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Léda Davies is a circus artist specializing in silks (aerial tissue or fabric), straps, Weggsphere and acrobatic dance based out of Calgary, AB.

For five years Léda resided in Montreal, QC training with renowned coaches from Cirque du Soleil and the National Circus School, as well as Théâtre Dynamo and the Manitoulin Conservatory for Performance and Creation.  Her aerial circus skills have been featured in music videos, stage productions, such as Alberta Theatre Project’s “Charlotte’s Web” and The Old Trout Puppet Workshop’s “Ghost Opera” and outdoor festivals in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Femmes du Feu’s “Circus Sessions” (Toronto), La Tohu’s “Sans-filet” (Montreal). With her company, the Screaming Goats Collective, Léda co-stares in Persephone Bound, an interdisciplinary production that combines text, dance, aerial circus technique and live music, in a modern treatment of the Ancient Greek myth of the rape of Persephone.  

In 2020 Leda completed her MFA in Theatre Practice at the University of Alberta, with a focus on aerial circus movement in theatre.  She is currently an aerial instructor at Green Fools Theatre in Calgary and a sessional instructor with the School of Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Calgary.