Absolute Pearl

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 unusual aerial display celebrates the passage from this realm to the next. Atop their swaying, whirling 5 metre poles, 6 performers give an ethereal and haunting performance that is at once inspiring and thought provoking. Filled with a sublime and poetic wonder, this beautifully choreographed performance is ideal for evening and nighttime performances both indoors and outdoors.

[Photo credits: A. McQueen, Roger Moody, DLJ Fotografie]