Camille Swift
^{Dynamic Aerialist & Technical Coach}

About

Professional aerialist specializing in static trapeze, dance trapeze, aerial sling and mini aerial hoop. I do clean, crisp and colorful character work with an ethereal and whimsical aesthetic. I work mostly solo, but I love to be part of a cast and create collaborative work.

56 kg and 168 cm
Resident of the USA, French/English bilingual

Skills

Three years of practice as a breakdancer & eight years of classical ballet training
Studied Japanese swordsmanship (iaido no meishi-ha mugai ryu) for five years
Visual artist skilled in oil painting, book arts, photo manipulation and graphic design

whips
mini aerial hoop
duo and triple trapeze
ground adagio
cerceau / lyra
dance

Performance

2025

Aloft Circus Arts – Communion Open Stage
Whips – January

Aloft Circus Arts – Sanctuary Cabaret
Static trapeze, whips, aerial sling – March, April, May, September

Eve’s Parlor Productions
Exxxotica Expo
Single-point trapeze and whips – April

Third Coast Tattoo Show
Whips – June

Flotsam River Circus
Single-point trapeze, ensemble character work – July/August

2024

CK Circle Events
Corporate event
Dynamic single-point trapeze ambient duet – February

Aloft Circus Arts – Sanctuary Cabaret
Aerial sling & dance trapeze – March, April, October, December

“Unbridled” at Untitled Supper Club
Low dance trapeze – January, February, March

Sideshow Villains
Corporate event
Aerial sling and dance trapeze – April

Sora Aerial Arts
Alice in Wonderland, five shows
Aerial sling, dance, rigging – May

Alberta Circus Arts Festival
North by Northwest Cabaret
Aerial sling act and dance trapeze act – June

Eve’s Parlor Productions
City Hall Events
Ambient single-point trapeze – June

Reminiscent Circus
Way Home, three shows
Aerial sling, lyra group act, triple trapeze, dance – July
Yes Ma’am Circus
Night Out in the Parks & various corporate events
Aerial sling, lollipop lyra, September – October
Sideshow Villains Deviant Cabaret
Aerial sling, whips – October

2023

Aloft Circus Arts – Sanctuary Cabaret
Aerial sling & dance trapeze – May, November & December

Sideshow Villains Deviant Cabaret
Dance trapeze – October

Yes Ma’am Circus
Night Out in the Parks & various corporate events
Aerial sling, dance trapeze, lollipop lyra, June – October

Eve’s Parlor Productions
Exxxotica Expo
Aerial sling, April 21 – 23

Chicago Circus & Performing Arts Festival
Mini aerial hoop, March 11 – 12

2022

Dominican University
A Midnight Summer’s Cirque
Silks and sling – three group acts, November 2022 (five shows)

Sanctuary Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Aerial sling, October

Yes Ma’am Circus
Night Out in the Parks & various corporate events
Aerial sling and lollipop lyra – June, August & September

Yes Ma’am Circus
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Dance trapeze as the Queen of Hearts, April 23 – 24

Moisture Festival
Aerial sling, one week of daily performances

AirOtic Soirée – Les Farfadais
Mini aerial hoop, dance trapeze, adagio (two acts), dance trio
Two shows per week, January – February

2020/2021

AirOtic Soirée – Les Farfadais
Mini aerial hoop, dance trapeze, adagio (two acts), dance trio
Three shows per week, September – December

Sanctuary Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Aerial sling – March, July, August

2019

Sanctuary Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Static trapeze & aerial sling – March, July December

Fly by Night – MSA & Circus Arts
Aerial sling, October

Communion – Aloft Circus Arts
Dance trapeze, July

“Can’t Go to Hell” – Such Creatures
Joel Hall Dancers “Dances in the Hall”, MSA & Circus Arts
Group dance piece, July & December (three shows)

“Unbridled” at Untitled Supper Club
Mini aerial hoop and dance trapeze, bi-monthly performances

2018

Sanctuary Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Static trapeze, dance trapeze and sling – August, November, December

Misfit Cabaret – Cirque Wonderland
Static trapeze, October

“Unbridled” at Untitled Supper Club
Mini aerial hoop and dance trapeze, bi-monthly performances

Communion – Aloft Circus Arts
Aerial sling, July

Alhambra Palace Cabaret
Dance trapeze, January

2017

“Unbridled” at Untitled Supper Club
Dance trapeze, December

CREACTIVE by Cirque du Soleil – Club Med Opio-en-Provence
Dance trapeze, static trapeze & triple trapeze
Bi-weekly performances of solo and group acts, June – August

Sanctuary – Aloft Circus Arts
Static trapeze, May

Moisture Festival
Static trapeze, one week of daily performances

Fly by Night Circus
Static trapeze, January & February

2016

Circus in Progress – Actors Gymnasium
Static trapeze, November

Vagabonds of the Runaway Circus
Dance trapeze, static trapeze, lyra & lollipop lyra
Various corporate events

Filming TV commercial – Shore Circus
Static trapeze and silks

El Circo Cheapo Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Dance trapeze, July

Moisture Festival
Dance trapeze, one week of daily performances

2015

El Circo Cheapo Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Dance trapeze, triple trapeze, static trapeze – July, November, December

Misfit Cabaret – Iowa Circus Academy
Static trapeze, October

Aerial Arts & Fitness Expo – Red Carpet Spectacular
Static trapeze, July

Aerial Acrobatic Arts Festival – Denver, CO
Audience Choice Award
Static trapeze, May

Acrobatica Infiniti Circus
Static trapeze, dance trapeze, ambient
Various shows & corporate events

Moisture Festival
Static trapeze, one week of daily performances

2014

Circus in Progress – Actors Gymnasium
Static trapeze, October

El Circo Cheapo Cabaret – Aloft Circus Arts
Static trapeze, September

Aerial Arts & Fitness Expo Showcase
Static trapeze, July

Coaching

I coach group classes and private lessons in static trapeze, dance trapeze, aerial sling, lyra, flexibility and act development at Aloft Circus Arts. I also teach workshops nationwide and have taught at the following locations:

The Actor’s Gymnasium – Chicago, IL
The Aerial Expo – Des Moines Iowa
Airbound Arts – Olympia, WA
Alberta Circus Arts Festival – Edmonton, Canada
The Artist’s Asylum – Marietta, GA
Cirque Wonderland – Des Moines, IA
Cirquetastic – Edmonton, Canada
Defy Gravity – Champaign, IL
Detroit Flyhouse – Detroit, MI
Elevated Aerials – Cincinnati, OH
Firefly Circus Academy – Edmonton, Canada
Fly Freak – Minneapolis, MN
The Iowa Circus Academy – Des Moines, IA
SANCA – Seattle, WA
Sora Aerial Arts – Lexington, KY
Sparrow Studios – Olympia, WA
St. Louis Aerial Collective – St. Louis, MO
Stomping Ground – Minneapolis, MN
Versatile Arts – Seattle, WA
Vertical Fix – Tempe, AZ
Warped Studios – Sheboygan/Milwaukee, WI

I train students who wish to focus on dynamic form and technique, and help them develop a professional standard of creative and acrobatic movement, as well as building the more general but still critical skill of body maintenance to keep a professional aerialist in peak form.