Seven acrobats push their physical limits without reserve; this performance is simultaneously raw, frantic and delicate. Supported by driving live percussion and presented so intimately that you can feel the heat, hear every breath, and be immersed in every moment.
A Simple Space evokes real responses in audiences, something visceral rather than cerebral. Instead of fine-tuning the performance with makeup, lighting and contrived theatrical overlay, the cast have deliberately gone the opposite way. The audience is brought in close to surround the stripped back stage. In that space the acrobats are pushed to the physical limit, breaking down their usual guards and introducing the reality of failure and weakness. With nothing left to hide behind personal narratives come through naturally. This honesty is the essence behind A Simple Space.
Credits
Directors: Triton Tunis-Mitchell, Jascha Boyce, Lachlan Binns, Jacob Randell, Martin Schreiber
Composer: Elliot Zoerner – Find the soundtrack here
Current Ensemble: Alyssa Moore, Annalise Moore, Axel Osborne, Jackson Manson, Jacob Randell, Kevin Beverley, Lachlan Harper, Nick Martyn
Show Information
Show Duration: 60 minutes
Minimum stage size: 4 m wide x 6.5 m deep with 6 m overhead clearance. (Audience wraps around front and sides)
Complete description, touring budget, and technical specifications supplied on request.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council.
Reviews
Touring History
- 2013Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2013Adelaide Fringe Festival - Adelaide, Australia
- 2013Tasmanian Circus Festival - Tasmanian, Australia
- 2014Freespace Festival - Hong Kong
- 2014HiSeoul Festival - Seoul, South Korea
- 2014BALTOPPEN Live - Ballerup, Denmark
- 2014Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2014Montreal Completement Cirque - Montreal, Canada
- 2014Udderbelly festival - London, UK
- 2014SPOLETO Festival - Charleston, USA
- 2014Ruhrfestspiele - Recklinghausen, Germany
- 2014Harare International Festival of Arts - Harare, Zimbabwe
- 2014HOOPLA Festival - Sydney, Australia
- 2014Adelaide Fringe Festival - Adelaide, Australia
- 2015TRAFO - Budapest, Hungary
- 2015Fabrik - Potsdam, Germany
- 2015Nolia city Konferens - Piteå, Sweden
- 2015Folkets Hus - Umeå, Sweden
- 2015Storsjöteatern - Östersund, Sweden
- 2015Karlshamns Stadsteater - Karlshamns, Sweden
- 2015Södra Teatern - Stockholm, Sweden
- 2015Linköping Konsert & Kongress - Linköping, Sweden
- 2015Eskilstuna Teater - Eskilstuna, Sweden
- 2015Skövde Kulturhus - Skövde, Sweden
- 2015Falköpings Stadsteater - Falköping, Sweden
- 2015Malmö Live Konserthus - Malmö, Sweden
- 2015Växjö Konserthus - Växjö, Sweden
- 2015Stewart Theatre - Raleigh, NC, USA
- 2015Lake Placid Centre for Performing Arts - Lake Placid, NY, USA
- 2015Weis Centre for Performing Arts - Lewisburg, PA, USA
- 2015Blackrock Centre for the Arts - Germantown, MD, USA
- 2015Irvine Barclay Theatre - Irvine, CA, USA
- 2015The Cultch - Vancouver, Canada
- 2015Mullumbimby Circus Festival - Mullumbimby, Australia
- 2015Charles Luney Auditorium - Christchurch, New Zealand
- 2015Polo Circo - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2015Udderbelly Festival - London, UK
- 2015TOHU - Montreal, Canada
- 2015Fabrik - Potsdam, Germany
- 2015Vara Konserthus - Vara, Sweden
- 2015Stora Teatern - Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2015Adelaide Fringe Festival - Adelaide, Australia
- 2015Sydney Festival - Sydney, Australia
- 2016Winterfest - Salzburg, Austria
- 2016Centaur Theatre - Montreal, Canada
- 2016Frostburg State University - Frostburg, MD, USA
- 2016Mercyhurst University Erie - Erie, PA, USA
- 2016August Wilson Theater Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- 2016Slippery Rock University - Slippery Rock, PA, USA
- 2016Zoellner Arts Center - Bethlehem, PA, USA
- 2016Shepherdstown University - Shepherdstown, WV, USA
- 2016Blackrock Center For The Arts - Germantown, MD, USA
- 2016Guarancini Performing Arts Center - Vineland, NJ, USA
- 2016Modlin Center For The Arts - Richmond, VA, USA
