Alyssa Bunce is a multidisciplinary artist, graduated from the DEC program of the National Circus School (Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang / Montreal, Quebec) in 2019, becoming the first student originating from the Canadian territories (Kwanlin Dün traditional territory / Whitehorse, Yukon) to graduate from the NCS.  Throughout her childhood and youth she studied gymnastics, various styles of dance, movement improvisation, and theatre; which eventually merged into her circus practice. In 2017 Alyssa utilized three aerial hoops collectively, originating a novel aerial concept which she premiered internationally in Berlin, in 2023. Trained traditionally in Contortion, she employs her learned skillset to evolve the discipline, through a conceptual and contemporary approach. Her aerial hoop work is stylized and statuesque, pulling inspiration from sculpture and iconography. Alyssa has collaborated with acclaimed contemporary circus companies, and is currently presenting her durational solo work, Our Lady of the Home. Coexisting and intermingling with her performing arts practice, Alyssa is a self-taught poet and writer - her work has been published in international collections, as well as compiled in self-published poetry projects.   Across the mediums she engages in, her subject matter commonly explores feminist philosophies, substance dependency, spirituality, and planetary interconnectivity.