Stan Ricketson Aerialist and Acrobat

Stan Ricketson’s background is in elite gymnastics, having trained at the High Performance Centre of Gymnastics in Melbourne Australia. Stan then went on to study Theatre Arts at Swinburne University Melbourne Australia, where he honed his performance skills. After completing his Diploma in Theatre Arts Stan went on to train for three years at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) graduating in 2011 specialising in Aerial Straps, Chinese Pole and Teeterboard. Stan has performed aerials and acrobatics all over the UK and in Europe with touring shows, corporate functions, traditional circus, cabarets and festivals. 

Stan is currently co-producing and performing in the new circus show 'Barbaroi' which premiered at 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival. 

'Barbaroi' has gone on to play at 2016 Tasmanian Circus Festival and will be headlining at 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival at the Peacock venue, Gluttony. 

Major/Specialty skills:

·       Aerial Straps

·       Chinese Pole

·       Teeter-board

·       Acrobatics

Previous show credits include:

·       2012 London Olympic Torch Relay

·       2012 London Paralympic Torch Relay

·       Incandescence, Cornwall UK

·       Invisible Circus, Bristol UK

·       Glastonbury Festival 2013 UK

·       Boomtown Fair 2013 UK

·       The Aeronaut, London

·       The Wam Bam Club, Cafe de Paris, London

·       Charles Chipperfield's Circus

·       P&O Cruise luxury liners

·       Pacha Club Sydney

·       El Circo, the Slide Lounge

·       Circolombia

       Barbaroi, 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival (co-creator, co-producer & performer)

       Barbaroi, 2016 Tasmanian Circus Festival

Barbaroi, 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival (co-creater/performer)  

·    London Hippodrome, 2016  

·       Soho Burlesque Club Late, 2016

·       Showtime Cabaret, Café de Paris, 2016

·       Western Australian Circus Festival, January, 2017

·       Celebrity Cruises Modern Luxury Cruises, 8th April – 29th September 2017  (Reflection)

·       Celebrity Cruises Modern Luxury Cruises, 25th November 2017 – 27th January 2018 (Equinox)

·       Celebrity Cruises Modern Luxury Cruises,  15th April 2018 – 7th September 2018 (Solstice)

Stan also has experience as a circus trainer, having taught on the degree program at the National Centre for Circus Arts (formally known as Circus Space) in London, Aircraft Circus (Woolwich, London) and Gravity Aerial Academy, London.

Stan has also taught aerial straps on the degree program at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in Melbourne, Australia.

Photography courtesy of Aaron Walker.

'Barbaroi' is an exciting new circus show created and produced by Stan Ricketson, AfterDark Theatre and Black Carnation. 

Inspired by the world of shadows where anything goes, and the gritty underbelly of society, Barbaroi is a blend of high octane circus, cabaret and physical theatre. Barbaroi has just finished a successful season in Melbourne and Tasmania, and will be also a headlining show for the Peacock venue in Gluttony at the 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival. 

Barbaroi is a blend of high octane circus, cabaret and physical theatre. With incredibly exciting acts to offer, including Chinese pole, Teeterboard, Cyr wheel, Aerial straps, Foot juggling, Duo Rolla Bolla and many more, Barbaroi will have audiences on the edge of their seats from beginning till end.