18-20 JULY 2025
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Anthropoda Sharing is cancelled
Friday 7th of November at 4pm
The ANTHROPODA sharing planned for 4pm today at Surge's office in Cadogan St has unfortunately been cancelled. Apologies to anyone who was planning to attend.
Playing with concepts of scale, ANTHROPODA seeks to encourage people to take a closer look at the things around them and see the magic in the little things, as a travelling group of giant insects with curiously long legs venture through urban spaces, marvelling in the nature that emerges between concrete cracks. Using stilt walking, group acrobatics, and physical theatre, the giant insects will amplify the minutia, drawing passersby in with an unexpected visual spectacle then shifting their focus to something they might pass every day without ever having previously been aware of. A nod to supersized prehistoric insects and a chance for audiences to be literally ‘knee-high to a grasshopper’, ANTHROPODA offers a playful and celebratory take on environmental themes, focused on building curiosity for and appreciation of our natural surroundings and subsequently promoting nature connection.
Alex Milne, Paris Capel, and Freya Pellie are a collective of circus artists who have backgrounds spanning a range of disciplines. Bristol-based partner and group acrobatics specialists Alex and Paris blend dynamic standing acrobatics with upbeat character work. They’ve worked on independent projects, ensemble shows, and toured Scotland with Circus Montini. Freya, an aerial specialist with an academic background in Zoology and Environmental Science, is based in Dunbartonshire and has performed and taught internationally, as well as working with local companies such as Think Circus, DeLighters, and Rowan Environmental Arts. Freya aims to create work which is inherently playful, reshapes perceptions, and weaves in environmental and social topics in an accessible format.