Chiara Marchese

Chiara Marchese (she/her) was born at the foot of the Etna volcano during the spring of 1988. On her island, a land rich with stories and natural beauties, she started learning art through painting. After completing her studies in decoration and scenography at the Catania Academy of Fine Arts, she discovered the art of the slack wire. She then decided to leave to ensure her artistic growth. For three years, she studied at the Vertigo school in Turin, where she learned the fundamentals of slack wire technique with Arian Miluka. She was accepted at the French National Centre for the Circus arts (CNAC 26th promotion) and graduated in 2014. Today, Chiara focuses her research at the crossing of different disciplines: circus, puppetry, visual arts, dance and theatre performance.