A performer balances horizontally atop a road case, held by a line of other performers' outstretched arms, against a neon digital clock backdrop on a darkened red-lit stage.

April 24, 2027 at 7:30 PM

April 25, 2027 at 2:00 PM

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60 Minutes (No Intermission)

Australia’s Gravity & Other Myths takes on a bold question: how long does it really take to achieve something extraordinary?

Eight elite acrobats take the stage with a live drummer and no safety net, just human bodies pushed to their absolute limit, bending, balancing, and defying gravity itself. The Scotsman calls Ten Thousand Hours “breathtaking” and The AU Review calls it “jaw-dropping,” while Edinburgh Festivals Magazine awarded it five stars, praising it as “an awe-inspiring display of acrobatic brilliance.” Sold out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe two years running, the production also received the Critics Circle Award at the 2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival, along with the Best Circus Award and House of Oz Purse Prize in 2024.

Is gravity a myth? After witnessing one of the world’s great circus ensembles, you may start to wonder.

Warning: Haze effect and loud music used during the performance

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Glam Adelaide

"Gravity and Other Myths bring shock, awe, and delight.”
★★★★★

The AU Review

"Jaw-dropping"
★★★★★

The Clothesline

“Regular gasps and squeals of disbelief from the audience."
★★★★★

Acrobatic performers hold handstands on cases and each other against glowing neon clock digits on a dramatic stage. (Photo Credit: Milissa Martin)
Two acrobats form an arch with their bodies atop road cases, hands clasped above, as two others brace the cases below. (Photo Credit: Andy Phillipson)
A solo acrobat holds a one-armed handstand on a road case, legs split wide, bathed in purple light against a black background. (Photo Credit: Andy Phillipson)
An acrobat is extended horizontally in midair, held by a performer atop a human tower, as others watch from a darkened stage. (Photo Credit: Milissa Martin)
A row of acrobats perform simultaneous handstands across a stage, backed by a large neon countdown clock. (Photo Credit: Milissa Martin)
Six acrobats form a four-person-high human tower on a black stage, with three others positioned low on either side. (Photo Credit: Milissa Martin)
An acrobat is tossed and caught upside down above a circle of performers on a darkened stage. (Photo Credit: Darcy Grant)
Multiple acrobats hang upside down in red light against a neon-lit backdrop, legs splayed dramatically. (Photo Credit: Andy Phillipson)
A performer is lifted to stand on one arm above four acrobats, all framed by a glowing red neon countdown clock. (Photo Credit: Andy Phillipson)
Three acrobats form a tilted diagonal tower on a blue-lit stage as other performers and a live band look on. (Photo Credit: Milissa Martin)
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WINNER!

Critics Circle Award, 2025

WINNER!

Best Circus Award, 2024

WINNER!

House of Oz Purse Prize, 2024

 

Director: Lachlan Binns
Associate Director: Darcy Grant
Set & Lighting Designer: Chris Petredis
Assistant Designer: Max Mackenzie
Composer: Nick Martin, Shenzo Gregorio
Costume Designer: Olivia Zanchetta
Production Manager: Martin Schreiber
Creative Producer: Jascha Boyce

Everybody is a master of something.

Blink, step, jump, balance, flip, fly.

This is an ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things.

A tribute to the dedication required to realise our physical ambitions.

An acknowledgement of the backstory that is often more spectacular than the
finished product.

Eight world class acrobats investigate physical skill; how we obtain it, how we perfect
it, and how it can transform our lives. Through highlighting the nuance of high-level
acrobatics, audiences experience a heightened appreciation of the countless hours
required to master the skills they are witnessing.

This is a love letter to our bodies and the amazing things they let us do every day.
This is an invitation to watch us work.

We're a circus company with roots in Adelaide, Australia. We utilise an honest approach to performance to create work with a focus on human connection and acrobatic virtuosity. Through this, we hope to maintain an exceptional and diverse artistic program. After forming 2009 as a group of young Adelaide artists with a passion for circus and physical theatre, we’ve spent the past 13 years growing steadily and creating six critically acclaimed main stage works.

A Simple Space, our first work, achieved huge international success, receiving multiple awards and having performed close to 1000 times across 34 countries. Our subsequent work, Backbone, has been touring for the past 5 years receiving awards (including 3 Helpmann award nominations) and critical acclaim worldwide. Out Of Chaos… premiered in the 2019 Adelaide Festival, receiving the 2019 Helpmann Award for Best Physical Theatre.

Our most recent creations The Pulse and MACRO are our largest and most ambitious works thus far and probably the largest contemporary circus works in Australian history! These have elevated our artistic profile worldwide.

We’ve been honoured to see the circus industry, wider arts community and audiences worldwide embracing the unique playfulness, honesty and physical mastery in our work.

Alongside our onstage work, we deeply value engaging with both our immediate and wider community through workshops and education. Head to our community and education pages to find out more.

Our work strives to nurture human connection while challenging the genre of circus through conceptual sophistication and acrobatic virtuosity. We employ an honest approach to performance, illuminating the complexities of humanity through genuinity, humour and physical prowess.

Our predominantly ensemble driven creative process encourages our artists to engage deeply with the work they are inhabiting and allows true investment in and commitment to the company's core values.

As a leader of contemporary circus in Australia, we feel it is our responsibility to continue to challenge circus as an artform.

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