Daring Aerial Double Bill- Summer Only!

Hope Primus | 18th June 2018

                                      Give your Summer A Lift With This Daring Aerial Double Bill

 

Courtesy of Contact Theatre

Contact Theatre is thrilled to kick off the second half of In the City, a season with the exhilarating and critically acclaimed aerial and circus sensation, Ockham’s Razor. Fusing break-dance and martial arts with acrobatics and trapeze, this phenomenal and breathtaking show is the perfect way to treat the family in Manchester this summer holiday.

 

From the 15th- 19th of August 2018, Ockham’s Razor present their award winning show – Tipping Point, at the Upper Campfield Market. Featuring five outstanding aerial performers, who each transform long metal poles into a rich landscape of images, with inspiring feats of acrobatic wonder high above the heads of the audiences below. Poles are balanced on fingertips, hung from the roof, swung from, climbed on and walked along as they are re-imagined into forests, cross roads and pendulums. This elegant and daring extravaganza is accompanied by music composed from Adem Ilhan & Quinta,  who have previously worked with Radiohead, Hot Chip and Bat For Lashes.

Courtesy of Contact Theatre

In keeping with Contact’s mission to put young people at the heart of all they do, the second half of the double bill features local young people from North Manchester, who will perform their brand new work –Switch – devised and developed in association with Ockham’s Razor. Executing their newly acquired and daring aerial, dance, circus and stick fighting skills – this debut show creates a shifting landscape of labyrinths and barrier; which will also enable the young performers to reflect on their own Mancunian communities and the challenges they face, from inclusion to integration.

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Charlotte Mooney, Ockham’s Razor’s Artistic Director comments: “We make work that draws on recognisable human experiences, emotions and conflicts which the audience can relate to. Our shows are exciting and moving and we feel that we’ve achieved our aims when members of the audience have said to us “I wanted to come on stage and do it with you”.

Courtesy of Contact Theatre

As Contact’s permanent home on Oxford Road is undergoing its building transformation, the company is taking its 2018 season on the road, from Ancoats to Hulme, Stretford to Levenshulme and into the heart of Manchester’s city centre. For this summer double bill, Upper Campfield Market Hall on Deansgate will transform into a festival hub, complete with street food and ice cream stalls.

 

Switch and Tipping Point take place at Upper Campfield Market Hall,

15th – Sat 19th August 2018

Prices start at £10 and tickets can be securely purchased online at contactmcr.com or by phone on 0161 274 600.