Circus and the art of community: The ArtsHubbub episode 16

The circus company that plays together, stays together, according to two of the co-founders of Gravity and Other Myths.

Who knew that COVID would have a silver lining?

Last year, in the midst of cancelled tours and pandemic chaos, Adelaide-based contemporary circus company Gravity and Other Myths (GOM) were able to make The Pulse, their most ambitious work to date.

ā€˜Not only did we make The Pulse, but we also made another show called I Want To Touch You, which premiered in Adelaide Fringe, and started development on maybe five other shows as well,’ explained company director, co-founder, producer and acrobat Jascha Boyce.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts