Our Team
Scott Craig, Director
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Scott started his life in the circus as a child nearly 30 years ago in Australia after a chance meeting with the legendary Reg Bolton. Since then he has performed, rigged and coached with the biggest names in the business including: Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Éloize, Dragone, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. He has also taught and trained at The National Circus School in Montréal where he was apprenticed to another legend: Victor Fomine. Scott was also a member of the famous Flying Ashtons and a founder of Fliptease, as well as serving as the Head of Coaching, Rigging and Operations at Aerial Edge in Glasgow.
Shirley Alexander, Director
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With over 20 years’ as a professional accountant, Shirley has spent her career working in the Financial Services industry, providing advice, strategic guidance and financial expertise in global organisations. As someone who found circus relatively recently she is passionate about recreational circus training, in particular flying trapeze. Shirley will be bringing her skills to the company to help maximise investment and ensure financial control.
Adam Wright, Coach
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Adam Wright is a queer, neurodivergent, Scottish circus performer. Their multifaceted knowledge of circus arts has brought them to distant shores and they've worked with too many wonderful people and companies to name. They're as flexible as their use of pronouns and their talent is unique.
Teaching brings them much joy and they blend their individual style with their impressive knowledge of anatomy to help their students learn amazing things and progress technically.
Megan Ó Ceallacháin, Coach
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Megan is a qualified Occupational Therapist who began her circus journey in 2017 as a way of improving her fitness. What started as a once a week hobby very quickly became a passion. The goal of fitness became secondary to the fun and playfulness of the circus. She could see the greater benefits to circus, providing opportunities for creativity, play, and expression; as well as building physical, cognitive, emotional and social capacities. This lead to her qualifying as a Holistic Circus Therapist. She enjoys using her skills as an Occupational Therapist to enhance accessibility and inclusivity within the circus world, whilst sharing her passion for all things circus with individuals and the local community.
Julie Riddell, Coach
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Julie started performing in local pantomimes as a child and has continued to train and perform in dance and circus as an adult. She is passionate about helping people achieve things they didn’t think they could, no matter how big or small they may seem and loves helping to create routines and performances with all ages.
Kit Rodman-Orr
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Kit Rodman-Orr is a performer, director and facilitator working across Scotland. They hold a BA (Hons) in Physical Theatre and Circus Arts and and MA in Theatre for Young Audiences. Kit started circus as a teen and fell in love with it as diverse, ever-changing art form with something to offer everyone. Kit specialises in silks and working with young people, and enjoys teaching through both English and Scottish Gaelic.
Heidi Brown
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Heidi is a performer and instructor from Glasgow. After starting recreational training in youth circus several years ago, she has since spent the past 3 years performing and teaching internationally, across the UK, Malaysia and India as part of various circus companies. Although specialising in duo/solo trapeze and aerial chains, she also continues to train and perform fire, hoop, straps, flying trapeze and cradle. Growing up in theatre, Heidi is passionate about the performance side of circus and helping students to create memorable and interesting acts, that they can feel proud of no matter their age or experience.
Mete Mercan
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Mete has made his mark as one of Glasgow's most beloved parkour coaches. For over 10 years, he’s taught the sport under guidance from some of its most influential figures.
Crash-landing into the circus world in 2022, he has never since been able to escape! Developing skills in teaching and performance, he has travelled across the world with a big top and performed at various festivals across the UK alongside his partner, Heidi.
Mete’s years of coaching experience with ASN, adults and young people alike are what make him a powerful force in making both circus arts and parkour more accessible and inclusive for people of all different ages and backgrounds.