Jan McNulty Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Underbelly and YUCK Circus present YUCK Circus Award-winning cast of elite circus artists bring their stories of young womanhood to Underbelly’s Circus Hub YUCK Circus makes the ‘gross’ accessible and flips off double standards with new comedic circus show in European debut Winner: Top-tier FRINGEWORLD Martin Sims Award 2019. Winner: Adelaide Tour-Ready Award 2019. Winner: Best Emerging Artist Award Adelaide Fringe 2019. Winner: Best Circus FRINGEWORLD Weekly 2019 YUCK Circus runs from 3rd – 24th August 2019 Tickets available now via www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk YUCK Circus' Georgia Deguara. Photo by Karla Scott Sugar, spice and everything nice? For YUCK Circus, it’s a hard no. With their award-winning acrobatics, high-flying aerials, absurdly funny confessions and a live Nutella binge, this all-female troupe is serving true Aussie humour on the international stage for the first time. Following a storming premiere season at Fringe World and Adelaide Fringe, YUCK Circus makes their Europeandebut at the Edinburgh Fringe. The seven strong cast of elite circus artists are bringing their true personal stories of young womanhood to the stage and sky, using their award-winning mix of acrobatics, aerials and absurdly funny dance moves to rip into the grotesque of beauty standards, bougie art, tampons, and bloody gender stereotypes. YUCK Circus is first full-length work from Creator and Director Georgia Deguara, whose company strongly champions the industry-wide movement for greater representation of strong female bodies and voices on stage. The show’s authentic new voice has already won Australia’s attention (and multiple awards including Best Emerging Artist at Adelaide Fringe 2019) in celebrating mateship and destigmatising “women’s issues” with genuine humour and cracking circus skills – from three high stacks, to hand-balancing, to the wince-inducing sideshow ‘blockhead’ – now set for the intimate surrounds of the Spiegeltent at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on The Meadows. Described as “everything contemporary circus should be” by Melbourne Fringe producer Danny Delhunty, YUCK Circus isn’t afraid to embrace the uncomfortable in making ‘gross’ entertaining for everyone, and challenge stigma along the way. YUCK Circus isn’t just throwing around women’s issues, it’s literally throwing women! Everyone and anyone are being called to get into YUCK Circus this Edinburgh Fringe, to celebrate women’s strength and the beauty of getting weird. /ENDS LISTINGS YUCK Circus Underbelly’s Circus Hub on The Meadows, The Beauty, 3rd – 24th Aug, (4.00pm), (no show Wednesday 7th, Monday 12th, Monday 19th), runtime 60 mins Weekend: 3rd – 6th, 9th – 11th, 16th – 18th, 23rd - 24th, £15.50 (£14.50) Weekday: 8th, 13th - 15th, 20th – 22nd, £13.50 (£12.50) Cast and Creatives: YUCK Circus Director - Georgia Deguara Producer – Samantha Martin Cast Ella Norton Jessica Smart Brooke Duckworth Karla Scott Abbie Madden Emily McDonagh Georgia Deguara Keep up to speed with Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe Facebook @underbellyedinburgh / Twitter: @followthecow / Instagram:@underbellyedinburgh YUCK Circus www.yuckcircus.com / Facebook: @yuckcircus / Instagram: @yuck_circus NOTES TO EDITORS Underbelly Underbelly is a UK based live entertainment company. Their events and festivals division operates one of the largest operations at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, selling over 460,000 tickets for over 200 shows, in 22 venues over 25 days in 2018. 2018 was the sixth year Underbelly produced Edinburgh’s Christmas for City of Edinburgh Council which saw 771,074 tickets sold to visitors from more than 40 countries, and the second year of producing Edinburgh’s Hogmanay also on behalf of City of Edinburgh Council, which welcomed 160,000 over 3 days. 2019 marks the eleventh year of Underbelly Festival on the Southbank - one of the biggest multi-arts offerings in London and London’s original pop-up festival, with over 140 shows programmed over 6 months on the South Bank. Underbelly also produces Christmas in Leicester Square, Udderbelly Festival in Hong Kong, West End Live in Trafalgar Square for Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre. Underbelly Productions is the theatrical arm of Underbelly, presenting, producing and promoting a diverse programme of international work. In 2017, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, they produced a major revival of the classic musical Five Guys Named Moe, which ran for 30 weeks at the purpose built Marble Arch Theatre. This scorching production garnered rave reviews and was nominated for 3 WhatsOnStage Awards (including Best Musical Revival) and as Best Entertainment and Family at the 2018 Olivier Awards. In 2017 they were also Associate Producers on the UK Premiere of the musical Big Fish starring Kelsey Grammar, which enjoyed a sold-out Christmas run at The Other Palace. As part of the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Don’t Tell Me Not to Fly a one-woman cabaret featuring a revolving cast of some of the West End’s favourite leading ladies premiered in the 900 seater McEwan Hall. In 2018 Underbelly sold over 1.5 million tickets to their various events. 