About Us

Kate trained in Drama at UCW Aberystwyth and Theatre Design with Motley at the National Theatre, London. She is a founding member of Cimera. She has worked for over 30 years as a Theatre Designer, Playwright and Creative Director/ Producer for professional and community arts projects all around these islands. 

She wrote ‘Drudwen’ and ‘Mi Glywais Gan Aderyn Bach’ for Cimera and has developed concepts, co-devised and designed performances, walkabout characters, and parades for the company including ‘Let them eat cake’, ‘Mari Llwyd’, ‘Commedia Masquerade’ and ‘Scylla, Charybdis and Poseidon’. 

Kate’s other recent work includes Theatre Designer for many productions at the RCSSD including ‘The Wonderful World of Dissocia’, ‘Blue Stockings’ and ‘Lear’. Co-Writer and Designer ‘Aphrodite in Flippers’, Bold and Saucy Theatre Company. She currently works with Anno’s Africa Malawi as a mentor in circus and theatre arts. 

A cultural and genetic hybrid with a dark sense of humour, Kate is a Welsh speaker, lives in the mountains, was born and raised in South London and has equally divided Carmarthenshire and Norfolk roots.

As one of the founders of Cimera, Iago has been performing, creating characters and performances with the company since 2013.  He most recently played Ogi / Trystan in the National tour of ‘Drudwen’.  He has a wide range of circus and performance skills, most notably acrobatics, acrobalance, aerial and physical comedy. 

He got involved in circus aged 15 turning his love of fire and being bendy into artistic creation and performance.  He trained in acrobatics with Polichinello circus in Sheffield, toured with No Fit State as a trainee on Bianco, and performed in Bodies in Urban Spaces in Bangor and Swansea. Other acting and circus performing credits include; ‘Y Crincod’ – Llwyfan Gogledd Cymru, ‘Coppelia’, ‘Troi a Throsi’, ‘Y Goeden Annwn’ and ‘Tri’ – Syrcas Circus. 

Iago travelled to Malawi with Anno’s Africa in 2017 to teach aerial to children in Nhkata Bay.  Iago is a first language Welsh speaker, loves growing plants and looking after his ducks.

Lauren has been working with Cimera Since 2013 and loves being a part of our exciting and ever growing company. She is a trained Actor who has embraced some skills as a circus performer. Including stilts, fire, aerial. She teaches circus skills workshops and loves community engagement events. You may also see her direct projects in the near future.  

She loves working with children and families, and believes performing is about having fun and playing characters, trying out ideas through dance, acting, using physicality and you will always hear her promoting the arts!! She is also a stunt woman for film and Tv and work with animals in film! Some of you may have seen the lovely cats and owls on CBBC the Worst Witch, or stunt Work Gangs of London and the latest Bollywood films. The skills she has developed through her own personal practice all go hand in hand. Her passion is to provide entertainment and bring joy to those who get to be part of our shows and events.

She is a life long animal lover and a mother of two.  She has played international Rugby and lived in some unusual places such as Borneo, Malaysia and The United Arab Emirates. She is looking forward to welcoming lots of new faces to our exciting outdoor events.

Daisy’s passion lies in aerial arts. Her main discipline is aerial hoop, but she is also trained in static trapeze, aerial silks, straps and Spanish web.  

Daisy started out her circus journey while training to be a journalist in university, attending static trapeze classes at Black & Blue Circus in Liverpool. After working as a journalist in London until the age of 25, Daisy decided she would rather write her own story than follow other people’s, so she joined a travelling circus and performed throughout the UK. 

Returning to North Wales in 2018, Daisy joined Syrcas Cimera and has been teaching and performing with them ever since, as well as working as solo performer. Daisy also works in community engagement, working on a literature for wellbeing project around North Wales.

Mary spent her formative years in Meirionydd before working as a project manager, later continuing her education in moving image at Central Saint Martins College and directing documentary at The National Film and Television School.

Mary began her Arts career working on a national community arts project in partnership with Techniquest Science Centre, before joining The Arts Council of England where she managed a portfolio of over 70 clients in the visual arts, dance and touring sectors. Mary then worked strategically advising ministers, before working on the Economic Plan for London, London 2012 Olympics and working in Parliament in a bicameral position as the leading digital producer for moving image projects for the House of Commons and House of Lords.

Mary is passionate about social justice, human rights and community cohesion. She served as Equalities board member for the GLA and as a director of Lambeth Law Centre for several years, which provided legal representation for a number of high-profile cases, including Windrush clients. Mary currently sits on the disability taskforce for the Bar Standards Board.

Mary has worked on numerous freelance projects for arts organisations and festivals including Andrew Logan (artist), The Green Man, Big Chill and Tonnau festivals. In 2016 Mary showcased her human rights films alongside Ken Loach at the Black-e in Liverpool. Mary recently created an installation for The Buxton Fringe and New Mills festivals, where she exhibited alongside The Orb founder Jimmy Cauty. Mary won the Visual Arts Prize at Buxton in 2021.

With a keen eye for innovation, creativity and purposeful projects with a community soul, Mary is delighted to join the board of Cimera. “It’s the most exciting organisation in North Wales, delivering genuinely engaging and exciting work, thanks to it’s extraordinarily talented team.”

Raine has over 35 years’ experience in business administration, project finance and internal audit. During her career she has worked for many local organisations including Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre, Natural Resources Wales and is currently working for Bangor University as a Finance Administrator on two projects. 

She has a long association with community arts and has been involved in several Cimera events. Over the years, she has taken time out of her career to travel abroad and work at various festivals in the UK including Glastonbury, Big Green Gathering and the Northern Green Gathering. More recently she has performed at Festival No 6 and many other local carnivals and festivals with Bloco Sŵn - a local samba band. 

Raine has recently become a grandmother and enjoys drumming, rowing and regularly sails locally. However, in 2017 she had her greatest sailing adventure yet crossing the Atlantic from Pwllheli to Bermuda (and back again) in a 54’ trimaran. 

Alex grew up in the beautiful North Wales countryside and has been involved with Cimera since his early teens. Working for Cimera has enabled him to do the things he loves – travel, teaching and preforming.  

He travelled to Malawi with Cimera and the charity, Annos Africa, on an enrichment program to educate local artists on creating a sustainable business for producing young talent, acts and opportunity for some of the most naturally talented people in the world. Working alongside the locals in Mzuzu was a great insight into different cultures and was a brilliant learning opportunity for him as a young man just out of A levels.  

He has also had the opportunity to be part of an array of performances, in front of hundreds of people all over the country, from fire juggling to stilt walking, from festivals to street carnivals. You name it, he’s done it!  

He is a jack of all trades but especially enjoys juggling and has recently conquered the elusive 5 ball cascade and he doesn’t plan on stopping there!

Claire is a mother of four originally from Nantlle. She has been involved with community circus and theatre arts since 2007 when she first volunteered on a project in Talysarn. Claire and her kids have been active participants in Cimera’s work since its beginning in 2013. Claire is a workshop leader, stilt and fire performer.      

Claire has many years’ experience of working with socially excluded and marginalized young people. Including as a support worker at Treborth, Brynllwyd and Porthmadog special units/ schools and is dedicated to supporting vulnerable members of the community through the Arts. She is a first language Welsh speaker and loves walking the mountains, photography and fire poi.