Biography

Zoe Ryan

After completing a 5-year training in classical ballet and musical theatre at The Arts Educational Schools. Zoë went on to study circus: acrobatics, clowning and Capoeira based stage fighting.

Zoë then went on to study her other passion: photography, completing a degree in Professional Photography at The Arts Institute Bournemouth. Zoë worked in production on fashion and advertising shoots for Vogue, Tank, Rankin and Nadav Kandar. She then went on to become a successful photographer shooting for high profile clients such as the BBC.
In 2009 Zoë was invited to work with High Performance Productions where she was taught about the wonderful world of circus and corporate show production by professional Bryan Donaldson: High Performance Productions: Director, Batman Live: Aerial consultant. From that day on there was no turning back; coming full circle Zoe flung herself into performance again but this time around as a creative producer.
In 2010 Zoë formed her own company Zoë Ryan Artists and still works closely with Bryan Donaldson on many projects.

Using her performance based education, fashion and advertising production skills and entertainment event management experience, Zoe has begun her own business with a unique and varied view point which is often advantageous especially when dealing with a company’s image.

Bryan Donaldson: Aerial Consultant, Aerial Rigger and Producer

Bryan comes from a 3rd generation theatrical family background in New Zealand. Although beginning at a young age acting in theatre and performing as a magician, Bryan went on to become an experienced aerial & acrobatic circus artist performing doubles corde lisse, flying trapeze, balance perch, adagio,
Russian swing, the wheel of death and casting cradle. Bryan travelled the world as an aerial artist and rigger with touring circus companies for many years establishing an accomplished and respected reputation as part of ‘Duo Vertigo’. In 2003 he founded the London based venture ‘High Performance’ with Joe Hull and has since become a highly acknowledged practitioner and consultant in the world of
circus production & performer rigging.

Credits include . . .

* Aerial Director for the Olivier Award winning ‘Zorro the Musical‘
* Aerial Consultant for ‘the multi award winning ‘Billy Elliot the Musical‘
* Creative & Technical Circus Consultant on ‘Batman Live’ World Tour.
* Circus Safety Consultant on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Love Never Dies‘.
* Project Manager on the world first installation of ‘High Wire across
Wembley Stadium’.
* Installation Manager for ‘Girl on Wire’ across Battersea Power Station with
TV presenter Helen Skelton for Comic Relief & BBC.