Sarah-Louise Raillard

I’m a circus artist specializing in aerial arts (lyra, trapeze, rings, rope), with additional interests in clowning and juggling. In leveraging what was traditionally an art form for outsiders and eccentrics, I am particularly interested in ways that circus can be a contemplative practice and a transformative experience for audience and performer alike. I also serve on the board of the Madison Circus Space as its secretary, merchandising director, and PR liaison.

Outside of the circus world, I hold a Ph.D. in French Literature and Romance Language Philology from Columbia University and have a career as a translator and terminologist, specializing in sociology and political science.