CIRCUS WTF

A theatrical interrogation of the form and performance of circus: an exploration of the genre and those that live and work in it: questioning what it is, why we perform it and why we enjoy watching it.

 

A journey through the realities and absurbsities of everyday circus life; A reveal of the truth behind the form: the rigging, burns and calluses, sacrifices, the years of commitment and the ‘what am I when I can’t do this anymore?’

 

A patchwork of personal stories, circus tales and epic theatricality. Stealing from David Lynch, David Attenborough, Stephen Hawkins and Hip Hop.

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Three performers deconstruct the realities of everyday circus life; their stories and experiences, bodies and injuries and then re-construct to build new landscapes of the epic, theatrical, animal and fundamental. 

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Collaborating with visual and sonic artists to create a live interaction between performer, technology and audience. The juxtaposition of the immediacy of live flesh alongside visual, sonic and video technologies creates a multi-sensory experience allowing the audience access to a unique perspective.

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Using circus’s heightened form to explore big questions about ourselves, our relationships with each other and the world: how we observe and judge, what we expect and how our experiences mould us as performer, audience and human.

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Inviting the audience to experience and connect with stories behind the flare and illusion. Delving into desires of narcissism, fear, sacrifice and wonderment.