Most nights, Ukrainian-born performer Sergiy Mishchurenko spins gracefully through the air above his audience, making shapes and pointing his feet as he dreams of a new life in Australia.

But the agile aerialist sits now in the storied Grand Electric performance venue on the edge of Surry Hills, a white T-shirt subtly accentuating his musculature as he explains his craft.

The cast members of La Ronde, with Sergiy Mishchurenko (third from left) and Geniris Mena atop the giant disco ball. Credit: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Mishchurenko manages his feats without eating meat protein: vegan for one year, then vegetarian for five years, he was just recently persuaded by Sydney’s balmy weather and abundant fish to become an occasional pescatarian.

“If I eat red meat, it makes me heavy,” he says

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