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Presented by Circa Contemporary Circus, leaders in the new wave of contemporary Australian circus, Humans 2.0 is a beautiful cross between circus and contemporary dance. With its London premier coming up at The Southbank Centre as part of its international tour, we sat down with one of its star acrobats, Sam Letch, to chat about what we can expect from the show.
Photo credit: Emma Sheldrick
Daniel Oliver has been building and presenting calamitous, participatory performance worlds since 2003. They are wilfully dyspraxic, indulging an ecstatically awkward and disorganised approach to storytelling, audience immersion, and theatricality. Here he talks to co-collaborator Mazvita on the Egg Show:
Image: Photograph of Septuplet by Jean-François Krebs at The Smallest Gallery In Soho.
For its latest residency – running from now until 9 April – The Smallest Gallery in Soho are hosting an installation piece by French artist Jean-François Krebs.
Image: Vicki Dela Amedume, Artistic Director of Upswing
Deadpan satire Common Ground takes aim at the lack of representation of Global Majority performers in the circus industry. Set behind the scenes at a round of auditions, this spoof documentary follows circus performers hoping to be selected as the new face of circus.
Set in post-war Ireland, Tzarini Meyler’s two-hander grapples with the ideas of freedom and uncertainty in a changing world. Inspired by stories from Meyler's grandmother’s youth, this new show explores the intense friendship between two teenage girls as they navigate the instability around them.
Naomi Westerman’s mum died unexpectedly in 2018. In her new show, BATMAN (aka Naomi’s Death Show), the playwright grapples with bereavement. And Batman.
Utilising the story of Bruce Wayne and death as a prompt for transformation, this new show is an interactive quest and satire of the true crime genre. Staged by Nottingham-based theatre company Chronic Insanity, the play will also be available as a digital production.
“Like Chekhov, I am a collector of souls…if I hadn’t been an artist, I could have been a psychiatrist.” - Alice Neel
