Carmel ThomasonPirates of the Carabina originally came together in 2011 for a one-off commissioned performance of Flown at Glastonbury Festival. Such was the response, that more than 120 shows later, the circus is still touring worldwide. For three days we were...
In the past 30 years Cirque du Soleil has changed the face of circus worldwide, from a fun family show to a sophisticated art form, packed with thrills and feats of acrobatics far and beyond what appear humanly possible. A big top tent is...
The idea of interpreting Coleridge’s famous poem, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ as a contemporary circus performance, sounds as bizarre as it does ambitious. Square Peg’s award-winning production is both. The company of seven performers (three...
There are some things that just have to be seen to be believed and the death defying stunts of Cirque Berserk fall into this category. If I tell you that they have a giant steel hamster wheel in which a motorcyclist rides at all angles before going...