Jesstar Entertainment and Kaleidoskope have performed in numerous events throughout South Australia and the world.
In 2007 - 2011 Circus Skills Workshops for the Australian Sports Commission as part of the Active after school communities OSHO programs. Workshops were held at – SA Primary Schools – Our lady of Visitation, Largs Bay, Clovelly Park, St Margaret Mary’s School, Alberton, Ingle Farm, Blackfriars Priory School and Boral Constructions Materials.
2008- St John the Baptist School, Tenison Woods Catholic School and Allenby Gardens Primary and many others.
Festival Centre, Lion Arts, Heaven, Essential Talent, Aardvark Entertainment, Mighty Good Productions, Carclew Youth Arts Centre, ANZ Bank, Mclaren Vale on the Lake, Angus Robertson, Governor Hindmarsh, Elizabeth Park School, Port Youth Theatre.
Norcenni Girasol Club – Italy, Crescendo Entertainment- London, Fridge Club – Brixton London, Stellenbosch Academy of Fashion- South Africa, La Piedra del Sol- Modena Como Italy. World Trade Centre- Mexico City, Shopping Centres- Pabellón Polanco, Sanborn´s, Plaza Cuicuilco, Plaza Insurgentes, Plaza Universidad, Sears, Manhattan (fotografía) México City, Chivas- Guadalajara Mexico, Out back Restaurant, Trompo Magico, Galerías, Chevrolet, University of Guadalajara, Voka Finlandia, Banamex Bank, Mantra club, Hilton Hotel, Sanborn, Honda, Acura, Audi, Vital, Globo museo del niño, Quinta Real, Bansi, Expo Joya- Guadalajara México. Hotel Paradisus- Riviera Maya Cancún Mexico, Bahia Principe- Tulum Riviera Maya Mexico, Glazz night club- Cancún, Tutix Bar, Blue Parrot- Playa De Carmen Mexico and Diblasio Concierto Plaza Galería- Guadalajara
Walkerville, Prospect, Gilberton, Raff Base, Port Lincoln High School, Marryatville, Norwood , Glenelg East ,Mt Gambier Schools, Devit, Burnside, Para Hills, Scotch College, Hallett Cove, Golden Grove, East Adelaide, etc.
Jessica Pierce originally trained in performing and visual arts in Adelaide. She then completed studies in Commedia Dell’Arte and acrobatics with Antonio Fava in Italy.
Later, she studied graphic design in México in 2005. She studied Certificate IV in Screen in 2007 at Tafe SA, then Drama at Tabor College in 2008.
She has 18 years of extensive experience running workshops and presenting performances nationally and internationally. She received an Australia Day – Mayoral Commendation Award in 1996 for outstanding achievements.
Jessica aims to encourage and empower individuals, groups and communities through teaching and performing.
Jessica Pierce began sewing clothes at an early age of 15. She was then asked by Juggling suppliers Australia if she would like to have a job sewing juggling balls. Jessica very confidently said yes. On the weekends she sold juggling balls, jewellery and juggling equipment for the company. Jessica soon realised she needed to learn how to use this equipment if she was going to sell it.
She then joined the juggling club, Cirkidz, worked and trained with Earth Circus and was an artist in residence at Carclew Youth Arts Centre at the age of 19. She ran workshops for children in art and circus, performed and made clothes and costumes under the label, Androix X. She had exhibitions and fashion parades.
Jessica worked over seas for 9 years in Circus and Arts in Mexico, South Africa, London and Italy. Jessica feels she learnt a lot about the world and its cultures and realizes she is a greater person for having such global experiences which has become a part of her life tapestry and eternal wisdom.
She now lives in Adelaide where she has been the artistic director of Jesstar Entertainment for 5 years. Philippe Quoilin Jessica’s juggling teacher passed down the Juggling club for her to run and continue the Zen art of juggling for others to learn and experience. Philippe Quoilin had run the juggling club for 22years.
Through a personal search of balance and harmony in fitness and creativity and a cultivation of many influences from people, babies, children, students, teachers, wise elders, resources, business’s, companies, learning departments and education resources as well as various other life ingredients, Kaleidoskope was created by Jessica Pierce to commence in 2012.
Kaleidoskope represents the tools that create shapes and forms to form heavenly designs. The 7 wheels of heaven represents the 7 different coloured wheel chakras with in the body system, the 7 colours of the rainbow, The first 7 years of a child’s life and 7 days a week ect. When the wheels are spinning in the right timing, frequency, harmony and balance the human being becomes the living light and a channel for the divine to flow through. For example in the first 7 year cycle of a child’s life all their beliefs, patterns likes and dislikes will be crated for their life’s journey. Each year the child is on a journey of learning and discovery in life skills, creativity, fun, knowledge, fitness, coordination, communication and unity. The 7 year cycle will continue into the teenage and adult’s life 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63 and 70 years ect. The 7 year cycle will replay it’s self over and over in positive or negative experiences depending on the first 7 year cycle that was developed. Kaleidoskope represents the 7 coloured wheels of heaven on earth and when spun in unison the colours become white which is the representation of the soul in harmony and in divine light.
