Chantal McCormick
Chantal McCormick is a cultural Leader of Aerial Arts she is a Director, Choreographer, Aerialist, Teacher, Mentor & Mother, she is the Creative Director & Co-Founder Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre , Founder of Irish Aerial Creation Centre and Festival Director of Irish Aerial Dance Fest
Chantal trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance and became interested in aerial circus after graduating. She toured with established dance and circus companies in the UK touring to Trinidad, Europe and Australia from 1999-2008.
In 1998 Chantal co-founded FIDGET FEET Aerial Dance Theatre, Ireland’s leading aerial dance company with whom she directs, choreographs, and performs , currently H.O.M.E is a new co-production with Limerick based Tobi Omoteso it is an adult indoor aerial Hip H’Opera that explores darkness, trust, strength, femininity, male suppression, identity mixing street dance,hip hop culture, aerial dance and opera. Chantal directed a co-production with Thomas Johnston from Ceol Connected in 2023 an indoor large-scale work for young audiences, ‘When the Moon Spun Round’ mixing traditional Irish music and dance..
In addition to creating work, Chantal has been teaching since she was 16 years old.
As well as an artist Chantal is also an experienced producer, it is with her leadership that FF, IADF and IACC are where they are today. She has grown the infrastructure of aerial arts in Ireland and as part of that growth, what has fuelled her drive is her spiritual practice, Chantal is a firm believer in the power of aerial arts, and she comes from a heartfelt truth that “True Art heals” and shares her passion and her unique practice wherever she goes.