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Biography

Growing up in London, Tilly spent her childhood singing, dancing and performing, but her love for circus began at an international aerial dance festival, where she first discovered she could dance in the air. She then completed her degree at Circomedia, specialising in static trapeze and physical theatre. Tilly strives to create work in a multi disciplinary way, challenging traditional perceptions of circus and theatre, to create unique and exciting aerial work. She was a resident circus artist at The Roundhouse 2018-2019 and Associate artist at Deda 2019-2020. She has worked nationally and internationally with companies such as Extraordinary Bodies, Stumble Dance Circus, Cirque Bijou, Full Tilt Aerial Dance, Stacked Wonky Dance Theatre, Rosemary Lee. She also played the principle role in Metta Theatre’s Little Mermaid- The circus musical sensation.

 

Her  acclaimed solo show “Ripe”, directed by Mish Weaver, has toured nationally, as part of Circus Around and About with Crying Out Loud, and was selected as one of the top three pieces of Resolution festival 2018.

In 2023 she set up inclusive circus company Head Over Wheels with co-artistic director Jonny Leitch 

Photo by Rowan Virgo
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