Sean McIlraith
Professional

Sean is a South African/Irish residing aerialist, acrobat, mover, duo flyer, social circus worker and aerial coach.

She attended the Rogelio Rivel Circus School, Barcelona and hosts workshops in Ireland and Europe.

In 2023 she created/performed her first contemporary circus show RED LINES at Dublin Fringe, and was nominated for best production & won best lighting.

She has performed and produced with festivals and companies across the country e.g Aduantas Aerial, Festival of Fools, Beyond the Pale, The Academy, Culture Night, NCFI and more. Sean is a regular coach teaching in Taking Flight studios in Dublin and a creative mentor.

With a strong sense for social justice, she also works with St Michaels House, an org. aimed at bringing social circus to disabled children and collaborates with FYRC, a travelling community organisation. Her work aims to tell the stories of the seemingly unexceptional, bringing an abstract and larger than life twist to reality, balancing on the cusp of otherworldly and familiar, work that is intimate and inherently human.Using live performance, film, and photography as a vehicle for these endeavours.