- 2016Ringling International Arts Festival - Sarasota, FL, USA
- 2016Inside, Outside, Upside Down Circus Festival - Fayetteville, AR, USA
- 2016Freudenhaus - Lustenau, Austria
- 2016Theaterspektakel - Zurich, Switzerland
- 2016Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
- 2016Galway International Arts Festival - Galway, Ireland
- 2016Milton Keynes International Festival - Milton Keynes, England
- 2016Tollwood Summer Festival - Munich, Germany
- 2016Festival Des 7 - Collines, France
- 2016Perplx Festival - Kortrijk, Belgium
- 2016Glastonbury Festival - Glastonbury, England
- 2016Xintiandi Fringe Festival - Shanghai, China
- 2016Parque de la Reserva - Lima, Peru
- 2016Polo Circo - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2016CENART - Mexico City, Mexico
- 2016Australia now Festival - Sao Paolo, Brazil
- 2016Adelaide Fringe Festival - Australia
- 2016Udderbelly Festival - Hong Kong
- 2017Cirque Noël - Graz, Austria
- 2017Theaterhaus Stuttgart - Stuttgart, Germany
- 2017MA Scene Nationale - Montbéliard, France
- 2017Kulturzentrum Tollhaus - Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2017Space Jean Paul Maurric - Le Revest-les-Eaux, France
- 2017Cultuurhuis De Warande - Turnhout, Belgium
- 2017Cultuurcentrum Zwaneberg - Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
- 2017De Spil Cultuurcentrum - Roeselare, Belgium
- 2017Cultuurcentrum - Blankenberge, Belgium
- 2017Cultureel Centrum Ter Vesten - Beveren, Belgium
- 2017Theater op de Markt - Genk, Belgium
- 2017Teatro Circo Price - Madrid, Spain
- 2017Teatro Circo Murcia - Murcia, Spain
- 2017EPIC du domaine d’O - Montpellier, France
- 2017Capital Americana de la Cultura - Mérida, Mexico
- 2017George Town Festival - George Town, Malaysia
- 2017Autostadt Summer Festival - Wolfsburg, Germany
- 2017Colours International Dance Festival - Stuttgart, Germany
- 2017Les Nuits De Fourvière - Lyon, France
- 2017Sibiu International Theatre Festival - Sibiu, Romania
- 2017Circusfestival - Leuven, Belgium
- 2018Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts - Hong Kong
- 2018Centre Culturel Mamer - Mamer, Luxembourg
- 2018Théâtre du Vellein - Villefontaine, France
- 2018Centre Charlie Chaplin - Vaulx en Velin, France
- 2018Le Théâtre - Cusset, France
- 2018Les Fuseaux - Saint Dizier, France
- 2018Cité de la Musique et de la Danse - Soissons, France
- 2018Centre Juliobona - Lillebonne, France
- 2018Théâtre La Colonne - Miramas, France
- 2018Théâtre de Nîmes - Nîmes, France
- 2018Theatre de Grasse - Grasse, France
- 2018La Closerie - Saumur, France
- 2018La Filature - Mulhouse, France
- 2018Le Pin Galant - Mérignac, France
- 2018Lost Lands Festival - Melbourne, Australia
- 2018Barangaroo Acrobat’s Academy - Sydney, Australia
- 2018Bølgen Kulturhus - Bølgen, Norway
- 2018Nøtterøy Kulturhus - Nøtterøy Norway
- 2018Bærum Kulturhus - Sandvika, Norway
- 2018New Circus Weekend - Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2018Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre - Riga, Latvia
- 2018Wellington Arts & Sculpture Festival - Wellington, NSW, Australia
- 2018Freedom Festival - Hull, UK
- 2018Breckenridge Creative Arts - Breckenridge, Colorado, USA
- 2018Theaters Tilburg - Tilburg, Netherlands
- 2018Leidse Schouwburg - Leiden, Netherlands
- 2018Schouwburg Ogterop - Meppel, Netherlands
- 2018Theater De Veste - Delft, Netherlands
- 2018Hardenberg, Netherlands
- 2018De Oosterpoort - Groningen, Netherlands
- 2018Schouwburg De Lawei - Drachten, Netherlands
- 2018Stadsschouwburg Utrecht - Netherlands
- 2018Leu Tempo Festival - Reunion Islands
- 2018Parktheater - Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 2018Theater aan de Parade - Hergotenbosch, Netherlands
- 2018Circusstad - Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 2018Accademia Teatro Dimitri - Versico, Switzerland
- 2018Catapult Festival - Bathurst, Australia
- 2018Adelaide Fringe Festival - Adelaide, Australia
- 2018Fringe World - Perth, Australia
- 2018Arts Centre Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia
