Fall(se) Circ(us)
Fall(se) Circ(us)
A World Premiere
March 21, 2026 | 7:30pm
Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews)
Fall(se) Circ(us) will explore the notion of rebellion against everyday complacency through shifting cycles of “work” and “rest,” inviting improvised movement as a form of resistance. Enquist’s experimental movement language - a combination of Martial Arts, snowboarding style, and experimental floor work - will be embodied by an ensemble of seven local performing artists.
At its core, Fall(se) Circ(us) seeks to subvert expectations, transforming a traditional performance space into a shared celebration with audience members. It begins as a contemporary display of physical excellence—movement that seems to defy gravity and physics, often likened to “circus”. As the work unfolds, this intense physicality gradually dissolves to reveal a performers’ humanity — the circus falls into movement that becomes relaxed, learnable and participatory in real time. A simple hand gesture, a step, repeated throughout the show becomes an invitation for the audience to join the joyful rebellion on stage.
Participation is always optional; viewers may remain seated and observe, or they may “activate” their experience and enter the dance.
Artist Statement:
Co-Director Isak Enquist
“This work is inspired by my desire to create dance and build community—spaces where people from different walks of life can share the physical experience of movement. I often felt outside of cultural dances growing up, coming from a family where those traditions were not passed down, and separate from club culture in a rural environment.
I believe many audience members feel drawn to community dances but lack context or access. In some ways, contemporary dance feels like a search for a modern communal dance for those who lost theirs—an awkward attempt to rediscover what was lost.This project leans into that awkwardness. Fall(se) Circ(us) presents something physically spectacular, ultimately revealing itself as ordinary—revealing its own humanity as the movement vocabulary slows down to something more digestible and accessible.
The word ‘fall’ resonates both in the choreography’s gravitational energy and in the symbolic collapse of the circus itself: the fall of performative excellence to make room for something real.”
Co-presented by New Works and Little Room Productions
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