OFF PRE-EVENT: ENSEMBLED

Arctic Ensemble

ENSEMBLED is the first performance in the group's own tent. The work is an acrobatic and collaborative circus experience in which 9 acrobats and a jazz drummer transform a traditional circus tent into a contemporary circus playground.

The contrasts between the grit and glitter of circus life are present in the performance. In a participatory game show, the audience tries to knock down a young dancer using leaf blowers and throwing wool socks. On the other side of the scale, a terminally exhausted performer is dragged across a dusty stage in an almost funereal atmosphere.