About us


Born in 1993, 13,000 kilometres apart, the two founding members of Hands some Feet are Liisa Näykki from Tampere (Finland), and Jeromy Zwick from Perth (Australia). They met each other in Brussels, Belgium during their 3 year training at the prestigious circus school “École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque” (ESAC)”.

 

Performances


Hands some Feet (The show)

-currently on tour-

The Finnish word “hepuli” means to have a sudden outburst of uncontrollable emotion, regardless of the type of feeling.

In this unconventional love story, a juggler and a tightwire dancer meet and give a universal performance of young couples under the thrall of “hepuli” - the thrills, the frustrations and the explosions.

Playfully combining their mastery of juggling and tightwire, Hands some Feet complement their skills with innovative acrobatics, physical theatre, jump ropes and live music with instruments from opposite sides of the globe. A gust of madness, a fresh breath of poetry, a sparkling alchemy!

The performance was a wonderful and entertaining experience with incredible feats of acrobatics, juggling and coordinated skills. ★★★★½
— FringeFeed
The couple work perfectly in harmony together, combining their skill sets together in an artful way that looks stunning. ★★★★½
— The Fourth Wall
Will both bring you joy and leave you gobsmacked. ★★★★
— The West Australian
Esityksen tunteet ovat suuria, pakahduttavia
— Teatteri & Tanssi + Sirkus

To date Hands some Feet has been performed more than 100 times and toured in Finland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Australia and England to more than 30,000 people. 

 

-50min performance for indoor and outdoors, suitable for all ages.

Creation: 2017-2018

Premiere: October 2018, Joensuu

Artists/directors: Liisa Näykki & Jeromy Zwick 

Mentoring/outside eye: Meri-Maija Näykki

Music composition: Patrik Zeller

Light design: Riku Elo

Supported by: Alfred Kordelin Foundation, TelepART.

Residencies: Espace Catastrophe, Centre International de Création des Arts du Cirque – Brussels | Circus WA – Perth | Station Circus – Bâle | Sorin Sirkus – Tampere | Zirkus Quartier – Zurich | Agora Art Brussels – Bruxelles | Näyttämö – Joensuu | La Roseraie - Brussels.

 

In Creation


Three new works are currently in creation. Click the buttons below for more details.

 

Short forms


ALIVE

“ALIVE” is a short form jump rope routine full of good feelings, retro vibes and high technical skill. 

the joyful energy of the next duet, a high-octane skipping routine by Hands some Feet. Slick and sharp aster ropes whirled and whipped, Näykki and Zwick powered through the hiphop style routine with flair.
— Seesaw magazine
 

BALL MACHINES

A comical sports themed juggling routine with 100 balls flying at speeds up to 80km/h out of two tennis ball launching machines.

 

HOME

As enchanting as technically impressive. This act is a beautiful hommage to everything homely through a high level and sensually grounding tightwire performance.