Europe and Australia, including;
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Pinneberg comedy arts festival. Germany (1st. prize winner 2003)
Bamberg Zaubert . Germany ( 3rd prize winner 2003 )
Singapore river buskers festival 2003
Taste of Tasmania 2003
Perth Royal show 2003
Waterloo busker carnival. Canada 2003
Aeroclube Festival de Rua Brazil 2003
Rotterdam International Street performers festival (prize winner 2000)
Linz International Street Theatre Festival (Linz, Austria 2001)
Bremen La Strada Festival (Bremen, Germany 2000)
Vlarrdingen queensday celebration (Netherlands 2000)
Feldkirch gaukler festival(Austria)
Kleines Fest im Grossen Garten (Hannover, Germany 2002)
Fremantle Buskers Festival
Perth International Arts Festival (Australia, 2001, 2002) |
Who knows what the future holds? |
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