Circa

Suspended in midair, a solo acrobat moves beautifully to the passionate tones of Shostakovich’s music, played live on stage by the renowned Debussy String Quartet. Fourteen artists then tumble, spin and fly around the musicians in a delicate and savage dance.

Three of Shostakovich’s string quartets are found at the heart of this poetic and powerful production. Opus, with its jaw-dropping physical feats, is both thrilling to watch and stirring to experience.

Circa, one of the best contemporary circus companies in the world, returns to the UK with this groundbreaking work of intense power, virtuosity and poetry.