ABIGAIL ROSE
BIO
Abigail Rose trained in multiple circus disciplines in New Zealand, discovering a passion for creativity and physical challange. She was trained by Deborah Pope on Swinging Trapeze in New Zealand and then continued her training across Canada to New York USA.
She has spent the past 8 years performing aerials across the Southern Hemisphere and running workshops in multiple schools and outreach programmes in Western Australia and South Africa.
More recently performing at the Glastonbury Performing Arts Festival in the United Kingdom.
She specialises in Aerial Rope and Double Trapeze and has been working for Zip Zap Circus in South Africa on multiple projects for the past year.
She has worked with many talented artists and producers including Deborah Pope, Theaker Von Ziarno, Amy Ell, Laurence Esteve, Emiliano Ron, Alex Allen, Chantal Mc Cormick and Dawn Pascoe.
More recently working at the International Irish Aerial Dance Festival, Barcelona Rope Meeting and the Frence Aerial Dance Festival (2019).
Abigail now resides in New Zealand where she performs, builds community circus and continues to teach.
Her acts will capture you through beauty and strength on the Corde Lisse and Trapeze. Taking many forms they will amaze any audience.
Aerial Teaching:
2021
Director Alexandra Circus Space, NZ
2020
Director Arrowtown Kids Circus, NZ
Alexandra Circus Space, NZ
Wellington Circus Hub, NZ
2019
Remote Chatham Islands, NZ
Arrowtown Kids Circus, NZ
Irish Aerial Dance Festival
Barcelona Rope Meeting
Alexandra Blossom Festival, NZ
2018
Remote Western Australia Tour.
Rural Community Festivals:
The Gascoyne in May
2017
Founder/creator/director of Arrowtown Kids Circus, NZ
Western Australian Circus Festival
2016
Circulation Festival, Dunedin, NZ
Queenstown Aerial Studio, NZ
Dunedin Aerials, NZ
Dust Palace, New Zealand
Wellington Circus Hub, NZ
2015
Zip Zap Circus School, South Africa
Khayaleitsha, Capetown, South Africa
Irish Aerial Dance Festival, Ireland
Western Australian Circus Festival
Cirquest School, Western Australia
Canarvon Community, Australia
Perth Outreach Workshops
2014
Western Australian Acadamy of Performing Arts
Alice Springs Community Circus
2013
Rwancda, Africa Community Outreach
2012
Broome Community, Western Australia
Wellington Circus Trust, NZ
2010
ClubMed Bali Indonesia
Performances / Shows:
2021
LUMA Light Festival, NZ
Arrowtown Autumn Festival, NZ
2020
Renew Art Community Showcase, NZ
2019
Crane Show NYE, NZ
LUMA Light Festival, NZ
Arrowtown Autumn Festival, NZ
2018
The Blues for the Bush, Western Australia
Auckland Fringe Festival with Kalideo Company
Dunedin Fringe Festival, NZ
2017
Rhythm Alps Wanaka, NZ
Mullum Circus Festival, Gold Coast
Queenstown Winter Festival, NZ
Kids Festival, Perth, Australia
Western Australian Circus Festival
Hokitika WildFoods festival, NZ
2016
Circulation Festival, Dunedin, NZ
Queenstown Bungy, New Zealand
TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand
Queenstown Memorial Centre, NZ
2015
Glastonbury Performing Arts Festival, UK
Zip Zap Circus, South Africa
International Irish Aerial Dance Festival, Ireland
Belfast Harbour Event, Northern Ireland
Western Australian Circus Festival
2014
Wellington New Zealand TSB Arena
Alice Springs Festival, Central Australia
Joondalup Festival, Australia
South Perth Fiesta, Australia
Western Australian Circus Festival
2013
Perth Convention Cente
Perth ANEX100
Perth Convention Centre
City Farm, Perth
Tepapa Museum, New Zealand
Tasmania Circus Festival, Australia
2007 - 2012
Perth CDB
City Farm, Perth
Joondalup Festival, Western Australia
Western Australian Circus Festival
Club Med Bali, Indonesia
Underground Circus, Whistler, Canada
Circus Proms with TheWellington Orchestra, NZ
Aerial Training:
ROPE
DUO TRAPEZE
DANCE TRAPEZE
SILKS :
2017
Mullum Circus Training Festival, AU
The Circus Centre, Western Australia (Helene Embling - Rope )
2016
Wellington Circus Trust, New Zealand (Deborah Pope - Swinging Trapeze)
2015
ZipZap School, Capetown, South Africa
Barcelona Central Cirque, Spain (Emiliano Ron - Rope)
Irish Aerial Dance Festival, Ireland (Rachel Strickland - Rope)
Katakomben, Berlin, Germany
Winterthus School, Zurich, Switzerland (Jenny Richie - Rope)
Dublin, Ireland (Esther Slanzi - Rope)
Cork School, Ireland
Bristol Circomedia, UK
2014
Western Australian Circus Festival (Luzia Bonilla - Rope)
2013
Tasmania Circus Festival, Tasmania, Australia (Alex Allen - Rope, Shannon Grey - Dance Trapeze)
2012
Western Australian Circus Festival
2010
ClubMed Bali, Indonesia (flying, double trapeze, lyra)
2009
Trapeze School New York (flying trapeze)
Espana Streb, New York (flying trapeze)
Atlantic Cirque, Halifax (trampoline,cloudswing)
Ecole de cirque de Quebec (flying trapeze)
Trapezium Montreal (flying trapeze)
2008
Underground Circus, Vancouver (acrobatics, silks)
Circus West, Vancouver (swinging trapeze)
Vancouver Circus School (swinging trapeze, spanish web)
2007
Wellington Circus Trust