Maisy Luk

performing artist physical performer theatre maker actor puppeteer

I work predominantly as a physical performer, puppeteer, facilitator, an actor and aerial performer. Companies I have worked / been working for include Upswing Aerial Theatre, Scarabaeus Aerial theatre, London Academy of Gymnastics and Dance, Jacksons Lane Arts Centre, Certain Blacks, Inspirate UK, Kakilang Arts, Almeida Theatre, Delfina Foundation, Atmosphere Faces and other TV and filming agencies. I also work as a freelance teacher at Redbridge Drama Centre since 2018 teaching children between the age of 6-16 and hold an enhanced DBS. I am also within the artist network of Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) Arts to deliver participatory and live arts for hospital patients and staff and I deliver arts and crafts workshop such as puppetry making workshops for children for Hertford Museum. As an independent artist, I have developed my own theatrical narratives with the latest work performed at Cambridge Junction Arts Centre in November 2023 (duration 40 minutes long).

Credits

STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015, character Farney)
THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL (2015 character Penny)
STAN LEE'S LUCKY MAN: THE BRACELET CHRONICLES (2017 character Torch)
EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST DANCE (Street Theatre 2018, Complicite)
THE HOST (2020 character, gambler)

Training

 Teacher training certification with New England Centre for Circus Arts (NECCA),
Vermont, USA (2015)
 Trained by Frantic Assembly intermediate level (2017)
 Motion caption and creature creation with Sarah Perry at Shapes in Motion (2017)
 Gecko style of performance with Amit Lahav, the Artisitic Director and Founder of
Gecko (2017)
 Solo performance training with Colin Watkeys of Face to Face Festival of Solo Theatre
(2017)
 Theatre devising with David Glass Ensemble (2018)
 Explore emotion and character with Joy Richardson (productions at The National
Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company) (2018)
 The Poetic Body workshop with Founder of LISPA Thomas Prattki (2018)
 Clowning with Stefan Haves, master teacher for 8 Cirque du Soliel shows (2018)
 Clowning with Ira Seidenstein, author of Clown Secret (2018)
 Explore humour with theatre director John Wright (2019)
 Dark clown with Peta Lilly (2019)
 Dramaturgy Lab at 101 Outdoor Arts taught by Lou Cope (2022)
 Wall dance/ bungee work at Vertical Aerial Dance Harness Creative Labs August
(2019, 2022)
 Miming with Nola Rae (MBE) (2023)
 Breathing life into puppetry with Dr Sue Buckmaster, Artistic Director of Theatre Rites
(2023)
 Teenie tiny puppetry with Little Angel Theatre (2023)
 Fitzmaurice vocal technique (2023)
 British Academy of Screen and Stage Combat – unarmed (2023)
 Corporeal mime with Guillaume Pigé of Theatre Re (2021, 2022 and 2023)

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus
  • Film - feature
  • Live art
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama
  • Visual arts

What I do

  • Creative Access
  • Devising
  • Facilitating
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with Deaf artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development

Additional Languages

I speak fluent Cantonese, some Mandarin, and sign British Sign Language (Level 2)

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