Kate Mitchell

Kate Mitchell is a highly skilled and multifaceted circus artist, whose work engages and inspires audiences across the world. She specializes in fire performance, hula hoop, aerial sling and silks. Kate first ran away with the circus in 2013 and has traveled far and wide to learn from some of the greats; she has worked with Marianna de Santis, Lisa Lottie, Aisling Ní Cheallaigh and Loosysmokes.

 

Her artistic work has been seen as part of Cork Midsummer Festival, Derry Halloween and Pitch’d Circus Festival. She has been involved in productions of varying sizes including large scale installations with La Fura dels Baus. Kate worked as Circus Education Director at In Your Space Circus in Derry until June 2023 and is currently the lead tutor on House, an intergenerational community project for Fidget Feet.

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Kate has performed and taught in the UK, Turkey, the Netherlands and Ireland. Kate was one of three artists awarded A Tale of Two Cities residency with Cork Midsummer Festival in 2024.

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Kate currently has a base in Ireland but is usually indulging her passion for travel, moving  about the world experiencing life as much as she can. When sitting in one place, she is cuddled by her cat Púca, who is usually being stalked by her dog Tíre.