Theatre Royal Plymouth’s Funky Llama star to perform at Paralympics Homecoming Ceremony
A talented aerialist and performer based in Cornwall, will perform at the Paralympics Homecoming Ceremony on Saturday 14 September which is hosted by The Last Leg's Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. The show takes place at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham and will be broadcast live on Channel Four at 5:30pm.
Charlotte Evans was diagnosed with a unique form of hereditary angioedema at an early age and underwent an amputation. Following a long period of recovery and adjustment, she discovered aerial dance through local Plymouth company, Aerial Allsorts. Charlotte has built up her strength through aerial, finding a creative release from her ongoing health challenges and now competes regularly in Aerial Championships winning Instructor Lyra National Champion and Overall National Champion this summer
Charlotte now works with Far Flung Dance Theatre, Extraordinary Bodies Young
Artists, Cirque Bijou and was also a member of Theatre Royal Plymouth's (TRP) flagship community project, Funky Llama.
Last October, Charlotte took centre stage at TRP's Funky Llama's Club Night to mark
ten years of the iconic disability arts platform, and in August she performed with Far
Flung Dance Theatre as part of the 157-cast of TRP’s The Key which celebrated 21
years of its Production and learning Centre, TR2.
Sara Rhodes, Former Associate Director at TRP said: “Everyone at Theatre Royal
Plymouth is so incredibly proud of Charlotte. Not only is she a brilliant artist and a joy to
work with, she is also an incredible role model to so many, demonstrating talent,
resilience and determination. We can’t wait to watch her take to the stage at the
Paralympics homecoming ceremony and look forward to continuing to support her journey as an artist into the future. Good luck Charlotte!”
4,400 athletes competed in 22 different sports in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
which was shown on Channel 4 from 28 August – 8 September.
To find out more about the outreach programmes run by TRP, visit https://theatreroyal.com/take-part/.
