brave space show

Brave Space is an intimate, ensamble show directed by Shayna Swanson. Heather has been a cast member in Brave Space since the show’s inception in 2018. With the show, Heather has toured the United States and abroad and performed at esteemed festivals including Montréal Complètement Cirque in 2023 and the 2022 & 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Heather performs juggling, partner acrobatics, aerial “ropes”, and her main discipline in the show, pole. What makes Brave Space so special is that every performer and audience member are essential in making each act possible. Both the cast and the audience assist in various ways throughout the entire hour long performance.

“Brave Space is the building of a blanket fort, sneaking under a hoopskirt, an impulsive congregation in the tiniest of tents. Starting as a puddle of fabric on the floor, it grows to encompass a world of wondrous circus. Intimate and low tech, we invite the audience to sit nose-to-nose with an all-female cast of bold acrobats to build the world we want to live in, even for only a few shared moments. Inspired by the idea of creating community in divisive times, and designed to be able to pop-up almost anywhere, Brave Space  includes juggling, cyr wheel, duo sling, a rope act like no other, and awe-inspiring feats of balance and strength. Brave Space requires 100% trust between the performers and the audience as together we physically construct the show and keep the artists aloft.” -Aloft Circus Arts