Emily Ball
A new Chimaera member for 2007, Emily is a talented and experienced circus and fire performer having graduated from Circomedia in 2006 returning to train as a qualified circus instructor in 2007. Emily has been a huge asset to Chimaera as both a performer and seamstress, having created numerous costumes for the secret garden show. Emily performs with staff, club juggling, poi, firehands and acrobalance
Tim Chown
One of Chimaera's founder members, Tim is a well known and respected member of the European fire spinning community. Specialising in contact staff, Tim is renowned for both performing and teaching contact staff and double staff around the UK and Europe. With a background in martial arts, having competed in the 2005 British Karate Championships Tim is one of Chimaera's most durable performers, using staff, poi, contact juggling, club juggling, stilt-walking alongside his signature act - spinning a gigantic 12 foot long flaming staff while on stilts.