Singaporean soars to become aerialist in world’s largest water show


Philosophy, politics, and economics graduate Lau has been performing 10 to 12 shows weekly as an aerialist in the House of Dancing Water. - Photo courtesy of Lau via The Straits Times/Asia News Network

SINGAPORE: In the days leading up to her move to Macau in 2024 to work as an aerialist, Megan Sophie Lau grappled with doubt.

As a philosophy, politics, and economics graduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS), the 24-year-old could not help but wonder if she was trading a secure future for a fleeting dream.

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