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16 STYLE | interview<br />
“I love being with family<br />
and all the different<br />
dynamics that come from<br />
all the personalities.” –<br />
Rosita Hendry<br />
image: Patrick Lazic<br />
Is travelling with Cirque Eloize in any way like<br />
growing up in a household of seven children?<br />
Most definitely. Growing up in a largeish<br />
family you get used to always having<br />
people around, learning to adapt to different<br />
personalities, and how to work as a team.<br />
When you are in close proximity with the<br />
same people day in and out you also learn<br />
when you need to just take quiet time for<br />
yourself. It’s made it an easy transition. I love<br />
being with family and all the different dynamics<br />
that come from all the personalities.<br />
When you do make it home, what’s the first<br />
thing you do?<br />
I haven’t been back in NZ for two and a half<br />
years but the first thing I will be doing after<br />
I say hello to all the family will be heading<br />
outside to the beach, weather permitting, or<br />
just somewhere outside in nature. The one<br />
thing I really miss on my travels is the fresh air<br />
and beautiful scenery we have all around us<br />
that is so accessible. It is just a way of life and<br />
one I didn’t really appreciate fully till I moved<br />
out of the country six years ago.<br />
What’s one thing we might be surprised to<br />
learn about you?<br />
I once entered Miss World NZ, which was a<br />
huge out-of-my-comfort-zone experience that<br />
meant I had to face my fear of public speaking.<br />
I was petrified but learnt what it meant to find<br />
courage in the midst of fear!<br />
image: Patrick Lazic<br />
What’s next on your high-flying horizon?<br />
As circus is contract based the future is always<br />
a little unknown. But I hope to be able to<br />
continue to have the opportunities to work<br />
for great international companies like Cirque<br />
Eloize touring the world, meeting new people<br />
and cultures, I would like to keep doing many<br />
different styles of shows so I continue to grow<br />
and develop as an artist. New Zealand will still<br />
always be home and eventually I would like<br />
to base myself in New Zealand again, maybe<br />
starting a community gym with my brothers<br />
incorporating sport and circus.
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