Thomas Monckton is an award-winning physical theatre and circus performer originally from Patea, South Taranaki.
He trained at Christchurch circus school CircoArts, and the physical theatre school Lecoq in Paris.
He's returned to Aotearoa from his base in Helsinki for performances of The Artist, a solo a physical theatre comedy show he created.
You can see him in March as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, and in April at Wanaka's Festival of Colour, and Dunedin's Arts Festival.
Thomas Monckton Photo: supplied / Antti Saukko © 2017