A versatile and creative aerialist, Maddie McGowan has performed at cabarets, festivals, nightclubs, and as part of touring circus and theatrical productions. She loves to devise within an ensemble and to create original startling aerial pieces drawing on a wide range of inspirations: from literature to folk lore.
Maddie studied Drama at the University of Bristol, and physical theatre at the Scuola di Teatro di Bologna. She completed the degree at The Circus Space in London, specialising in aerial rope and silks. Here she joined forces with aerialist Hege Eriksdatter Østefjells to form the aerial duo Dupla. Together they have performed double rope and silks in France, Holland, Italy, Tunisia, England, Croatia and Norway.
Maddie is an experienced arts educational practitioner. As a freelance drama and circus facilitator she regularly writes and leads innovative workshops for companies such as English Break (Rimini, Italy) and Eastside Educational Trust.
