Journey through the blurred boundaries of the real and virtual worlds.

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Winners of a Weekly Award for Circus at the 2024 Fringe, trail-blazing Taiwanese company, Eye Catching Circus is returning to Adelaide with its latest work Keep In Touch! for five performances only.

Keep In Touch! is a richly poetic expression of circus art which seeks to awaken people’s consciousness for real life.

Performers stand atop a two metre-high, three metre-wide half-circle shaped prop, displaying their acute sense of balance and capacity to move effortlessly, echoing the delicate relationship between technology and the human body. The performers counter-balance each other, just as we try to find balance between the real and virtual worlds. In the big-data era, we have no choice but to face, continually consider, and discuss the boundary between the two.

How do we connect in a time of changes caused by technology? As social relationships become increasingly estranged despite being brought ‘closer’ by such technology, how do we regain a hold over the self, which has been led astray by the digital wave and the information explosion?

Keep In Touch! also explores the balance and relationship between traditional and contemporary circus art. The contemporary is who we are now, and a dialogue is created with a future based on the trajectory of the past. A memory that serves as the start of a story that generates a wealth of power for the future of Taiwan’s contemporary circus arts.

Founded in 2015, Eye Catching Circus revitalises traditional circus with contemporary elements. The company combines professional expertise and innovative acrobatics to promote Taiwanese circus internationally. By collaborating with talents from diverse performing arts fields, the company aims to preserve tradition while introducing new styles.

Keep In Touch! is a 60 minute show held at The Lab, Fool’s Paradise from Wednesday, March 12 to Sunday, March 16. Tickets on sale now via adelaidefringe.com.au.

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