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JOSEPHINE SOMERVILLE

Circus

Movement

Performance

Art

About

ABOUT

Josephine Somerville is a dynamic, expressive circus artist.  Specializing in tippy lyra and german wheel, Josephine enjoys finding new and unexpected movements on any apparatus, and is particularly drawn to circles, with their finite infinity.

Josephine grew up reading books and making music on an aspiring suburban farm in Boston, MA, with her family cats, dog, occasional bees, and eventually chickens. She has been performing since age 4, singing the entire soundtrack of The Sound of Music on her grandparents' porch. At age 12, Josephine went to a circus show with her oma and fell in love. A few years later, she started taking circus classes, and soon she was spending all her free time in the air or rolling around in a wheel. After graduating from college with a BS in neuroscience, Josephine completed the New England Center for Circus Arts ProTrack Program in 2023. She has since graced theaters and tents across North America and Europe and is excited to continue doing circus across the globe! Josephine is also a trained and experienced circus rigger and coach. When not upside down, Josephine can be found baking cookies, befriending neighborhood cats, or gallivanting about forests and mountains.

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Where is Josephine Now?

Currently...

Circus of Horrors, US West Coast Tour

Available From...

September 2025

Gallery

GALLERY

TIPPY LYRA

"Smoke Signals"

This piece is ethereal and dynamic, exploring control, struggle, and acceptance.

Full act available upon request.

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TIPPY LYRA

"Eindelose Blauw (Endless Blue)"

Breathe in the ocean air and drift away with the waves in this dynamic, moving piece. 

Video coming soon

GERMAN WHEEL

"Fowl Play"

Watch to see the "Caws" of death, this piece encourages audiences to laugh at the absurdity of life and whatever may come after.

GERMAN WHEEL

"Joshy-kins"
This is a comedic comng-of age piece, featuring pre-teen silliness and awkwardness.

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DANCE TRAPEZE

"Yesterday's Wake"

This piece explores our uneasy yet indissoluble  relationship to nature, with its fragility and beauty. 

Video coming soon

ACTS AVAILABLE

Josephine has performed tippy lyra, german wheel, static and dance trapeze, lyra, silks, aerial cube, and partner acrobatics. She has experience in rope, duo trapeze & lyra, and physical theather.

*All acts can be modified or customized for shows and events*

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CONTACT

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