Gravity and Other Myths
Gravity and Other Myths is an Australian circus like theatre group, from Adelaide, founded in 2009.
Characteristics
The group roots in the circus tradition, in particular the Australian community based circus schools such as Cirkidz It has, however, its own interpretation of circus, just as other modern contemporary circus companies such as Cirque Plume, Cirque du Soleil and Circus Oz. In case of Gravity and Other Myths the artists show explicitly their physical efforts, but in a funny way. During some acts there is a close contact with the audience which sits or stands around the stage. The audience may smell, feel and hear the bodies. In addition, the light and music contribute to the special design of the performances of this group. The group plays on festivals, in particular in Australia, Northern America and Europe, but also in theatres.
The group won several awards (among others Dance Award 2015 for Best Physical Theatre and the Green Room Award 2015 for Outstanding Contemporary Circus). Also the press was enthusiastic, for instance The Guardian, Indaily[1] and Volkskrant.
Productions and members
After the first productions, Freefall and Exhale, A simple space and Backbone followed. During the last two productions, Martin Schreiber, Lachlan Binns, Jascha Boyce, Jacob Randell, Lewie West, Lewis Rankin, Joanne Curry, Mieke Lizotte, Lachlan Harper and Jackson Manson (all acrobatics) belonged to the group, as well as Elliot Zoerner and Shenton Gregory (music), and Darcy Grant (director), Geoff Cobham (designer), Craig Harrison (producer) and Triton Tunis-Mitchell (assistant).