In Common by One Fell Swoop
Sculpture and circus combine in thrilling acrobatics – heartfelt, powerful and intimate.
Please note that the performance on Sunday 22 October has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
Wander through Melbourne and stumble upon an impossible structure built from steel and rope held aloft with floating, invisible tension. A thrilling new work by Melbourne’s own One Fell Swoop Circus, In Common sees the impossible tensegrity structure/sculpture brought to life by the company’s signature style of acrobatics – heartfelt, powerful, and intimate.
Virtuosic acrobatics and intricate choreography guide you through a visceral understanding of the care we owe others in our community and the safety nets we collectively weave.
An exploration of tension both structural and relational, In Common lets you experience the joy of throwing yourself into someone else’s arms and the warm weight of bearing them.
In a unique cross-city event, In Common is performed at three different public locations across Melbourne for each week of the Fringe. All performances are free to all and outdoors (bring a blanket!).
This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, with thanks to James McCaughey, Rupert Myer and the Pulse Giving Circle, as well as seed funding from The Gasworks Patrons Foundation.
The “In Common” Free Circus and Sculpture Live Performance is also supported through the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund – a $200 million partnership of the Victorian Government and the City of Melbourne
Important Information:
This event is free of charge and no booking is required.
For seating information and performance location access information, please visit: www.onefellswoopcircus.com/in-common
Please note that it is raining during a performance time, the performance will not go ahead.
About One Fell Swoop:
One Fell Swoop Circus is one of Victoria’s leading circus companies working to uncover the intrinsic metaphor within circus to create stark yet beautiful audience experiences. Based in Melbourne, the company combines ambitious concepts with visceral physicality, bringing audiences the invigorating mix of joy and risk inherent to group acrobatics
One Fell Swoop creates work that combines a high level of circus skill with rich dramatic perspectives, specialising in traditional theatre shows and large-scale outdoor circus installation works. The company brings the dynamics of acrobatic ensemble work and the relationships within it to circus performance structures.
Recent performance highlights include Xintiandi Festival in Shanghai, IPAY in Philadelphia, festivals in New Zealand and France, as well as regional touring throughout Australia. One Fell Swoop connects a highly skilled ensemble with innovative apparatus, where classic techniques are used in expansive ways and new ideas are made possible.
One Fell Swoop Circus is founded and directed by Charice Rust and Jonathan Morgan
In Common by One Fell Swoop is presented by Melbourne Fringe and Metro Tunnel Creative Program, Supported by Fed Square.
It is performed by Charice Rust, Jonathan Morgan, Easa Min-Swe, Claire Bindoff, Shona Morgan, Rachel Locks, Roya The Destroya, and Sarah Gray
This project also received support from Flying Fruit Fly Circus through the Under Construction National Circus Residency program
Image Credit: Daniel Rabin
