Love & Gravity

Acrobatic Conundrum is quickly rising as the face of American contemporary circus. Founded and led by Terry Crane, the company creates work that is “intimate and personal, a combination of impressive physical skills and emotional storytelling. It’s visceral like modern dance and clever like avant-garde theatre.” (CityArts Magazine, 2017)

The company’s newest work, Love & Gravity, presents six acrobats on a minimal stage with little else but their talents and hearts. The performers explore, through a tapestry-like journey, the endless ways in which we find love, support and partnership. In addition to traditional circus apparatus, their intimate connection is displayed and celebrated on the “endless rope” - a unique apparatus that demands ultimate trust.

This evening-length piece, driven by the artists and their real life relationships, intertwines dance, theater, comedy and circus into a journey that leaves you feeling joyful and awed by the power of human connection.

Performers: Carey Cramer, Terry Crane, Lauren Joy Herley, Xochitl Sosa, Cooper Stanton, Ty Vennewitz

Artistic Direction: Terry Crane and Acrobatic Conundrum
Artistic Consultation: Jaron Hollander
Choreographer: Katheryn Reed
Lighting Design: Reed Nakayama
Costume Design: Xochitl Sosa

Creation Team: Jenn Cohen (The Circus Project), Carey Cramer, Terry Crane, Scotty Dont, Jaron Hollander (Kinetic Arts Center), Elizabeth Klob (UMO Ensemble), Nicki Miller (Only Child Aerial Theater), Erica Rubinstein, Meredith Sallee, Xochitl Sosa, Ty Vennewitz

Guests Artists: Alex Allan, Alexis Hedrick, Althea Young, Anna Thomas-Henry, Ellie Rossi, Leah Jones, Maureen Elizabeth, Molly Graves