Casting Off
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Dynamic & gutsy with an abundance of absurdity, Casting Off is circus-as-conversation that boldly challenges convention and topples expectation with raucous and poetic beauty.
Casting off stereotypes, three generations of spirited women talk, tumble, fly, and balance precariously. The personal is political, the furious is funny, and the acrobatics are downright dangerous. Self-directed, hand-knitted, and honouring the life events that get in the way of work, Casting Off is an exuberant accumulation of moments that shine a light on women in playful, fruitful and radical relationship. Monologues, melodies, arguments and chit-chat infiltrate acrobatics with philosophical charm. Always intimate and a little bit improvised, the work is immediate, communal and authentic.
Winner: Jacksons Lane & Total Theatre Award 2018
Winner: Melbourne & Adelaide Fringe - Best Circus 2018
Company
A Good Catch Circus
Company / Artist Bio
Founded in 2017, A Good Catch cultivates creativity through an embodied feminist practice based on three principles: to disagree, to seek understanding and to be willing to change with new knowledge. The work is designed to provoke conversation amongst the collaborators, the artists they engage with and audiences.
The company purposefully questions what is lacking in the circus art-form and experiments with methodologies that encourage creative risk taking determined to nurture surprising possibilities. The work they make is underpinned by the principal that authenticity is a more useful ambition than originality.
“We disagree, we divulge, we digress, we listen and we change.
Location
Victoria, Australia
Presentation Type
Showcase - Excerpt
Artform
Circus and Physical Theatre
Venue suitability
Black boxProscenium archSpiegeltent / temporary venueSmall to Medium venues
Reviews
A Good Catch makes art house circus from an intergenerational, feminist perspective with considerable gumption, outstanding skill and a truck load of humour.
Previous Seasons
Please see our website for detailed history.
Australian tour
Germany - Berlin
Czech Rep - Prague
Canadian Tour
Sweden - Stockholm, Uppsala
UK - London, Bristol, Edinburgh
Partners
Cluster Arts - Producing partner
Instagram
@agoodcatchcircus
Facebook
@agoodcatchcircus
Contact Name
Emma Serjeant
Contact Phone
0497 398 464
Contact Email
emma@clusterarts.com
Agent/Artist Manager Name
Emma Serjeant
Agent/Artist Manager Email
emma@clusterarts.com
Agent/Artist Manager Phone Number
0497 398 464
Agent/Artist Manager Website