Name: Jane, Kirby

Description:

Jane Kirby is an experienced circus and movement artist, specializing in the aerial arts. She has performed across Ontario and Nova Scotia, has studied with renowned dance and circus artists, and has completed courses in safely teaching aerials with the New England Centre for Circus Arts/Nimble Arts.

Jane is experienced teaching classes and workshops on various aerial apparatuses, in partner and group acrobatics, and in creative movement. She has coordinated and been the lead instructor on a social circus program for girls funded by the Ontario Arts Council Arts Education Fund, currently teaches for the Kingston School of Dance, and has conducted workshops for a wide variety of groups Jane strives to make her classes accessible to as broad a demographic as possible, and enjoys teaching students of all ages and backgrounds. Please note that aerial workshops would need to take place in specialized facilities, while creative movement and partner acrobatics workshops can be adapted for most locations.