PilkoPilko.

Liam grew up in Scotland, climbing trees, hillwalking and teaching himself to juggle. His passion for creative movement and juggling grew, bringing him into contact with many teachers including Stefan Sing, Roberto Olivan, Kelvin Kalvus and Guillaume Martinet. In 2010 he became a full-time performer and left Scotland to explore the European circus scene, developing a solo street show that supported his travels. Since 2015 Liam has also worked with the circus company Critical Mess, under the direction of Stefan Sing.

Julia is from Berlin, the capital of the juggling world, where she found her love for movement and exploration. Whilst completing her diploma in landscape architecture at TU Berlin she started practicing Ashtanga Yoga. In 2010 her passion for circus arts exploded, when she understood that balls and hoops are great dance partners. In addition to a solid base of autodidactic training she took advantage of the inspiration Berlin offered and deepened her skills in contact juggling, dance and hula hoop with the help of teachers including Kelvin Kalvus, Cristiana Casadio, Emma Kenna, Mikel Ayala, Stephan Sing, Ben Richter and Dimitar Germanov.

Julia and Liam met in Berlin in 2013, where they recognised a great potential for artistic collaboration. Forming company PilkoPilko, their partner juggling grew organically but quickly, becoming the focus of their working lives. Since then they have trained, travelled and performed together with a greater success than anything they had known before.