Galway Community Circus (GCC) has appointed Lynn Carroll as its new Executive Director.
Lynn Carroll is an internationally renowned expert in circus and education, and is Director of CircusWorks and the president of the European Youth Circus Organisation.
Throughout her career, Lynn has performed globally as a multidisciplined circus artist and has been at the forefront of developing the UK youth circus sector for nearly 40 years.
She first encountered GCC as part of the Celtic Youth Exchanges in 2011 and 2012 in her work at NoFit State Circus.
“Meeting the team and young people through these and subsequent projects has always been an absolute pleasure,” said Lynn.
“It has always been clear that GCC has strong values, and places young people at the heart of its work and decision-making process.”
She said she has been hugely impressed with GCC’s journey and the breadth and scale of the work it has undertaken.
“It has gained an impressive international reputation through its work with the Caravan International Network for Youth and Social Circus, and its large-scale projects Wires Crossed and LifeLine.
“To step in at this point in the journey is an honour. I’d like to acknowledge the amazing job my predecessor, Ulla Hokkanen, has done along with the rest of the team in making GCC the success story it is today, establishing it as a grassroots organisation with a respected national and international reputation. GCC’s plans are ambitious and exciting, and I can’t wait to start working with the team to make them a reality.”
