Direction and Dramaturgy as a Circus Theatre Maker

Michelle has a unique background in breakdancing, and contemporary dance combined with Circus and Theatre. She has recently completed a master's in Theatre and Performance Practices at the University of Glasgow, further developing her creative practice.

Michelle is therefore in a position to work as a director, movement director, dramaturg and/or circus consultant for Theatre, Dance, and Circus work.

Michelle is constantly improving her own practice and has recently directed her first ensemble show The Manor in June 2023. Michelle is passionate about creating her own work and loves to devise with other artists in order to create the best showcase of the skills of her performers whilst curating an experience for her audience. Michelle is interested in absurdist work, and magic realism and wishes to push further into immersive work. Michelle would like to work with Scottish artists as much as she possibly can, including circus, theatre, and dance artists. She is currently seeking funding for her first stage R&D of an immersive circus/performanc work.

Waiting... (working title)

Currently in development - 2023

Michelle's solo show Waiting... (working title) which she presented as her dissertation at the University of Glasgow. The piece explores the manifestations of memory through circus and physical theatre, in conversation with Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

The Manor

23 June 2023

Enter a world of mystery, intrigue and suspense as you join our telented performers in unraveling a perplexing myster that has taken place within the confines of the manor.

The audience is introduced to a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique style and secrets. Featuring rope, silks, chinese pole and more.

Time Flows in Strange Ways on Sundays

Scratch Performance - March 2023

Time flows in strange ways on Sundays is inspired by the storytelling of Haruki Murakami and is an exploration of how Circus can work in the liminal space between reality and the otherworldly. Using hair-hanging and movement to adapt a moment from one of his books to the stage, Michelle will play with the often absent nature of the love interest of the main character and the musings that come along with it.

Ocean

2019

This acrobatic dance and trapeze piece was inspired by the great ocean garbage patch and the creatures and the world that are affected by getting tangled in it.

The piece used recorded word alongside music, fishing line and garbage as well as my dance and circus technique.