The Spheres

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.

In this performance giant illuminated multi-coloured orbs balance atop 5 metre sway poles, each containing a character that awakes and gradually emerges to stand atop its sphere. This themed performance takes a look at creation, life and the universe and celebrates humanity’s existential relationship to our planet. Incredibly beautiful and thought provoking, this performance creates a stunning visual spectacle for evening and indoor shows and will add the WOW factor to your event.

[Photo credits: LD Systems, Eric Friedlander, Jay Lee, Frieder Peters]