Joanna Wright

Joanna Wright is thrilled to be a part of the SHOW community! Her circus journey started when she began a backyard circus on the swing-set at her house, and her mother, afraid that she might break her neck, sent her to Smirkus Camp to learn some real circus skills. Over the next ten years she honed her juggling skills and learned as much aerial fabric as she could, while earning a BA in Dance and Theater from Swarthmore College, and then an MFA in Lecoq-based Actor-created Theatre from the London International School of Performing Arts in conjunction with Naropa University. In 2010, she moved to Austin, TX, and started studying the aerial and circus arts more seriously at the Sky Candy Aerial and Circus Studio. After undergoing several of the Nimble Arts Aerial Teacher Trainings, she began to teach as well, and found that she enjoyed teaching even more than she did performing. She completed NECCA's Intensive Program in 2015/2016, with a major in trapeze and a minor in handstands, and decided not long thereafter that she wanted to return to New England. Now living in Easthampton, Joanna coaches fabric, trapeze, sling, aerial performance, and clowning, among other things. She looks forward to seeing you at the studio!