Clancy Rosewarne, 11, Circus Performer
“When the going gets tough I try hard because I want to perform and do my bit the best for the team”
When Clancy was 6 his parents began driving him interstate an hour each way from the mountains in Victoria to be part of the Fruit Fly Circus in Albury, NSW. He loved his performing and they could see how much he was benefiting from it. Clancy’s father, Jeremy says “I could just see his face light up and knew this is where he needs to be”.
Training soon doubled to twice per week after he was asked to join an invite-only mid- week session. Clancy had discovered he loved to perform and learn tricks and he just didn’t have enough time to pursue this dream while attending mainstream school. So, after 2 years and a successful audition, Clancy became a full-time Fruit Fly Circus student. He was ecstatic! At just 8 years old he was travelling interstate to perform in the circus!
Attending circus school proved to be a lot of long and energetic hours, but Clancy was no stranger to putting in maximum effort to learn new things. He had previously learned to play and perform the ukelelele, taking to the stage with a local band called the Spooky Ukes. This band would entertain crowds at local festivals giving Clancy great experiences of being on stage performing.
“I found that when I was learning to perform on the ukulele I had to practice a lot and I got good at it…I didn’t give up.”
Along with not giving up, Clancy’s other superpower is being determined at his training and rehearsals. Sometimes he can feel a bit overwhelmed with his busy class schedule, squeezing maths and English around trampolining and aerials, but he knows if he can stay organized he will be fine.
Being a Fruit Fly is preparing Clancy to become an expert at his passion of unicycling, among other performing arts. For two seasons of show performances a year, often to sold out crowds, Clancy has ample time to shine joined by his fellow students.
“I love fruit fly because there are not many people and you get to know everyone and the trainers really help me”.
In early 2020 small but mighty 9 year old Clancy was invited on tour as the only junior to join the Senior Performance group. He boarded an airplane to Sydney and played his ukulele in the show while being hoisted above the heads of senior artists. Clancy felt some nerves as he joined the production on the big stage, but as he knew he’d completed all the rehearsing he trusted himself and launched into a fantastic performance.
Clancy dreams that one day he can live in a theatre and be an actor, but in the mean time he is happy to show other kids that
“if they want to follow their dreams they should do it. My tip for them is to just keep trying.”
Photo credit, Jeremy Rosewarne
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