Aerial artist specialising in Aerial Straps, Spiral & Bungee Straps. Working with speciality acts and as an aerial generalist in commercial family entertainment.
Experience in Touring, Resident & Cruiseship.
Ex artistic gymnast and BA hons graduate from the National Centre for Circus Arts UK (2018).
Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @holly.downey
Work experience
DisneyLand Paris: Le Roi Lion/ Season 11 - House Troupe Aerial Acrobat; Aerial Spiral, Duo Straps, Fly pole, Bungee Straps and ensemble choreography. ( 100 shows. Feb 2026 - May 2026)
New Vic Theatre: The Little Mermaid - Choreographic Assistant & Aerial Swing performer. Responsible for training understudies, maintaining show quality and implementing understudy strategies. Aerial Spiral, Multicord, Straps & Silks (Oct 2025 - January 2026).
Holiday on Ice; Aerial consultancy, bungee straps speciality work; representing Cirque Bijou.
Circus Prod 1. Large scale family circus show creation. Bungee straps & Aerial spiral speciality performer. (Spring 2025 R&D, Summer 2025 Creation 1).
Hikapee: Research and Development for new show. Aerial/ Acrobat generalist. Spring 2025.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre: The Little Mermaid - Circus director and aerial performer. Flying and harness choreography, aerial spiral, aerial straps and aerial silks. (6 week creation & 35 shows Oct 2024 - Janaury 2025)
DisneyLand Paris: Le Roi Lion/ Season 8 - House Troupe Aerial Acrobat; Aerial Spiral, Duo Straps, Fly pole, Bungee Straps and ensemble choreography. (245 shows. February 2024- September 2024)
La Bodega Feria Paris: Cabaret - Aerial Spiral speciality act weekends (March- August 2024)
The Spiral Project: Research & creative practive development funded by Arts council England. Winter 2023 - Fall 2024
Smirnoff: We are atomic - Global advertising campaign. August 2023 - Ground acrobatics
MSC Grandiosa: TED - String & Sweet; solo specialty acts. Aerial Straps and Character dance trapeze. (330 shows. Nov 2022- July 2023)
DisneyLand Paris: Le Roi Lion/ Season 4 - House Troupe Aerial Acrobat; Aerial Spiral, Duo Straps, Fly pole, Bungee Straps and ensemble choreography. ( 280 shows. Jan 2022- Sep 2022)
LIT Circus: creations & UK tour; Solo straps & ensemble acrobatics & aerial. (~50 shows. 2021)
FELD Entertainment: Marvel Universe Live International tour; Aerial Straps, Aerial Silks, Bungee Harness, character acting, stage combat, fire dancing: fans & S staff. (100+ shows, April 2019, Sep - Dec 2019 & Jan-March 2020)
UK contemporary short contracts & gigs with:
Cirque Bijou, The Feathers of Daedalus Circus, Chivaree Circus, LCC, Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, Above & Beyond aerial and Circus Dreams.
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