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So you want my arts job: Circus acrobat

If you enjoy flying through the air and have a well-developed sense of trust, working in a circus company might be for you.

15 Jun 2021 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

Billie Wilson-Coffey performing in Circa’s How Like an Angel. Photo credit: Chris Taylor.

Billie Wilson-Coffey discovered Spaghetti Circus at the age of 11 before moving to Melbourne to study at the National Institute of Circus Arts in 2007. In her graduating year, Wilson-Coffey made her international debut at the 4th World Circus Festival in Moscow.

She joined Circa as a guest artist in 2011 for the world premiere of Nocturne in South Korea. While working as a guest artist for Circa, Wilson-Coffey continued her solo work performing in cabarets and festivals nationwide.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts