Circus Production
& Artist Support
We started Lavrak Circus as 2 performers wanting to produce and make our own work. 10 years later, we are taking Lavrak in a new direction to support, produce, and platform the work of circus artists.
We’ve been the artists, the producers, the programmers, and sometimes the ones sweeping the stage. We know this sector inside out. Over time, Lavrak has become a platform; a place where we can give a leg up to artists wanting to test ideas, run internships for people wanting to learn, and the open doors for the voices often left out of the circus mainstream.
Who are we?
Nix Pretlove
Co-Director
nicolepretlove@lavrak.org
Nix is an experienced producer, tour manager, and creative programmer with over a decade (woah that’s long) in contemporary circus and live performance. She was senior producer at Revel Puck Circus, the UK’s largest tented touring contemporary circus & has produced large scale festivals and events, including The Circus Yard (Brighton Fringe), Windy Van Hooten’s at Shambala Festival, worked on Boomtown Festival opening ceremonies, and international tours including FOCASA Festival (Taiwan) and Edinburgh Fringe. She combines artistic insight and strategic leadership to deliver ambitious, inclusive programming, specialising in accessible and participatory circus, multi disciplinary collaborations, and touring.
Amy Nicholls
Co-Director
amynicholls@lavrak.org
Amy is a Creative Producer and Fundraiser, with 9 years experience fundraising for circus/ dance/ theatre companies and artists including for Levantes Dance Theatre, The Revel Puck Circus, Hikapee, Incandescence Circus.. the list goes on. She has a particular interest in projects for social justice or cultural change. She Co-Directs and is the Producer of Make Space Circus, a disabled-led international project; working on international disability arts projects internationally; including Zimbabwe and Spain. She has commissioned new work for Certain Black's Ensemble Festival and Flying Fantastic's Creative Residency Programme. She's produced Lavrak's UK tours, and ran our internship schemes and training opportunities.