Isn’t it time we stopped treating the ground beneath our feet like dirt?
- Matthew Evans in Soil
A collision of mud and muscle. No safety nets, just soil.
Three-tonnes of enriched-soil sets the stage in a epic show of acrobatic skill.
In this bold physical work, witness strength, connectivity, fragility, and humanity’s profound bond with the earth beneath us. The elements of the earth and the cycles of life clash in a battle of wills. How much can be given? Can we ever truly conquer nature, or are we forever bound to follow its rhythms?
Acclaimed circus performers Freyja and Conor Wild deliver raw energy, strength, and tension as they defy gravity then return to embrace the earth.
This is bold contemporary circus, raw and dirty.
From Conor Wild:
Wilds is about connection: how we connect as humans; humanity’s connection to (and disconnection from) the earth; how circus connects and intersects with dance and theatre; and then how a project like this breeds connection and community.
A lifetime of touring and performing in clean, controlled spaces around the world always felt oddly disconnected from the nature and cultures of the places I’ve visited. Settling in Tassie has deepened my connection to place and to nature, and it feels more important than ever to honour it, talk about it, learn to live in harmony with it. Wilds is nature reclaiming those controlled spaces.
Originally the name Wilds came from our last name, but the further we delved into this project the more apt it felt. We live in a wild time, full of new, unprecedented challenges. We stand on the brink of disaster. How do we navigate these modern wilds, without losing touch with the earth? With ourselves?