As a child Oleg loved to run about madly and could never sit still, so at the age of five, he was sent to train in acrobatics, and then two years later he progressed to gymnastics which he really enjoyed. But most of all he loved the Circus, he was totally entranced every time he went to the circus.

It was a natural choice for Oleg to enter the Circus industry and he studied at the Circus college in Kiev from 2004-2008. He trained as an Acrobat and Juggler and also learnt aerial, dancing, movement, mime and acting. After four years of intensive training, Oleg was offered the opportunity to work as part of a troupe.

His first contract was in Germany, and he stayed as a core member for three years, working in a number of circuses and even appearing on TV 5 France. He worked with the Napa jugglers and then as part of a duet called Orange Paradise, They won the bronze in third place @ the Bucharest Festival. Oleg has worked in Turkey, Austria, Africa, France, Bucharest, Taiwan, China and Belarus.

Oleg has one more passion in his life: Football, he loves football, loves playing football and loves watching football. Oleg is also an animal lover who shows kindness to creatures with four legs as well as two! Oleg says: “My dream was always to work on circuses, travel the world and follow my football!”

Oleg was in Ukraine when the war between Russia and Ukraine started, he doesn’t talk politics, he just knew that he had a job in the UK and he wanted more than anything to join his family and live in safety in the UK. He made it, although he always worries about his family back home.