About
Nicci is a freelance artist continually creating and performing innovative works with independent artists and companies throughout Australia.
She has trained in theatre and circus around the globe with The Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe (China), the John Palacy Trapeze Volant School (France), Ecole Philippe Gaulier (France), La Fura Dels Baus (Spain), Witness Relocation (New York), Chiara Guidi (Italy) and specifically in circus in Montreal, Norway and Germany.
She began her career with the Flying Fruit Fly Circus and has worked with many companies including Circus Oz, Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, KAGE, CIRCA, Melbourne Workers Theatre, Hothouse Theatre, Legs on the Wall, Company 2, Circus Monoxide, Born in A Taxi, Dislocate and NORPA.
She has performed in 14 languages at numerous international theatres and festivals around the globe.
She was Assistant Director and performer for The 24 Hour Experience (Festival of Live Art) and for the award-winning show Taxi by Dee & Cornelius. Her one-woman intimate show The Teensy Top (she wears the venue!) has been presented at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hoopla Festival, Tasmanian Circus Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Festival to mention a few.
She directed the dark comic circus show Party Ghost (Green Room Award Best Circus 2019, Best Circus Adelaide Fringe 2023, Matilda’s Best Circus nomination).
She is a performer in the critically acclaimed production of SHIT by Patricia Cornelius (4 GRA).
She is a co-creator and performer in ANIMAL (4 GRA), the highly acclaimed clown show The Long Pigs (1 GRA, 3 GRA noms) and Caravan (Melbourne Festival 2017).
In 2019 she performed at The Venice Biennale in SHIT and performed SHIT and The Long Pigs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In 2020 she starred in the film SHIT, co-hosted The Adelaide Cabaret Festival and made online work for The Seniors Festival and Anna Tregloan’s The Impossible Project.
In 2021 she was in the multi award winning short film Tarneit, Queer Cabaret Fuck Fabulous (1 GRA, Midsumma Festival), THIS (Rising Festival), premiered a clown show Tale of Two Harpies (Borderville Festival), co-created and presented two sell-out seasons of a new solo show RUNT!
2022 saw Nicci in Fart Fabulous (Rising), RUNT (Sydney Opera House, Bris CircFest), The Long Pigs (Bris CircFest), The Teensy Top (Adelaide Cabaret Festival), The Two Donnies (Whyalla Festival) and developing new shows The Divine Comedy with John Bolton and a women’s footy show Flying Shot with the Women’s Circus.
2023 saw Nicci direct the new Circus Oz show for Melbourne Comedy Festival, perform in THIS (Rising Festival), tour Party Ghost to Adelaide, Edinburgh, Sweden and Brisbane Festival and present The Teesny Top at House of Oz at Edinburgh Fringe. Recently she co-created and performed a new solo production Rodeo Clown.
In 2024 Nicci will present Rodeo Clown at Darwin Festival, premiere a new solo work BAD BOY at 45 Downstairs, perform with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, co-create a renegade show with Circus Oz and a mass of local circus artists and perform in the new ensemble piece Fuck Xmas.
She is currently conspiring with other artists to bring live performance to the people. It’s not all popcorn and fizzy drinks but it’s worth it. She has a dog called Moose and is the recipient of 4 Green Room Awards.