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Jan McNulty Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Press release: Internationally renowned contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths bring Backbone to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time Press release for immediate use Underbelly and Gravity & Other Myths present Backbone Internationally renowned contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths bring Backbone to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time A high-octane spree of physical virtuosity, Backbone tests the limits of physical, emotional, individual and collective strength Human connections between 10 strong cast are laid bare and exposed through relentless, raw physical endurance and skill Backbone runs from 31st July – 26th August 2019 at Underbelly’s McEwan Hall Tickets available now via www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk Backbone rehearsal shot by Darcy Grant Backbone, the third touring production from world-leading contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), makes its Scottish debut at Underbelly’s majestic McEwan Hall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following more than 170 shows in 18 countries since its premiere at the Adelaide Festival in 2017. Embracing GOM’s inherent and inimitable style, Backbone is a celebration of everything that’s gone before. A cast of 10 acrobats and 2 musicians deliver a relentless performance that is both as intensely beautiful as it is fiercely raw. Strength in its many forms is deconstructed and explored through a high-octane spree of physical virtuosity and acrobatic prowess. Backbone is a visual extravaganza, offering audiences the opportunity to experience circus in its most visceral form, circus that dispenses of trickery and distraction, circus that goes straight for the jugular and leaves no viewer unmoved. In true GOM style, human connections and camaraderie are explored onstage through a huge array of jaw dropping acrobatic disciplines, as trust and physical strength are frenetically pushed to the absolute limits. A Simple Space wowed Fringe audiences in 2013, 2015, and 2017. This August, viewers can once again experience GOM’s raw contemporary circus punch. In Backbone this is developed further still and laid against a deceptively DIY aesthetic, told through a stunningly visual production and set in the grand surrounds of McEwan Hall, elevating to an entirely new level. Sexy but sincere, raw yet utterly disciplined, Backbone is proof you can't do the impossible without heathy amounts of risk, sweat and trust. ENDS/ LISTINGS Backbone Underbelly Bristo Square, McEwan Hall, 31st July – 26th Aug, (5pm), (no show Wednesday 7th, Monday 12th, Monday 19th), runtime 70 mins Preview: 31st - 2nd, £13.00 Weekend: 3rd – 6th, 9th – 11th, 16th – 18th, 23rd – 25th, £18.50 (£17.50) Weekday: 8th, 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, £17.50 (£16.50) Keep up to speed with Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe Facebook @underbellyedinburgh Twitter: @followthecow Instagram: @underbellyedinburgh CAST AND CREATIVES Current Cast: Jacob Randell, Jascha Boyce, Lachlan Binns, Alyssa Moore, Joren Dawson, Jordan Hart, Rachel Boyd, Lachlan Harper, Kevin Beverley, Jackson Manson Current Musicians: Chris Neale & Alexy Kochetkov Creative Ensemble: Jacob Randell, Jascha Boyce, Lachlan Binns, Mieke Lizotte, Lewie West, Martin Schreiber, Joanne Curry, Lachlan Harper, Lewis Rankin, Jackson Manson Director: Darcy Grant Set & Lighting Designer: Geoff Cobham Creative Associate: Triton Tunis-Mitchell Composers & Musicians: Elliot Zoerner & Shenton Gregory NOTES TO EDITORS Gravity & Other Myths Gravity & Other Myths (GOM) is an internationally renowned circus company pushing the boundaries of contemporary circus. Formed in Adelaide, Australia in 2009, GOM has rocketed to stellar acclaim with a series of disarmingly accomplished ensemble works. GOM’s work utilises an honest approach to performance, to create shows with a focus on human connection and acrobatic virtuosity. GOM’s show A Simple Space has achieved huge international success, receiving multiple awards, and having performed more than 500 times across 24 countries. The follow up show Backbone, created in 2017, has already been nominated for multiple awards, had stellar reviews, and toured to festivals internationally. GOM has a focus on community engagement and always tries to support the circus community in Adelaide, as well as local circus communities in cities they travel to. Underbelly Underbelly is a UK based live entertainment company. Their events and festivals division operates one of the largest operations at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, selling over 460,000 tickets for over 200 shows, in 22 venues over 25 days in 2018. 2018 was the sixth year Underbelly produced Edinburgh’s Christmas for City of Edinburgh Council (2017/18 saw a record breaking 781,520 tickets issued to visitors from 47 different countries), and the second year of producing Edinburgh’s Hogmanay also on behalf of City of Edinburgh Council, which in 2017-18 welcomed 160,000 over 3 days. 2019 marks the eleventh year of Underbelly Festival on the Southbank - one of the biggest multi-arts offerings in London - with over 100 shows programmed over 6 months on the South Bank. Underbelly also produces Christmas in Leicester Square, Udderbelly Festival in Hong Kong, West End Live in Trafalgar Square for Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre. Underbelly Productions is the theatrical arm of Underbelly, presenting, producing and promoting a diverse programme of international work. In 2017, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, they produced a major revival of the classic musical Five Guys Named Moe, which ran for 30 weeks at the purpose-built Marble Arch Theatre. This scorching production garnered rave reviews and was nominated for 3 WhatsOnStage Awards (including Best Musical Revival) and as Best Entertainment and Family at the 2018 Olivier Awards. In 2017 they were also Associate Producers on the UK Premiere of the musical Big Fish starring Kelsey Grammar, which enjoyed a sold-out Christmas run at The Other Palace. As part of the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Don’t Tell Me Not to Fly a one-woman cabaret featuring a revolving cast of some of the West End’s favourite leading ladies premiered in the 900-seater McEwan Hall. In 2018 Underbelly sold over 1.5 million tickets to their various events. 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