Camp Crew

We have been very fortunate over the many years of operation to have so many talented and dedicated artists join us from around the world.

Have a look at who is coming in 2026 and 2027!

Some new faces, and some who have worked with Camp Magic for nearly 20 years.

Alberto Martinez (Spain)

Actor, Flow Artist, Wellbeing Coach

Alberto Martinez is a talented, sought after actor in Europe. Alberto is currently working on his first solo show - that he has written, choreographed, directed, and will be acting in.

Aside from acting - Alberto has dedicated 18 years to Camp Magic. First in Singapore, and now Hong Kong. Like Shouniez and Stephen - he also worked with the company at different times throughout the pandemic to bring online fun to the children.

Now - Alberto continues to work with us in the background. He will be joining our programs in 2027. But for the time being, he is working very closely with Katherine - as together they develop the wellbeing side of the company.

In addition to his skills as physical actor, Alberto has worked with Camp Magic as a stilt walker, flag and flow performer, storyteller, and performance director. He has also learned to play the Uke, juggle, and operate pretty much any circus prop we give him! Hence his nickname - Neo. Alberto is able to download new skills almost instantaneously and share them with the children. We can’t wait to see what he will learn next!!

Thank you Alberto for everything you do to help our business grow. It is your profound dedication to serving the community that inspires both children and our Camp Magic team.

Shouniez Johnson (South Africa)

Circus and Flow Director

Shouniez Johnson has been a committed Camp Magic crew member for 15 years. She started working for the business in Singapore, where Shouniez built a strong foundation of Circus and Flow into the program with work partner Shaheen Van Der Schiff. Together they were an incredible performance team - who were absolutely dedicated to top notch facilitation. They always displayed enormous caring for all of the children who came to our programs.

After 9 years in Singapore, Shouniez continued her dedication to the program through online circus development for our community members throughout the pandemic.

When Camp Magic re-located to Hong Kong Shouniez continued to commit her skills to this beautiful community of children and parents.

Shouniez looks forward to building the program both in Hong Kong, and Bali. Here Shouniez will help us to develop our family retreats and school programs.

Thank you Shouniez for everything you do to bring such amazing joy to the world! Your dedication to performance, children, and Camp Magic is always very appreciated.

Stephen Cheong (Malaysia)

Songwriter, Musician, Crew Trainer

Stephen Cheong is our Music Man. Originally trained as an architect, Stephen turned his interest to music. His first musical passion was playing the Uke. And he then added the guitar to his repertoire. Stephen’s adaptable, fun, and very steady nature has contributed greatly to Camp Magic for nearly twenty years.

When people ask - what makes Camp Magic - Magic? I would have to say it’s the people who work with us, and the children and families who come to the program. But it really does start with our team. Because without a good team, we wouldn’t have the program that we do. The way Stephen has generously given of himself every single time he comes to Camp Magic is highly evident when he walks through the door. He is always ready and always willing to give more than 100% to the children, the music, and ensuring safety is a priority.

We are excited to work closely with both Stephen and Dan - as we develop a whole new musical program for Camp Magic.

Stay tuned to Stephen’s ongoing work in Hong Kong and beyond! Who knows what instrument he will try next. Perhaps the trumpet?

Thank you Stephen, again and again, for your commitment and passion to bringing quality music and programs to our Camp Magic community. We really couldn’t do it without you.

Katherine McLeod (Canada)

Founder, Artist, Director

Katherine McLeod started performing and entertaining in her parents’ living room when she was 10 years old. She would organize her multiple siblings to sing, dance, and present tricks. And of course there was a “program” written to give to her parents so they knew the running order of those songs, dances, and tricks!

Not much has changed. Just the setting, of course. Katherine has dedicated her adult life to family and the arts. Performance, music, costume design and sewing, Singing, drumming, dancing, and working with a large variety of talented choreographers, musicians, actors, and other artists.

Katherine is devoted to children and families - ensuring that as a community we continue to build and support each other through the arts for wellbeing, connection, and skill building.

Children LOVE to learn. And they also love to show off these new skills. Whilst a program like Camp Magic takes an enormous amount of planning, foresight, and commitment - Katherine sees and knows that performance is, and will continue to be, a dominant force in what brings us together as people. AI can do a lot of things. But it can not connect us to each other the way that a live show does.

Katherine knew it when she was handing out those performance programs to her parents all those years ago. And she knows it now - as she continues to welcome parents into auditoriums where they get to experience the wonder and growth of their own children.

A whole hearted welcome from Katherine and Camp Magic to all of our new families here in Hong Kong and beyond.

