acrobat
Simon and Jo have developed over the years a true ethic and a special way of living, made from intense training and strict organic food - first of all to build up the physical conditions required for supreme physicality but also as a reaction to western consumer society.
Composer and Sound designer – Tim Barrass
Technician – Ryan Taplin
“This is acrobat at it's best, where feats of remarkable, almost impossible physicality combine with minimal dialogue to shine a small beam of truth onto the dark side of the status quo.... The show is both bold and abstract with a collection of powerful messages delivered in this patchwork-style ” Kate Rotherham, RealTime Arts 2015
"It's not hard to follow, yet incredibly hard to predict and acrobat's It's Not For Everyone had me hypnotised and mesmerised with their construct on age, gender and identity.... It's a brave show, brilliantly produced that gives you just enough to make the links and leaves you wanting more" Claire Killeen. The Border Mail 2015
"acrobat have a new show. The company occupy a special if unusual place in the history of circus in Australia. On the one hand, they are greatly admired within the performing arts community for the exceptional rigour of their performances and a spare, barely adorned, even feral aesthetic. On the other, not many Australian have had the pleasure of being thrilled by them. Their successful career has largely played out, with exceptionally good reviews, in Europe" Keith Gallasch, RealTime Arts 2015
smaller poorer cheaper was a manifesto for a simpler life, avoiding superfluous elements, making confessions about the most awkward, funny and sometimes painful moments in a performer's life. Simon, Jo and Mozes, together with composer/musician Tim Barrass explored their lives with a rare sincerity and hilarious boldness.
acrobat has toured for eighteen years throughout Australia and to Germany, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Lithuania, Croatia, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Singapore, Korea, Brazil, Canada, La Reunion, Quebec and Argentina.
The Stage, London, May 2010
Everything seems perfect and we're indeed close to a masterpiece.
Le Clou dans La Planche, France, June 2010
A show that is simply amazing. Innovative, daring, funny, virtuoso, inventive, original, surprising ... many positive adjectives come to mind to describe this show. A rare and precious moment.
Le Progres, France, July 2010
acrobat make an original circus show under our eyes, a hybrid of burlesque comedy and physical theatre, sustained by excellent circus feats - highly recommended for audiences of all ages.
Theatre Online, France, 2010
acrobat is an exceptional troupe, layering physical skills with multiple implications playing with our expectations and puncturing our complacency.
Hilary Crampton, The Age, 2006
to make a long story short, smaller, poorer cheaper gives a new dimension to the old quote ‘less is more’. In that case, it’s even better. Essential.
Jeremy Bernede, Le Midi Libre, 2007
Aussies, annoyingly, are often the best at everything, and it would be hard to find artists who are fitter, stronger, or indeed, more crazily daring than these.
Liz Arratoon, The Stage, 2007
Technical Requirements
Contact marguerite (at) mpproductions.com.au for full technical rider