ROOKE
WILDS
Three tonnes of soil, no safety mats — two circus performers leap, tumble and love their way through a raw, dirty exploration of humanity’s bond with the earth.
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Created and performed by acclaimed circus artists Freyja and Conor Wild, Wilds sets a mound of soil dominating the stage as the meeting point between contemporary circus and dance. It’s a bold physical work about connection — how we connect as humans, how we’re connected (and disconnected) from the earth, and how a project like this builds community around it. Conor Wild has described it as “nature reclaiming controlled spaces”, born from the company’s move to Tasmania and a deepened relationship to place.
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SPACES AND VIBES
Studio theatre or flexible circus/dance space capable of housing three tonnes of soil on stage.MARKET FIT
Contemporary Circus or dance program in a festival or arts centre.THE DATA
Presented at Ten Days on the Island festival and Theatre Royal, Hobart.
Audience feedback has described it as “outstanding,” with “high level of skill and artistry” and a “world class show”
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.
