Out Of Chaos... is our boldest and most ambitious work yet.
Hard-edged, throbbing, explosive acrobatics that reference birth, death and primordial physics collide with intimate verbal confessions and insights into what it feels like to be on stage in real time... Complete with sweaty armpits.
By exposing the inner workings of the world-class acrobat we unveil the magic that is Gravity and Other Myths most precious commodity; the genuine human connection between each other and our audience.
At its conceptual center, it is a story of how things come together. People, planets and plans. Audience, performer, sound and light. The thoughts that shape us and in turn define how we make sense of our inner and outer worlds.
The piece moves with agility between chaotic creation stories and our seemingly ordered understanding of the here and now, all the while hinting at the strange space between knowing and contemplating our mortal significance.
We look forward to sharing our thoughts with you.
A spectacular exploration of circus and its relationship to order and chaos in our lives.
Conceptually brilliant and sophisticatedly simple... circus with a big, pounding heart and an honest, earthy soul.
Imaginative, expressionistic, thrilling and aesthetically refined.
Credits
Director: Darcy Grant
Designer: Geoff Cobham
Composer & Musician: Ekrem Eli Phoenix find the soundtrack here
Assistant Lighting Designer: Max Mackenzie
Ensemble: Martin Schreiber, Simon McClure, Lisa Goldsworthy, Lewis Rankin, Dylan Phillips, Lewie West, Mieke Lizotte, Amanda Lee
Associate Directors: Jascha Boyce, Lachlan Binns
Sound Designer: Mik LaVage
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by Adelaide Festival, Ten Days on the Island, Galway International Arts Festival, La Strada Graz Festival and La Brèche, Pôle National Cirque de Normandie / Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. Gravity & Other Myths receives organisation support from Arts South Australia.
Show Information
Show Duration: 70 minutes
Audience Suitability: 10 years plus
Stage Size: Min 10m wide x 8m depth, height clearance of 6.5m to grid
Venue: Designed for proscenium arch theatres with 400+ capacity
Complete description, touring budget, and technical specifications supplied on request.
Touring History
- FebAdelaide Festival - Adelaide, Australia
- Mar10 Days On The Island - Tasmania, Australia
- JulyGalway International Arts Festival - Galway, Ireland
- AugNoorderzon - Groningen, Netherlands
- Aug – FebChamaeleon Theatre - Berlin, Germany