Jessica aspires to create a Kaleidoskope village in the Adelaide Hills for community.
Jessica believes by setting your own goals and dreams that any thing is possible and can be achieved.
Jessica Pierce has worked as Android-X, Malabar Danza Teatro, Jesstar Entertainment, and now Kaleidoskope.
Circus Skills, clowning, mask making, hats and headdress making, Japanese origami, sports and games, Games in pool, drama and mime, theatre performances for parents, face painting, talent show, making puppets, musical instruments and circus props, dance, improvisation, Muriel displays and creative projects.
… Shows animation and Performance’sFire shows, Mime show, Clown show, Juggling laser light show, Mexican puppet performance, Life water statue- Angel (fountain), Ultra violet light shows, Pinocchio and Jepetos life marionette.
… AnimationComic actors- Japanese, Krishna, Puppets, Witch and hunch back, Pirates, Cave men, Robots, Clowns, Jugglers, magician and Stilts.
Jessica has conducted workshops and performed in many events throughout South Australia.
| Month | Event/Venue | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| January | City of Campbelltown Library | Two circus skills workshops |
| Woodside OSHC | Circus skills workshops | |
| Coromandel Valley Primary School | Magic making workshop | |
| Blackwood primary school | Circus skills workshops | |
| St John Bosco Primary School | Clown show | |
| Ingle Farm Shopping Centre | Balloon modelling | |
| Aberfoyle Hub Shopping Centre | Three days mask making workshop | |
| Adelaide Oval | Face painting | |
| Adrad staff party | Magic show and balloon modelling | |
| Tunarama Festival | Circus workshops, stilt walking and unicycle characters | |
| February | Market day Central Markets |
Roving fruit juggler |
| Zing Sag Circus Holiday program |
Circus workshop | |
| Festival of Love | Roving jester | |
| Fresh food market day Westfield Marion shopping centre |
Roving chef juggler | |
| 102.3 radio for Valentines day | Mime performer | |
| Walford Anglican school | Circus skills workshop | |
| March/April | Ink pot Arts Inc | Circus skills workshop |
| Fresh food market day Westfield Marion shopping centre |
Roving chef juggler | |
| Nairne OSHC | 7 circus skills workshop | |
| Mt Barker South Primary School | 7 circus skills workshop | |
| Plympton Primary School | 7 circus skills workshop | |
| Littlehampton Primary School | 7 circus skills workshop | |
| Youth Expo - Yac –Rap Forums Adelaide Hills Community Health Service |
Circus performances | |
| Fresh food market day Westfield Marion shopping centre |
Roving chef juggler | |
| Bluestone Mt. Barker Developments |
Show, roving rabbit | |
| Zig Zag Circus | Nine circus workshops | |
| Alice in wonderland characters Carrick Hill |
Character | |
| Para Banks shopping Centre | Easter craft workshops | |
| Star of the sea | Magic and circus workshop | |
| May / June | Thebarton Theatre | Circus Spectacular |
| Entertainment Centre | Fire performance | |
| St Catherine’s OSHC | 7 circus skills workshop | |
| Hawthorndene Primary School | 7 circus skills workshop | |
| July / August | Zig Zag Circus | Nine circus workshops |
| Variety Party for disabled people Convention Centre |
Jesstar the juggler | |
| Seymour College | Jesstar juggler show | |
| Woolworths Opening Blakes Crossing |
Clown roving | |
| Grange Primary School Paradise Community Church Antonio School West lakes shore School Our Lady Queen of peace Belair Primary School Colonel light gardens Primary School Paradise Primary School Our lady of visitation Le Fevre Primary School Eden Hills Primary School Unley primary school St Ignatius Junior College Riverdale OSHC |
Holiday program Circus Skills workshops | |
| Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council |
Circus skills workshop | |
| Ahaens Circus dinner event Convention Centre |
Juggler, magician, stilt walker & mime | |
| Our lady Queen of peace | Two days, circus clown workshops | |
| Central Market Promotions |
Balloon clown | |
| Heart Kids Sa | Three hour drop in circus workshop | |
| September | Blakes Crossing Village Event launch |
Jesstar roving |
| Craigburn Primary School | 7 Circus skills workshop | |
| Fresh food market day Westfield Marion shopping centre |
Roving chef juggler | |
| Zig Zag Circus | Ten circus workshops | |
| Lefevre High School | Circus workshops | |
| October | Yankalilla Show | Three hours drop in circus workshop Stage performance |
| Carclew Youth Arts Centre | Circus workshop | |
| Blackwood Primary School | Circus workshop | |
| Le Cornu Family fun day | Four roving sets and characters | |
| Poetry Slam Mitcham Library With Circus Elements |
Performance | |
| Family Picnic fun day | Unicyclist clown | |
| Vale Park OSHC | Two circus Workshops | |
