Aerialist / Circus Artist

Photo by Max Damian

Made of mostly legs and growing up obsessed with films from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly imbues melancholia and vintage charm in her movement quality and performances.

Kelly specializes in single point trapeze (dance trapeze), aerial straps, and aerial coffin. She is also a generalist in all other apparatus and dance styles including character and showgirl.

Kelly is a graduate of the The Actors Gymnasium Professional Circus Training Program (Major: Dance Trapeze, Minor: Aerial Hammock).

Kelly has performer's insurance for all aerial acts

She is certified in Aerial Fitness from AIR Aerial Fitness

Kelly currently teaches dance trapeze at The Aerial House in Los Angeles.

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CIRUCS CV

Opera/Theatre
Götterdämmerung      Aerial Silks     Lyric Opera of Chicago D. David Pountney
Siegfried              Norn (Character), Puppetry, Harness    Lyric Opera of Chicago D. David Pountney
Die Walküre Norn (Character), Harness     Lyric Opera of Chicago D. David Pountney
Das Rheingold Norn (Characters)/Acro       Lyric Opera of Chicago   D. David Pountney
La Cenerentola Dancing Rat (Ballet/Acro)       Lyric Opera of Chicago   D. Joan Font
Romeo et Juliette           Courtesan (Character)     Lyric Opera of Chicago D. Bartlett Sher/Chase Brock
CATS Rumpleteazer (Dance, Partner Acro)       Highland Park Players   D. Jennifer Cupani
Ariadne Auf Naxos        Aerial Silks, Dance Trapeze    Cincinnati Opera x Bircus   Ludlow Theatre,  Ludlow, KY

Tours
Cirque International US Tour Single Point Trapeze, Lyra   Grand Shanghai Circus/D. Wentao Xian
Water + Intuition Single Point Trapeze Circus of the Moon/D. Kelsey Lilitu-Quale

Variety Shows
Friday Night Mélange   Single Point Trapeze San Diego Circus Center, San Diego, CA
LE HAGGIS Aerial Straps, Single Point Trapeze Big Burns Supper, Scotland, UK
CIRCO SERENO              Aerial Straps, Single Point Trapeze, Duo Corde Lisse The Aerial House, Los Angeles, CA
Grand Shanghai Circus Single Point Trapeze, Duo Rope The Grand Shanghai Theatre, Branson, MO
MYSTERIOSA              Single Point Trapeze      Alhambra Palace, Chicago, IL
UNBRIDLED at Untitled         Single Point Trapeze, Aerial Straps, Teardrop Lyra    Michelle L'amour/Untitled, Chicago, IL
Fly By Night Circus      Single Point Trapeze MSA Circus Arts, Chicago, IL
Aloft Communion        Single Point Trapeze   Aloft Circus Arts, Chicago, IL
Millenium Park Theatre Series 2019   Single Point Trapeze Cloud Gate Plaza, Chicago, IL
The Newbees Beatles Band   Single Point Trapeze/ Aerial Hammock     Bircus Brewing Co, Ludlow, KY
Mardi Gras Celebration   Single Point Trapeze     Bircus Brewing Co, Ludlow, KY
Deutschlandjahr “Wunderbar Together”     Single Point Trapeze Bircus Brewing Co, Ludlow, KY
Cirques Experience Broadway   Single Point Trapeze   Cirques Experience, Chicago, IL
Chase Park Fire Festival Single Point Trapeze   Cirques Experience, Chicago, IL
(EX)TENSION Single Point Trapeze, Aerial Hammock    The Actors Gymnasium, Evanston, IL
Circus In Progress     Duo Lyra The Actors Gymnasium, Evanston, IL

Corporate Events
NewMoon Productions (2019-Present) Aerial Silks Chicago, IL
ABC/Chicago Sport and Social NYE 2020 Aerial Silks Champagne Server Chicago, IL
C5 Create With No Limits Dancer Chicago, IL
Spring Awakening Festival Kia Soul/SiriusXm Station Performer Bearded Kitten
In Paris Restaurant Single Point Trapeze Nourbol Merimanov/Northbrook, IL
Four Winds Casino NYE 2019 Aerial Birdcage Q Productions
Four Winds Casino Dancer/Showgirl Q Productions
Four Winds Casino Underwater Mermaid New Buffalo, MI
Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade Candy Cane Character Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Susan G. Komen Gala Single Point Trapeze Cinespace Film Studios, Chicago, IL
Film
Divergent            Dauntless Initiate (Feat.)   Lionsgate/D. Neil Burger/Garrett Warren (Stunt Coordinator)
The Perfect Christmas Present Music Box Dancer (Feat.)   Winter Road LLC/D. Blair Hayes
Commercials
List upon request
Editorial
“Try To Keep Up” Aerialists and Breakers              SELF Magazine Condé Nast
Education
BFA Dance - Denison University, Granville, OH
Professional Circus Training Program - The Actors Gymnasium, Evanston, IL 2018: Sylvia Hernandez DiStasi, Amanda Crockett, Molly Brennan
Aerial Dance Chicago - Karen Fisher Doyle
Swinging Trapeze - Elena Panova

Booking Spec Sheet for Dance Trapeze:

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Dance Trapeze Performance Demo Reel

Generalist Aerial Demo Reel

S O L O A C T S

"re/birth" Aerial Coffin

"Baywatch/Water" Solo Dance Trapeze

"Dirty Diana" - Aerial Straps Teaser

"HONEY" - Commercial/Corporate Dance Trapeze Act Demo

"Blank Space" - Teardrop Lyra Demo

"Strange" Solo Trapeze
From "Water + Intuition" with Circus of the Moon, Santa Cruz, CA, 2024

"Strange" Solo Trapeze (First Version)
What if the the love you thought you felt was simply a dream? What if we all end up strangers in the end?
Benefit for Maui, The Concord, Glendale, CA.

"Are You Awake?" Solo Trapeze
This piece is a follow up to "Strange" and elicits the tentative nature of reaching out or not reaching out; of lingering thoughts about what might have been, or what might still be.
Performed at Circo Sereno, Los Angeles, CA.