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‘Agnes falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a friendly juggler who tells her the story of ‘The Fallen Circus’. She tells him that she has lost her mum who was blown away by a big gust of wind, so he promises to help and they set off on a journey together to find her mum’.

In 2013 Shelly was invited to become artist in residence at the National Centre for Circus Arts the premier centre for circus arts in London. During her residency she worked with second year circus students to devise and direct a work for the screen. Shelly also collaborated with other professional actors, mime artists and physical performers who all feature within the film. The resulting work is an hour long musical style fiction called ‘The Fallen Circus’. [author summary]