Acrojou have previously performed thoughtful, artistic work on German Wheels (like ‘Dust’ and ‘The Wheel House’) at street theatre festivals and circus events but this is their first full-length theatre show, which is touring until the end of March. Since this could well be the first ever show produced and performed by German Wheel artists, […]

The auditorium is submerged into pitch black. We hear scratching sounds, pushing and pulling. A lone light slowly reveals a man (Claudio Stellato) with a small cabinet balancing perfectly on his upper back. Deep in concentration he edges further across a deep red that is folded in half. Suddenly, the carpet comes to life and […]

At LIMF this year NoFit State Circus – known more usually for their large-scale tented productions Immortal and tabú – bring us Mundo Paralelo, a show for proscenium arch theatres directed by circus novice Mladen Materic, the Serbian director of Theatre Tattoo, and performed by a troupe of eleven international performers. Mundo Paralelo translates as ‘parallel world’, and in his direction Materic […]

In this, their fourth visit to London International Mime Festival in their twenty-year history, Gandini Juggling present their most theatrical work to date. This represents the culmination of a continual investigation of the relationship between juggling, dance and theatre, aided not least by their long-standing relationship with the late, and quietly great, choreographer Gill Clarke. […]

These two clowns can’t even reach their own trapeze, so they end up playing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star on a stepladder. The different sized pipes from the rungs of the ladder make for an unusual triangular rendition. Baccala Clowns also enlist an audience member to balance on, without it being clear whether or not he’s […]