Traces
at Peacock Theatre
This young, astonishingly talented French-Canadian company have pioneered a whole new brand of circus. Traces was a runaway hit at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007, and now it comes back to London after a UK tour.
Combining awe-inspiring circus training with infectious urban energy, four men and one woman give dazzling, gravity defying displays of skill, balancing casually on each other's heads, or tumbling through hoops and leaping spectacularly up giant poles without using their hands. But Traces is more than just a display of acrobatic brilliance, as snippets of the performers' real lives are revealed through film clips, narration and music. We are gradually drawn into their story, and by the final, dramatic climax of the show, the audience is on the edge of their seats, willing them to pull off the seemingly impossible.
Latecomers will not be admitted
Please Note: The performance contains strobe lighting
Traces Reviews
"So thrilling, it will surely make an entire generation run away and join the circus"
The Guardian
"One of the most creative and inspiring pieces of entertainment I've ever witnessed"
The Sun
Book tickets
Peacock Theatre
Portugal Street, Off Kingsway
London
WC2A 2HT
Evening
Tuesday to Saturday 7.30pm
Matinee
Saturday 2.30pm, Sunday 4pm
Booking from
2010-09-28
Booking until
2010-10-30
Running Time:
1 hour 40 minutes, no interval
Directions
Take the Central or Piccadilly Line to Holborn station. The theatre is a 10 minute walk.
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