Carlos Calvomulas (Spain)

Acrobat, High Diver, Circus Arts

When Carlos was a young child, all he wanted to do was dive! So his mother dedicated a lot of time driving him to pools here, there, and everywhere. He learned all kinds of amazing things on that board! How to do back flips, front flips, tumbles, leaps, and spins. There was nothing Carlos was unwilling to try. He embraced it all, and became one of Spain’s top young divers.

It is this exact attitude of commitment that Carlos has carried throughout his life. First as a competitive diver, then as an acrobat and diver who worked for top of the line performances like the Water Show in Macau. He has travelled and worked around the world, but during the pandemic he fell in love with Hong Kong.

Now - Carlos is loyal to both performance, and teaching children the art of acrobats and circus. He continues to build his own skills and generously shares them with the children and adults he works with.

Carlos is also stepping into his role as performance director. We look forward to welcoming Carlos to our Camp Magic programs, where he will undoubtedly grow as both facilitator and performance director in our upcoming community shows.

Welcome to Camp Magic, Carlos! We can’t wait to work with you this December at our Winter Camps.

Dan Kohane (USA)

Composer, Musician, Operations and Music Director

Dan Kohane is a well educated and dedicated composer, musician, and music teacher.

Dan received his MA in Composition and Ethnomusicology from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He has worked with Chamber Orchestras, numerous theatre productions, conducted choirs, taught music in and out of schools, attended festivals, and received multiple awards for his work.

For several summers now Dan has worked with American Camps Airy and Louise as their music director - and enjoys the camp life to the absolute MAX. He is dedicated to not only developing his craft, but creating unforgettable music experiences in his program collaborations.

It is with this vast experience that we welcome Dan to Camp Magic. We are very excited to get going on co-writing songs for both our Winter Camps and Community Performances in 2027. Dan will also be on the ground as our Operations Director - helping both children and parents settle into our programs each week.

We can’t wait to see you in December Dan! And once again - welcome to Camp Magic.

Dez Home (Canada/France)

Business Manager

Dez has worked with Camp Magic for several years. He started attending our programs at a young age - and then began his role as an assistant in the group rooms as a teenager. Once Dez graduated from University he moved to France where he currently lives and works.

We are very fortunate to have Dez still working with the company. He is the liaise between the company and schools, works hard to secure rental spaces, ensuring that operations run smoothly with schools and other organizations. He also advises on the management of the business and helps to hire all company personnel.

Thanks Dez for your dedication to the business, our Camp Magic Community, and Team!!

Bruce Home (Canada)

Community Storyteller and Marketing

Bruce started working for the company as our official bus driver for the campers over twenty years ago in Singapore! He then quickly moved into facilitation, storytelling, and then performance direction. Bruce now dedicates most of his time to classroom teaching, but still helps us to market circus supplies to families at local markets and visits our programs from time to time as a guest storyteller.

Thank you Bruce for everything you have done to build such a steady and strong foundation to our business and community! Camp Magic is what it is today thanks to your dedication, commitment to the families, and belief in the program.

Special Thanks To

Over the years, we have been so grateful for the endless supply of talent that has come to us from around the globe. Here are just some of those amazing artists and facilitators who have gone above and beyond to support Camp Magic in any number of ways:

Johnny Gillett (UK): Actor, Storyteller, Performance and Program Director

Johnny dedicated 8 full years to Camp Magic - helping us with story and program development, training artists, and stepping into directing the overall operations. Johnny was an exceptional director for our Friday performances, bringing out the best in each child. He was also one of our lead actors at our show “My Forest Room” at the Singapore Esplanade. Thank you Johnny!

Amanda Sandoval (France): Actor and Facilitator

Amanda - along with Alberto Martinez - was one of the founding members of our December Solstice program. She helped us start it all off as a “boutique” program at studio inthegroove, and watched it grow and develop over three years. Amanda worked at 5 Camp Magic programs in total, and was also one of our leading actors at the Esplanade’s performance of “My Forest Room”. Thank you Amanda!

Kevin Hess (US/UK): Musician and Facilitator

Kevin started out at Camp Magic as a teenage assistant before heading off to the UK for University. He was an outstanding helper in that first summer - and especially thrived in our Little Lands area of the program! For the next few summers Kevin continued to come back to Camp Magic - each time building on the last. His skills as musician and songwriter helped a number of performances take shape so the children could really shine at our Friday shows. Thank you Kevin!

Brooke Clunie (Australia): Ceramic Artist and Facilitator

Brooke arrived in Singapore as a featured ceramic artist and left Camp Magic as a cowgirl dancer three summers later! Before attending our programs Brooke created beautiful hand thrown ceramic gifts for each crew member. And then we asked - could she bring her magic from Byron Bay to our program in South East Asia? Thankfully she said yes! Check out Brooke on Instagram. She continues to create timeless pieces - sought after globally.