- 2019La Machinerie - Vénissieux, France
- 2019Salle Camille Saint Saëns - Courbevoie, France
- 2019La lanterne - Rambouillet, France
- 2019Théâtre du Parc - Andrézieux Bouthéon, France
- 2019La 2deuche - Lempdes, France
- 2019Espace 1789 X2 - Saint Ouen, France
- 2019Théâtre - Rungis, France
- 2019Salle André Malraux - Sarcelles, France
- 2019De Grote Post cultural center - Oostende, Belgium
- 2019Cultuurcentrum Ter Dilft - Bornem, Belgium
- 2019Westrand - Theater Hall - Dilbeek, Belgium
- 2019Reithalle Basel - Basel, Switzerland
- 2019The Playhouse | Theater hall - Helmond, Belgium
- 2019CC Diest - Diest, Belgium
- 2019UiT in Vlaanderen - Waregem, Belgium
- 2019Wilminktheater - Enschede, Netherlands
- 2019Léon Curral Hall - Great Hall - Sallanches, France
- 2019Key City Theatre - Cranbrook, BC, Canada
- 2019Theater De Spiegel - Zwolle, Netherlands
- 2019House Of Culture - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 2019Art Space for Kids - Shanghai, China
- 2019Ulsan Promenade Festival - Seoul, South Korea
- 2019IPAC - Singapore
- 2019Cirk Aalst - Aalst, Belgium
- 2019Freudenhaus - Lustenau, Germany
- 2019Sziget Festival - Budapest, Hungary
- 2019Theaterhaus - Stuttgart, Germany
- 2019La Strada Graz - Graz, Austria
- 2019Festival Vaudeville Rendez-Vous - Guimarães, Portugal
- 2019Festival Vaudeville Rendez-Vous - Barcelos, Portugal
- 2019Olala Festival - Lienz, Austria
- 2019Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris - Mexico City
- 2019Cirk-UFF - Trutnov, Czech Republic
- 2019Festival Cultural De Mayo - Guadalajara, Mexico
- 2019LAVA - Valladolid, Spain
- 2019Norfolk & Norwich Festival - Norwich UK
- 2019Underbelly Festival Southbank - London, UK
- 2019Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH, USA
- 2019New Victory Theatre - New York, NY, USA
- 2019Quick Center for the Arts - Fairfield, CT, USA
- 2019Stockbridge Theatre - Derry, NH, USA
- 2019IPAY Showcase - Philadelphia PA, USA
- 2019Booth Playhouse - Charlotte NC, USA
- 2019Diana Wortham Theatre - Asheville, NC, USA
- 2019UGA Performing Arts Center - Athens, GA, USA
- 2020Womadelaide - Adelaide, Australia
- 2020Adelaide Fringe - Adelaide, Australia
- 2020Harbourfront Theatre - Summerside, PE, Canada
- 2020Perth Fringe - Perth, Australia
- 2021Alte Reithalle - Aarau, Germany
- 2021Fabrik - Potsdam, Germany
- 2021Jatka 78 - Prague, Czech Republic
- 2021Theaterhaus - Stuttgart, Germany
- 2021Festspielhaus - St.Pölten, Austria
- 2021Queen's Theatre - Adelaide, Australia
- 2022La Rampe Ponatiere - Échirolles, France
- 2022TANDEM National Scene - Arras, France
- 2022Saint-Genis-Pouilly, France
- 2022Espace Saint-Exupéry - Franconville, France
- 2022Tollhaus - Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2022Burra Town Hall - Burra, Australia
- 2022Keith War Memorial Sports Centre - Keith, Australia
- 2022Harmony Day Wish Festival - Naracoorte, Australia
- 2022Mount Gambier Showgrounds - Mount Gambier, Australia
- 2022Grand Quevilly, France
- 2022Tollhaus - Karlsruhe, Germany
- June 11 - 12The Reykjavik City Theatre - Reykjavík, Iceland
- July 15Alicante, Spain
- July 29 - 31Internationales Straßentheaterfestival - Ludwigshafen, Germany
- August 10 - 13Festival Cirque au Sommet - Crans-Montana, Switzerland
- September 3 - 4Superbloom Festival - Munich, Germany
- November 17 - 18Alt Reithalle - Aarau, Switzerland
- November 20Maison des Arts et de la Culture - Epinay-sous-Sénart, France
- November 22Sémaphore - Cébazat, France
- November 24C³ - Le Cube - Douvres-la-Délivrande, France
- November 26 - 27Equinoxe - Chateauroux, France
- November 29Centre culturel l'Orangerie - Roissy-en-France, France
- November 30Théâtre de l'hôtel de ville - Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France
- December 2 - 3Salle Jacques Brel - Beauvais, France
- December 5 - 6Espace Lino Ventura - Garges-lès-Gonesse, France
- December 7Espace Jacques Brel - Gonesse, France
- December 8Espace Germinal - Fosses, France
- December 9 - 10Le Figuier Blanc - Argenteuil, France
- December 13 - 14Le Théâtre, scène nationale de Mâcon - Mâcon, France
