BAMBOO

by NoFit State Circus

Circus

An image of a large bamboo structure with two performers weaving their way through it. There is a grand pier in the background and a crowd watching them below.

BAMBOO is a spectacular, high-impact, high-skill circus production using only bamboo and human bodies.

The artists break through the crowds to the empty stage, brandishing a variety of sticks on which they climb, vault and spin. They discover bundles which unfold into towering sculptures that morph and evolve into an animated circus installation – with beauty and poignancy, impressive feats of strength and agility, and a sense of “never having seen anything like this before.”

BAMBOO changes the lived experience of a place for all who witness it. High Street and civic spaces are forever changed by the memory of the bamboo circus forest that passed through like a whirlwind.

About NoFit State Circus

NoFit State is the UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company. We produce Big Top and outdoor productions which tour the UK and internationally.

An image of a male tightrope walker suspended on a bamboo structure with a blue sky background.

An image of two performers suspended within a large bamboo structure and a treescape background.

An image of a female circus performer doing a handstand on a man's head. Behind her is a large bamboo structure with more performers intwined inside it and a crowd of people watching them in the background.

Funding, commissioning and partner credits:

A NoFit State production directed by Mish Weaver, in collaboration with Orit Azaz and Imagineer Productions. It is supported by the Arts Council of Wales, the Foyle Foundation, and Without Walls, and commissioned by Stockton International Riverside Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Hat Fair and Timber Festival.