Circ:us

Promo time for Aerial Edge's (and my!) first ensemble show :D

From the Facebook page:

"Circ:us is a glimpse of a community made up of different characters with normal, everyday lives and social roles. 

Their typical actions are subverted, made more exciting, and amplified by the addition of circus movements and disciplines to show how extraordinary the ordinary can be."

I'm hugely excited to be part of this - not only is it an amazing opportunity for me personally, it's a new phase for Aerial Edge and looking to be a wonderful show.  We're working incredibly hard on it, and it's shaping up to be a great couple of evenings.

Part of the preparations for the official announcement was a photo shoot last weekend to get a good shot for the publicity.  Based on the theme of the show the director went for a group shot with a combination of everyday activities and circus.  The shoot was also in the gorgeous hall in the Briggait in Glasgow where we'll be performing, and since, for once, it wasn't pouring with rain, the lighting was beautiful for it.  I ended up reading a book - whilst in a bridge.  I'm quite happy in bridges, but since I don't normally do them on cold concrete my wrists were pretty uncomfortable by the end of it.  Despite that, it was great fun to do (since I've never had a proper photo shoot before), and the shot finally chosen to represent and promote our show is lovely:

Photo by Jamie McFadden

Circ:us will be on May 8th and 9th at the Briggait in Glasgow, tickets available soon.  For further information, and updates on ticket sales etc, please join the Facebook event here!