MY STORY
Zaki is a creative practitioner and multi-disciplinary aerialist, with a keen interest in identity, technology and narrative storytelling. He pulls from a diverse background in both movement and design to inform his creative practice.
Originally from Singapore, he has performed and coached internationally for the past 9 years alongside an interwoven path in design and tangible making. He recently obtained his master's degree in design from Central St. Martins in 2020.
Zaki believes in continual learning and taking an interdisciplinary approach, developing a personal sense of movement through incorporating complementary practices.
He works frequently across a broad spectrum of styles as an aerialist in a wide range of venues, from the Aeronaut to Underbelly festival, and is an Associate Artist with Upswing. Zaki is also a proud and frequent face within the London queer cabaret scene, most notably working with The Cocoa Butter Club, The Bitten Peach, Raze Collective and Boy Toy Events.
SKILLS
Flying Pole, Silks, Hoop, Pole,
Dance Trapeze, Slings, Spiral
AERIAL
Ballet, Barre, Frame Up (Heels), Chair
FLOOR
EDUCATION
BA Menswear - London College of Fashion
MA Material Futures - Central St. Martins
Full CV available upon request
COACHING
Specialising in act creation, creative moment, transitions and flow, and helping individuals develop their own style on the apparatus.
Contact for 1:1 sessions, available for a wide range of abilities.
PRESS
Zaki is a beacon of light, dominating the stage both with silks and the flying pole. His timing is flawless, and his delivery is impeccable.
Zaki Musa’s gender-being pole routine deserves a special mention as a stand-out section:
Alluring, graceful, challenging of conceptions.
“Circus cabaret for the 21st century”
Zaki Musa’s flying pole, in which he strips to a sequinned thong for an elegant pole dance, PVC platform heels squeaking against the metal, seems to fit that bill.