As The World Tipped

A Wired Aerial Theatre Production
Written and Directed by Nigel Jamieson
Produced by XTRAX

A real life disaster movie in the sky…

This ambitious and extraordinary piece of aerial theatre tells a powerful tale of ecological crisis.

Combining dramatic film and visuals with breath-taking aerial performance, As The World Tipped confronts one of the most pressing issues for the planet with spectacle, humour and emotion. At the Secretariat of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference, harassed staff fail to notice as the world around them, literally and metaphorically, slides toward disaster.

Suspended above the audience in the night sky, the performers struggle to control their increasingly precarious world as they do battle with the effects of drastic environmental catastrophe.

Written and directed by Nigel Jamieson one of the World’s leading creators of outdoor spectacle (Sydney Olympics, Liverpool Capital of Culture), As The World Tipped has been created with the pioneering team from Wired Aerial Theatre.

Wired Aerial Theatre

Wired Aerial Theatre, led by artistic directors Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie and Jamie Ogilvie met whilst performing with the groundbreaking De La Guarda aerial theatre company. Since then Wired Aerial Theatre have become world renowned experts in aerial consultation and their hugely entertaining, gasp-worthy productions have combined everything from contemporary dance and physical theatre, to flying, gymnastics and climbing. Based at their centre for aerial excellence, The Higher Space in Liverpool, they continuously push the boundaries of their genre, creating cutting-edge work that can take anyone’s breath away.

As The World Tipped is produced by XTRAX

To find out more about Wired Aerial Theatre, please visit www.wiredaerialtheatre.com

Co-Produced by Without Walls
A Tipping Point/Without Walls Co Commission
Commissioned by Brighton Dome & Festival, Norwich & Norfolk Festival, Made in Liverpool supported by Liverpool City Council
Co-Commissioned by Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, Mintfest, Stockton International Riverside Festival and XTRAX

Mark Shenton

/ The Stage

An epic and stunningly realised portrait of the disaster we may all be facing …. This outdoor show is a lot more than mere spectacle. It does that rare thing – it makes you gulp with astonishment, but also think.