About Suspended Cirque
Suspended Cirque has created a new genre of aerial performance, integrating breathtaking aerial acrobatics, choreography, theater, music, dance, and circus.
“…[Suspended Cirque's] sense of fun and play, the company’s sheer exuberance is contagious.”
– Lauren Wissot, TheaterOnline.com
Their site-specific performance is inspired by the dramatic and unique qualities of the Galapagos Art Space — the audience sits on several large steel islands, surrounded by water on almost all sides. The performance takes place above, around, below, among the audience — no part of the performance space is left unexplored, and the audience is an integral part of the entertainment. The show’s format of short performance sections divided by mini-intermissions, allows the audience to mingle and explore the unique water-filled theater space.
Suspended Cirque’s debut show “Across the Water” played at the Galapagos Art Space this past April to a standing-room-only audience drawn from, and uniting fans and patrons of the dance, theatre, aerial arts, cirque, and performing arts communities.
“…there was poignant intimacy in the daredevilry.”
–Leigh Witchel, Dance Writer (NY POST, Ballet Review)
URBANOPOLIS is the newest creation of the dynamic troupe Suspended Cirque, who have been packing the house at Galapagos Art Space. This new show follows a young man as he falls into a futuristic urban labyrinth where sirens crawl along steel girders, a dying phoenix plays her violin as women float in chains, a mechanical doll comes to life and everything spins out of control. With the help of a mischievous pan-like creature, our young man tries to find his way back home.
This tale plays out in the air, on the walls, and in the water and invites the audience to become a part of the action, toasting the bacchanalian feast and feeling the heat of the performers. They delight in never quite knowing where to look or what to expect next as anything is possible in this urban jungle.
Joshua Dean, Ben Franklin, Michelle Dortignac, Kristin Olness, and Angela Jones
