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Vicki Dela Amedume MBE

Aerial Choreographer

For the New Vic: The Company of Wolves, The Princess and The Pea (and at New Victory Theatre, New York, Southbank and Unicorn Theatre), Beauty and The Beast, Astley’s Astounding Adventures, Peter Pan In Scarlet, Peter Pan, Wicked Lady.

Vicki Dela Amedume (MBE) is an award-winning, internationally recognised leader in circus arts. Originally trained as a scientist, she ran away to join the circus. She has performed, created and directed aerial and circus-based work in the UK and worldwide working across all spheres of circus from traditional big tops to large-scale outdoor spaces, indoor theatre and more recently short film.

Vicki Dela Amedume is the Artistic Director of Upswing, a leading multi-award-winning contemporary circus company that she founded to tell new stories in extraordinary ways. A diverse-led organisation, Upswing aims to inspire curiosity and share urgent ideas, especially those relevant to Black and Global Majority communities. Their recent work includes outdoor spectacle Ancient Futures, co-produced with Unlimited Theatre and the award-winning films Common Ground and Circus Flavours on Screen as well as internationally acclaimed family favourites The Ramshackle House and Bedtime Stories.

Outside of Upswing she has offered circus direction and choreography to numerous organisations.

Direction, consultancy and collaborations credits include: Guardians of The Galaxy (Circus Direction, Secret Cinema), The Long Trick (Aerial Direction, High Tide and The New Wolsey), Barnum (Circus Consultant, Chichester Festival Theatre and Cameron Mackintosh); The Light Princess (aerial consultancy and training, National Theatre); The Moment When (2012 Cultural Olympiad in Chester); Little Eagles (RSC); Peter Pan (National Theatre of Scotland), Orlando ( the Royal Exchange) and Olivier Award-winning The Worst Witch (Royal and Derngate/Kenny Wax).

Vicki Dela was recently awarded an MBE in the Queen’s honours for her dedication to circus. In addition to her role at Upswing, Vicki Dela is Associate Director at the New Vic Theatre, Creative Director at The Albany, Chair of The Baring Foundation Arts Committee and a trustee of the Coutts Foundation.