Monica Deionni (Italy): Dancer and Facilitator

Monica was the first artist who joined founder Katherine McLeod in Bali to develop the Rainbow Lotus Project (running for 6 years in total). This was created alongside United World College’s Bali Bridges that supported Care Centres for Teenagers. Monica was excited to join in our first year, facilitating one week at the Bangli care centre teaching the students to dance and drum. Monica later joined our Singapore program. Thank you Monica!

Matthew Noone (Australia/Ireland): Storyteller and Musician

Matthew was our first resident storyteller and professional sarod player. He worked each week with Katherine developing the stories to create strong performances that incorporated movement and a remarkable connection to the narrative. Matthew has since gone on to become a recording artist using his sarod to tell stories with local Bahran players and singers. Thank you Matthew!

Rita Superbi (Italy): Taiko Drummer, Actress, and Facilitator

Rita brought our drumming performances at Camp Magic to the next level. She trained in Japan early on in her career to learn the art of Taiko. Coming back to her native Italy, Rita spent many years travelling throughout Europe as a sought after performance artist and drummer. We were fortunate to have Rita share her extraordinary talents with the children - bringing both hand drumming and Taiko into the performance arena. Thank you Rita!

Willy Badger (Canada): Unicyclist, Juggler, and Facilitator

We were delighted to have Willy Badger with us at Camp Magic for 4 of our programs. Willy has incredible talent as juggler and unicyclist (doing both simultaneously). He taught not only the children - but crew and parents how to juggle too! Willy’s style of teaching made learning both the unicycle and juggling so much fun. Countless hours went into selecting the perfect type of unicycles that were both long lasting and safe. Thank you Willy!

Cinzia Ciarmicolli (Italy): Actress, Stilt Trainer, Costume Designer, Facilitator

Cinzia elevated our program to new heights through free-standing stilts! She taught us all to walk tall and proud. Cinzia’s remarkable gift as seamstress and costume designer were an integral part of a number of our programs, giving performers countless opportunities to utilize fabrics and colours in fantastical ways. As a featured actress Cinzia pulled up the opening performances through her amazing skills, dedication, and expertise. Thank you Cinzia!

Shaheen Van Der Schiff (South Africa): Flow Artist and Facilitator

Shaheen was one of our first Flow Artists to work with Camp Magic. This brought a whole new concept into the program that built on our existing circus element - whilst introducing the art of flow. Combining circus with flow helped our performances to lean into both skill building and well being. Camp Magic was forever changed through Shaheen’s passion and commitment to mixing circus flow into over 10 holiday programs. We thank you and miss you.

Linden Furnell (Australia): Musician, Actor, Songwriter and Facilitator

Linden trained at Lasalle school of the Performing Arts in Singapore, and quickly rose to fame as both actor and singer. While working with us at Camp Magic, Linden helped to introduce children to the guitar, and was an exceptional song writer for our end-of-week performances. On top of that - he was lead performer at our Esplanade show - My Forest Room - plus co-wrote all the songs for the show with Katherine. Thank you Linden!

Jillian Culley (Australia): Fibre Artist, Weaver, Art/Craft Co-ordinator

Through Jillian Culley’s exceptional direction, Camp Magic’s art program and crafting sessions were blended together so our end-of-week art shows featured both new skills and story insights. On top of that, Jillian ignited our “Lunch Program” for two years running - which were a unique blend of wood working, basketry, book making, wool spinning, wool felting, stitching, mosaics, and more! Thank you Jillian for your dedication and amazing skills.

Adam Mertens (Canada): Slack Liner, Craft King, and Facilitator

One of our nicknames for Adam when working with the program for over three years was “Crafty Smurf”. It seemed there wasn’t anything Adam couldn’t do with his hands! It was Adam’s willingness to try new things that helped us build our outstanding set for My Forest Room. Eight enormous panels filled with wet and needle felted flowers, paper mache rafflesia, and stitched trees with flowing branches. Thank you Adam!

Angela Mee Lee (Australia): Musician, Songwriter, Facilitator

Angela was a part of Camp Magic for several years. She joined our team a few times as facilitator. However most of her work with the company came in the form of songwriting, and playing both the guitar and keyboard at community performances! Angela co-wrote the songs with Katherine for “Delivery Girl” and “Knight’s Garden”. She also worked with Katherine to develop the initial concept of a mermaid story show. Thank you Angela!

Benji and Ashley (Australia): Musicians, Dancers, Facilitators

Benji and Ashley - graduates from Lasalle College of the Arts - were instrumental in developing Camp Magic’s theme song in the summer of 2008. We aren’t sure what life was like BEFORE the song started! But one thing is for sure - the jingle they created stuck - and is sung at the end of every Camp Magic week and show. Your two summers with our program were filled with creativity, fun, and so many laughs. Thank you Benji and Ashley!