Ringing The Changes

This Melbourne based performing arts company performs a remarkable fusion of theatre, dance and circus performance, incorporating a unique elevated medium which sets their act quite literally above the rest. The five metre sway poles create a large-scale visual spectacle that can perform to audiences numbering in the thousands while still remaining engaging and accessible.

Originally based on the image of a field of wheat swaying in the breeze, the poles’ extreme strength and flexibility allow the performer to bow to impossible angles, swaying back and forth in a hypnotising dance as the audience looks up in wonder. Their world-renowned performances have achieved a near-cult status in almost every continent across the globe, and they perform regularly at festivals, special events and private functions.

This incredible performance will WOW audiences with its innovation and inginuity. Eight talented actors and musicians give a live musical performance while swaying and whirling through the air atop 5 metre bending poles. A feast for the eyes and the ears, performers create beautiful music using hand held bells and play percussion on a large-scale demountable sound sculpture, invented by renowned composer Graeme Leak. Audiences will watch on in amazement and with smiles on their faces as this unique show brings together elevated dance, live music and theatre performance.

[Photo credits: Martin Yuill, John Sones, Singing Bowl Media]