Carousel

Vivacity presents Carousel, an energetic yet moving performance combining dance, theatre and music, taking place in Peterborough's Cathedral Square.

Carousel features a fully functioning merry-go-round, which provides the centrepiece for an edgy story of the enigmatic characters who inhabit the fairground. As the fair shuts down for the night, its public face gives way to the exhilarating private celebrations and personal tragedies of an intensely close-knit group of people.

Music, dance and drama combine for a stunning piece of dance theatre, in which the performers use the carousel’s revolving platform to flip, roll, dive, and spin to an eclectic balkan and gypsy-influenced score.

 “Tonight was amazing, just couldn’t take my eyes off the stage”, audience member, Carousel

“It is one of those rare moments in theatre that reminds you that life is worth living” audience member, Carousel

“Would I see this again? A thousand times. A thousand and one times and still never tire of it” (LiveReview.co.uk)

“Really absolutely totally brilliant.” (Xavier Leret, NASAUK)

Image: Andrew Billington, Courtesy of Stockton Borough Council

Carousel has been commissioned by Without Walls Associate Touring Network. Vivacity Arts is a member of the Without Walls ATN, a group of festivals working together to extend the reach and benefits of the existing Without Walls programme in areas where there is low engagement with the arts, bringing high-quality outdoor work to diverse audiences across England. For more information on the work of the Without Walls ATN, please visit: www.withoutwalls.uk.com/atn/