She wears her awkwardness with an elegance which makes even the most ungainly among us feel like a prima ballerina.

– Fringe Review (A Modern Guide to Heroism and Sidekickery)

Michelle starting training in aerial circus in 2008 under the impression she was just picking up a hobby. Since then she has trained with Vulcana Women’s Circus, Trix Circus and Flipside Circus in a number of disciplines including Static Trapeze, Tissu, Lyra, Cloud, Acro-Balance, Hula-Hoop and Tightwire. She has performed with Vulcana Women’s Circus (FLUID, TIPPING POINT, THE MAGNIFICENT MONSTER CIRCUS, THE GRAVE EFFECTS OF NOTABLE WOMEN, STRING THEORY); Woodford Folk Festival (CABARET RED); Playon Productions (NAKED); and Violet & Veruca (HOLEPUNCH). She loves creating work with unlikely objects and devising with other mad individuals. Most recently she spent Summer of 2024 touring with ISLAND STORM for The Bureau of Silly Ideas, combining aerial net, hula hoop and Kung Fu to bring the story of a seaside arcade to life. Michelle regularly teaches sling and trapeze for Flying Fantastic in London, and pops up in other places every so often to teach workshops.