| Ingle Farm shopping Centre | Two clown shows | |
| Noarlunga Leisure Centre | Circus workshop | |
| Scotch Collage Oshc | Circus workshop | |
| Family fun day Parabanks Shopping Centre |
Face painting | |
| School Holiday Entertainment | 3 days Circus workshop | |
| Entertainment Centre Ronald McDonald house Gala ball |
Fire show | |
| St Mary’s College | Roving juggler | |
| Adelaide Hills Spring Whites Festival Bird in Hand Winery |
Circus workshop | |
| November | Credit Union Clowning parade | Clowning workshops for pageant |
| Murray Bridge Christmas Pageant | Unicycle cops, stilt walker and juggler | |
| Le Cornu Family fun day |
Jesstar performances, balloon sculpting | |
| Charlottes 6th Birthday | Show and workshop | |
| Strawberry Fete | Roving jester, face painter and circus workshop | |
| Zig Zag Circus Jolley’s boathouse |
Jesstar performing | |
| December | Bridgewater Kindergarten | Clown show |
| Zig Zag Circus | Eight circus workshops | |
| IKEA | Six days of roving characters | |
| Zig Zag Circus | Eight circus workshops | |
| Unley Citizens Centre | Jesstar roving | |
| Eat well be active Primary School project | Performance |
Commendation award, outstanding achievement and contribution to the community.
Thank You so much for all your amazing work in creating and facilitating over the long weekend at Carclew’s KidZone workshops at WOMADelaide 2016. We simply could not have done it without you and really appreciated your time effort to make it such an incredible weekend for so many children (and their parents/guardians) and the team working with you. Over the weekend we worked with 950+ children across 48 workshops with 8 different workshops – often in hot, humid and sticky conditions, all without complaint. You guys rock!
The juggler captivated the children’s attention in the inauguration of Papirolas.
That’s magic, she’s funny.
A whole new meaning to performance.
Enriching performances.
Jessica Pierce is a dynamic and energised artist. By working with people to discover their own creativity, Jessica assists the development of individuals as they extend beyond their own boundaries. She is resourceful, versatile and dependable in performance and workshop situations and ensures inclusiveness is paramount.
Dynamic performance and workshop. I would not hesitate to have the group perform again.
Vibrant, Creative, Enthusiastic, Skilled, Passionate, Encouraging, Embracing. Jessica Pierce has all these qualities and many more, and has developed a series of professional workshops for young people in her visual art area. We were fortunate to have had Jessica working in the Loft Studio for a year, and have employed her to conduct workshops for young people in our school holiday programs, which she has done with zest and creative passion, and had learnt the respect of her students.
The audience really enjoyed the performance and were amazed at your skills. You both looked great… I especially liked Jessica’s costume, she looked spectacular! Thanks again for entering into the spirit of the evening.
In my opinion, circus class is one of the best activities you could choose for your child. It is so multi-faceted that it has the value of doing several other activities. It is great for fitness, co ordination, imagination, creativity, self expression, confidence, performance skills, teamwork, following instructions, respect, spatial awareness, circus equipment skills, gymnastics and acrobatics. Most importantly, the kids have so much fun, while they’re being taught in a structured, positive and nurturing environment. I would highly recommend it.
My 6 year old daughter Isis has been attending Zig Zag Circus workshop on a Wednesday evening for the past 8 months. I have found that from working together with Jessica my daughter has increased confidence in herself and also when speaking or performing in front of other people, she has enjoyed the classes immensely and whilst Jessica is teaching my child new skills there is a great friendship and also lots of fun. I have always found Jessica very professional and understanding and all the children adore her. Many Thanks.
Jessica is a warm, confident person who works well with the children. The children have all enjoyed their time with her.
An original dramatic piece along an environmental theme was performed to approximately 30 children in the 5 – 12 year age range, with the children being invited to participate in a range of workshop style activities relative to the play and theme.
The short play was suitable for the ages involved in both length and content and reflected an understanding on the part of the players (also the authors) of the developmental needs of this broad age range. The production was well costumed and featured characters which the children could understand and recognise....
