‘Shoulder to shoulder: Sweat and joy’–training with gravity and other myths

Authors/Creators

Jon Burtt, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Katie Lavers, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Lachlan Binns

Abstract

Gravity and Other Myths (GOM)1 is a Contemporary Circus2 company based in Adelaide, South Australia. The company is internationally renowned for its breathtaking and daring acrobatic group-partnering work. GOM has achieved remarkable success and has managed to not only keep going through the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020–21, but also to expand and grow, recently premiering a new show, Pulse, in the 2021 Adelaide Festival which featured 30 acrobats and 30 live singers.

Keywords

training, myths, gravity, circus, GOM

Document Type

Other

Date of Publication

2021

Volume

12

Issue

3

Publication Title

Theatre, Dance and Performance Training

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

School

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

RAS ID

42627

Comments

Burtt, J., Lavers, K., & Binns, L. (2021). ‘Shoulder to shoulder: Sweat and joy’–training with gravity and other myths. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 12(3), 442-449. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443927.2021.1957566

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First Page

442

Last Page

449