Nisha ferguson

GravityWorks was founded in 1996 in Toronto, Canada by Nisha Ferguson at the age of thirty three. After seeing Cirque du Soleil perform on the streets of Montreal she fell in love with circus arts. She came across flying trapeze lessons and gave that a try, but soon discovered stationary trapeze which she enjoyed more. She met someone who had previously worked for Cirque du Soleil and taught Nisha how to make her own trapeze. Sewing heavy duty raincoat fabric together and stuffing pieces of foam in them, she made her own mats, hung up her trapeze in a warehouse and began on an adventure of a lifetime.

Nisha taught herself aerial acrobatics by watching VHS videos repeatedly from Cirque du Soleil shows. The first people she had join her were her sister Chantal, Chris Taylor and her best friend Barb, among a few others who then ultimately decided to call themselves GravityWorks.

In 2001, Nisha, her husband, her two children and a couple of circus members moved to Mexico with the intention of being warm all year round. They drove a blue 1970s Volkswagen Convey through the United Sates with the intent to arrive in Mexico as their final destination. They made money performing on camp grounds and the French Quarter until police would tell them to leave. Nisha’s husband designed and built a portable rig to hold the aerialists in the air. They would place it in front of their van and use the vehicle as a dressing room. Nisha’s oldest son who was nine years old, learned to juggle and became a part of the act. As soon as they arrived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico they set up their rig downtown and began to perform. This town became their home and GravityWorks kept growing.

Nisha continues to swing from the trapeze to this day in San Miguel de Allende.