Cirque Éloize bring the urban circus to the urban jungle

As the internationally acclaimed Cirque Éloize land in Birmingham, bringing with them their stunning circus performance and urban dance show iD, members of the Canadian-based troupe joined youngsters from the city in free circus skills workshops at the Birmingham Hippodrome during half term.

Working with professional artists from the company, young people from around the city were given the opportunity to take part in circus taster sessions, and the chance to experience aspects of Cirque Eloize’s brand new show iD which receives its regional premiere at the Birmingham Hippodrome in November.

Cirque Éloize has been creating moving performances filled with stunning visual delight since 1993 and is one of the leaders in contemporary circus arts. With seven original productions to their credit, the company has presented more than 4,000 performances in over 425 cities and 35 countries.

Cirque Éloize has taken part in numerous prestigious international festivals and recently performed on Broadway with its show Rain.

iD makes its Birmingham premiere at the Hippodrome from November 2-5, 2011, bringing with it a blend of circus arts and urban dance incorporating b-boying/b-girling, breakdance, hip-hop, juggling, bike trial, aerial performances, trampolining and more.

Looking forward to the Birmingham run of the show, performance artist and

juggler Nicolas Fortin said:

“We’re going to perform here at the Hippodrome the Cirque Eloize iD. Basically what I do in the show is I’m the juggler and I do trampoline, wall trampoline. It’s kind of like there’s a trampoline on the wall and we’re walking on the wall and then landing on top of the wall and doing flips and lots of things like that.”

This being the first time iD will have been presented in Europe, the show features an international cast of 16 energetic and multi-skilled performers fusing circus and multimedia giving it a unique feel.

‘iD’ runs at Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday, November 2, 2011 to Saturday, November 5. Tickets are priced from £14.50-£30 and are available online at www.birminghamhippodrome.com or by calling 0844 338 5000. Performance times Wed-Fri Eves 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 8pm.

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