- December 15 - 16Théâtre de Villefranche - Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
- December 18Espace Michel Croz – EMC2 - Chamonix, France
- January 3 - 10Chamäleon Theatre - Berlin, Germany
- February 25 - 28FOCASA Circus Festival - Tianan, Taiwan
- April 11Brigham Young University, Harris Fine Arts Center - Provo, UT
- April 14Holland Center at Omaha PAC - Omaha, NE
- April 15Luther College: Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall - Decorah, IA
- April 18 - 21Comstock Community Auditorium - Kalamazoo, MI
- April 26 - 27The Music Center at Strathmore - North Bethesda, MD
- April 28 - 29Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts - Huntingdon, PA
- May 5ALOFT Circus Arts - Chicago, IL
- May 6Overture Center for the Arts - Madison, WI
- May 11 - 14Ottawa Childrens Festival - Ottawa, ON
- May 20 - 26Harbourfront Centre - Toronto, Canada
- May 30 - June 4Vancouver International Children's Festival - Vancouver, Canada
- August 10 - 12Darwin Festival - Darwin, Australia
- October 3 - December 9Venues TBD - China
- October 4 - 221862 Theatre - Shanghai, China
- October 26 - 29Lingping Grand Theater - Hangzhou, China
- November 3 - 19Wuhan Shopping Mall - Wuhan, China
- November 24 - December 3Meixihu Grand Theatre - Chang Shai Shi, China
- December 6 - 9Harbin, China
- December 12 - 31La Villette - Paris, France
- March 29Balkan Cinema - Belgrade, Serbia
- April 2L'Art Déco - Troyes, France
- April 4Théâtre André-Malraux - Rueil Malmaison, France
- April 5ESPACE 93 - Clichy sous Bois, France
- April 8Le Dôme Théâtre - Albertville, France
- April 9Théâtre des collines - Annecy, France
- April 10 - 12Le Train-Théâtre - Valence, France
- April 13Alpilium - Saint Remy, France
- April 16Théâtre de la Fleuriaye - Carquefou, France
- April 17Quai des Rêves - Lamballe, France
- April 19 - 20Théâtre LE FORUM - Fréjus, France
- April 23Théâtre Alexandre Dumas - Saint Germain en Laye
- April 24Centre des bords de Marne - Le Perreux sur Marne, France
- April 26 - 27Equilibre - Fribourg, Switzerland
- April 28Théâtre de Beausobre - Morges, Switzerland
- July 28Theater Festival Isny - Isny, Gremany
- July 30Kulturufer - Großes Zelt - Friedrichshafen, Germany
- September 6 - 8FiraTàrrega - Tàrrega, Spain
- September 23Sandnes Kulturhus - Sandnes, Norway
- September 24Festiviteten - Haugesund, Norway
- September 26Ullensaker Kulturhus - Ullensaker, Norway
- September 28Nøtterøy Kulturhus - Nøtterøy, Norway
- October 1Storsjöteatern - Östersund, Sweden
- October 2Scene Sundsvall - Sundsvall, Sweden
- October 4 - 5Stora Teatern - Gothenburg, Sweden
- October 6Kulturhuset SPIRA - Jönköping, Sweden
- November 5 - 9Sydney Carriageworks - Sydney, Australia
- November 10Le Carreau - Forbach, France
- November 16L'Embarcadère - Roubaix, France
- November 17L'Embarcadère - Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France
- November 19 - 23Theatre Royal - Hobart, Australia
- November 21Espace James Chambaud - Lons, France
- November 22 - 23Le Pôle - Théâtre de Gascogne - Saint-Pierre-du-Mont
- November 26La Cométe - Hesingue, France
- November 28 - 30Les Tanzmatten - Sélestat, France
- November 29Point d'Eau - Ostwald, France
- December 3Espace Malraux - Joue-Les-Tours, France
- December 6L'Envolée - Les Chapelles Bourbon, France
- December 8Theâtre Municipal - Coutances, France
- December 10Le Rive Gauche - Saint Etienne De Rouvray, France
- December 11Espace Philippe Auguste - Vernon, France
- December 13L'Arc - Scène Nationale Le Creusot - Le Creusot, France
- December 14Espace culturel L'Atrium - Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, France
- December 15L'Arande - Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France
- December 17Salle Ravel - Levallois-Perret, France
- December 19Theater Simone Signoret - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, France
- May 21Port Theatre - Nainamo, Canada
- May 22Kay Meek Arts Centre - West Vancouver, Canada
- May 27Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre - Vernon, Canada