Photo cred. Sean Paris
Training & Accomplishments
Ciara graduated from The National Institute of Circus Arts (Melbourne, Australia) in 2018, where she specialised in Chair Balance (secondary), Clown (primary) and Pass Juggling (ensemble).
After touring and performing in NZ, Japan and Europe, Ciara then went on to train at Ecole Philippe Gaulier Summer Program 2019. Her daily written blogs about her experience are published here.
During the 2020-2021 pandemic Ciara was a recipient of two grants from Creative Victoria (Sustaining Creative Workers & Vic Arts) to create her first solo show The Thesis.
Training Showreels
Chair Balance documentary filmed by Hamish McCormick of Carnival Cinema, featuring Ciara during her 2nd year of training at NICA (2017).
Mouth Juggling showreel, filmed by Kirill Kupreenko, Awaji Art Circus, Japan.
Additional Training
- Spymonkey Clown Creation School, May 2022 (Worthing, UK)
- Ultimate Street Performer, with Al Millar, 2022 (online)
- Milke Producer Bootcamp 2021
- Movement training, Mime Centrum Berlin (via Zoom) 2020
- Eccentric Movement workshop, Peeping Tom (via Zoom) 2020
- Eric Bates Bouffon intensive (via Zoom) 2020
- Ba Circus Arts 2018 (National Institute of Circus Arts)
- Cert IV Circus Arts 2015 (National Institute of Circus Arts)
- Zach Zucker Clown Intensive 2019 (Aus)
- Philippe Gaulier Summer School 2019 (France)
- Giovanni Fussetti, Bring your own Clown Workshop, Melbourne Feb 2017
- Deanna Fleysher Clowning Workshop, Melbourne 2016
- Paul Bourke Theatre training (Bouffon), Melbourne 2016, 2017
- Street Theatre Workshop Intensive, Flying Fruit Fly Circus, 2016
- Clown O Clock (participant and organiser), Melbourne 2015 – 2019
- Social Circus Instructor Training Workshop, (Cirque du Monde and Cirque du Soleil Scholarship) Melbourne 2012