Emily

Emily Buttle - Head shot wm

Originally from Christchurch NZ, Emily spent ten years based in The Netherlands, establishing her stiltdance company. Emily is the founder, director, costume designer and also performed full time in all the acts. She holds a Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture and Theatre and has always had a passion for dance.
Starting out solo in 1995 in Amsterdam Emily appeared at street theatre festivals as an improvisational stilt dance performer. Over the next 10 years she developed a company of highly skilled performers presenting large-scale costume roving acts at a wide range of events in Europe, Australasia and internationally. These unique dancing characters went on to perform at hundreds of events and appear in magazines, websites and newspapers all over the world.
Over the last twenty years Emily has employed more than seventy performers and her work has now spanned three continents. The Netherlands branch, become one of Holland’s most loved stilt companies and ran for 15 years. In 2003 Emily explored the UK and in 2006 moved home to NZ towards creating new work at home in Wellington, New Zealand. During that time Emily also set up a branch in Melbourne with Jodie, collaborating with other Kiwi artists brought a new creative growth. During that time Emily worked with stadium sized opening ceremonies, aerial dance, decor installations, was invited to appear at a number of key Asian events.
Her costume collection comprises of over 100 unique one-off stilt acts. Many of the designs have been replicated due to ongoing popularity.
In 2010 Emily relocated to Sydney, Australia. Since then she has performed at hundreds of events, locally and internationally.

EMILY IS BASED IN BOTH SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE

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Stilt Characters

Flower wm

Flowers – Melbourne & Sydney
A lush, vibrant and oversized garden the FLOWERS ooze girlish charm. Gorgeous and colourful the FLOWERS are a favourite at every event.
Full height 3.5m.

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TallMantis wm

Mantis – Melbourne & Sydney
The amazing stilt walking Praying Mantis. Gentle and sweet this creature comes from a world where insects are bigger than cars.
Full height 3 meters.

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Snow Queens wm

Snow Queens – Melbourne & Sydney
Glacial and dreamy, wreathed in white, a fairytale Snow Queen. These characters also comes with lights for evening magic.
Full height with Wings 4.5 metres.

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Butterfly wm

Butterflies – Melbourne & Sydney
Delicate and inspiring the stilt-walking BUTTERFLIES fill the summer sky with dream-like wings and visions of grandeur.
Full height with wings up – 4.5 meters.

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silvers wm

Silvers – Melbourne & Sydney
These sensually slinky characters are sublimely sequined from their pointed alien heads to their distant toes. An absolute crowd puller. Incredible under lights, both indoors and out.
Full Height 3.5 meters tall.

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suns wm

Suns – Melbourne & Sydney
Lightly dancing sunbeams. A glorious burst of solar energy.
Full height with wings up – 4.5 meters.

Frozen wm

Frozen – Melbourne
Ice blue, glacial, floating and hovering over our heads – from another world.
These characters also comes with lights for evening magic.
Full height with wings up – 4.5 meters.

Solar Bugs wm

Solar Bugs – Sydney
Eco friendly and dazzling new stilt act the Solar Bugs have solar panels embedded into the costumes soaking up the sun by day and GLOWING at night. Completely off-the-grid these new creatures are part of our new green-energy future.
Full Height 3.5 meters tall.

Blossoms wm

Blossoms – Sydney
Dancing cherry blossom trees. Gorgeous in pink these girls evoke the magic of spring.
Full Height 4.5 meters tall.

Anabuloo's wm

Anabuloos – Sydney
Acrobatic kids toys these characters bend your mind and melt your heart.
Full Height 3.5 meters tall.

Pink Ladies wm

Pink Ladies – Melbourne
“You met them at the Wine Awards. You saw them at the Races. Elegant and fabulous.
These girls are going places!”
Full height 3.5m.

Tango Lillies wm

Tango Lillies – Sydney
Tall and elegant, an exotic tiptoe tango.
Full Height 4 meters tall.

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