
performance
recent highlights - 2024

brave space in the UK and at olala festival
Worthing, GB
Salford, GB
Lienz, AT
July 2024
Brave Space made its British and Austrian debut, performing at the Worthing Summer of Circus, the Lowry, and at Olala Streetfestival Lienz.


brave space at circusstad and cirkl fest
Rotterdam, NL
Leuven, BE
May 2024
Brave Space was invited to perform at two European circus festivals - Circusstad and Cirkl Festival. The cast performed a 9 show run in Rotterdam and a 4 show run in Leuven.
silks at sanctuary cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
April 2024
Rachel debuted a new aerial silks act to the song Best to You by Blood Orange - a favorite song of hers.


Michelle Reid
dance rituals - vida colorida
Carnivale Restaurant - Chicago
April 2024
Rachel performed aerial silks for Dance Ritual's event Viva Colorida hosted by Carnivale Restaurant in Chicago, performing for DJs Ron Carroll and Francis Mercier.


Pickman Photography

hula hoops at sanctuary cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
February 2024
Rachel restaged and performed her act "BOING" choreographed for the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This is one of her favorite hula hoop acts to date!
Michelle Reid
previously
Montréal, Canada
July 8-16 2023
Brave Space was invited to perform at the prestigious Montréal circus festival, performing 12 shows over 8 days. This was Aloft's first time performing in Montréal.


J-F Savaria
brave space at the international children's festival of the arts and the winnipeg international children's festival
St. Albert & Winnipeg, Canada
June 2023
Rachel and the cast of Brave Space performed as part of two children's festivals in St. Albert and Winnipeg as part of a two week tour.

Dan Torres


hula hoops at sanctuary cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
May 2023
Rachel debuted a new hoops act in May to "Power" by TSHA. She debuted two new skills involving hoop balancing.
Nancy Behall
Highland Park High School
April 19 2023
Rachel and the cast of Brave Space performed as part of the Focus on the Arts programming for the students at Highland Park High School.


Brian Gray Photo
silks at sanctuary cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
March, April 2023
Rachel debuted a new silks act in March to "Out Getting Ribs" by King Krule. She reprised this act in April.


Michelle Reid

Michelle Reid

hoops and silks at sanctuary cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
December 3 2022
Rachel performed two acts, hula hoops and aerial silks, at Aloft Circus Arts' monthly circus show.
Directed by Shayna Swanson of Aloft Circus Arts
August 6-27 2022
"Brave Space is the building of a blanket fort, the act of sneaking under a hoopskirt, an impulsive congregation in the tiniest of tents. Intimate and low tech, this hour-long work of contemporary circus invites the audience to sit nose-to-nose with bold aerialists and acrobats to build the world we want to live in, even for only a few shared moments. An antidote to the daily news cycle, this hypermobile show can pop up in fields, intersections, theaters, and warehouses -- wherever people need beauty, hope, and comfort."



Dylan Woodley

Sanctuary Cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
Sept 23 2022
Original hula hoops act choreographed by Rachel Nesnevich for Sanctuary Cabaret, Aloft Circus Arts' monthly circus show. Hosted by folk-goth band Charming Disaster.

Copacita
Carnivale Restaurant
Sept 15 2022
Rachel is a resident aerialist for weekly dinner shows with a rotating cast, which featured Chicago singer Cecy Santana and Sambrazillian Chicago.
Michelle Reid

Brave Space Gala
Aloft Circus Arts
July 30 2022
Fundraiser for Brave Space's trip to the Edinburgh Fringe festival at our home studio in Chicago.

COPA CARNIVALE
Carnivale Restaurant
June 30 2022
Rachel performed as a featured soloist in Carnivale's bi-monthly dinner show, featuring live music, samba dance, singing, aerial bartending and more.

Sanctuary Cabaret
Aloft Circus Arts
June 5 2022
Premiered a new aerial silks piece performed to "Digital Lion" by James Blake at Sanctuary Cabaret, hosted by Shayna Swanson.

Brave Space Tour
Midwest/Eastern US
April 1-10 2022
Brave Space toured through the midwest and eastern United States, performing at The Muse, Anna Maria College, Secret Circus, Cycropia, and more.
Michelle Reid