Our Staff
SA Circus Centre, the Home of Cirkidz is governed by a Board of Directors and managed by its General Manager and Artistic Director and supported by 6 core staff members.
Joshua Hoare: Artistic Director
Josh graduated from National Institute of Circus Arts (Swinburne University) University of Sydney and University of New England. His work spans circus and physical theatre, opera and event direction and facilitation. He has been an Australia council for the arts future leader, and Japanese government ship for world youth delegate. As an artistic director and trained linguist, Josh is committed to creative solutions for reclaiming sleeping languages. Josh has always been fascinated by the truths that bodies have access to, unavailable in verbal communication. His greatest work of art is his family with Andrea, and sons Arno and Oskar.
Nick Skibinski: General Manager
Nick has enjoyed a successful career in the Arts. He has specialised in providing business process, strategy, HR and general management advice and support for not-for-profit organisations. He is former Executive Director of Australian Dance Theatre, and Programing Executive for the Adelaide Festival Centre. In the nearly 10 years that Nick spent at the Adelaide Festival Centre he developed, presented and produced over 170 individual events and productions. From small scale industry developments programs, community cultural celebrations, mainstage performing arts and musicals through to the creation of the inaugural OzAsia festival as its first Executive Producer. He holds a BA in Arts Politics from Flinders University, and MBA from Adelaide University Business School. Nick is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Community Directors Australia.
His daughter joined the Cirkidz Tiddlerz program in 2012 and she is nurturing a keen interest in hula hoop and aerial silks.
Meredith Kitchen: Associate Director
Meredith Kitchen has had over 30 years of experience as a performer, choreographer, teacher and more recently as a director across different performing art forms including, dance, physical theatre, puppetry and circus.
She trained as a dancer from an early age and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. She went on to perform with Australian Dance Theatre, Dance North, Chrissie Parrot Dance Collective and The One Extra Company, before leaving dance behind and joining Compagnie Phillipe Genty in Paris, France where she remained for over 12 years. She collaborated with Compagnie Genty in roles of performer, rehearsal assistant, tour rehearsal director, choreographer in 5 different productions touring the world including the world expo 1998.
On leaving the company she created a full length solo work “Disappearing Acts” which toured Portugal and Spain. On returning to Australia in 2010 she took up the position of Head of Movement Studies at The National Institute of Circus Arts. She was in charge of designing, implementing and teaching the movement studies course over all year levels. She also worked the performance program on many NICA productions in both choreographer and director roles and more recently became Acting Head of Performance Studies.
Kylie Tilley: Admin Coordinator
Kylie has a vast background in customer relations, including work in the Disability sector & Construction industry. With a bit of a quirky personality, Kylie is loving the variety at the SACC centre. You will most likely see her smiley face welcoming you into the building. Kylie is responsible for coordinating and running Cirkidz regular programs, events and workshops, gathering feedback and presenting insights and program performance to the executive team while ensuring all relevant standards, processes and regulations are upheld. She loves her work with clients and staff and enjoys completing all projects as efficiently and promptly as possible, working to deliver programs that align with the organisation’s strategic visions. She is integral in managing relationships with clients, liaising with the marketing and communications team to increase awareness of SACC programs, and helping to expand and enhance the quality of existing programs.
