Circus in a Bottle is an interactive and immersive live performance presented using digital and augmented reality. We follow ‘The Barker’ who, despite growing up in the Circus, has inherited none of his family’s skills.
Touring big tops with his grandiose father, he witnessed it all; acts that defied logic, defined generations and underlined the majesty of the sawdust ring. But now, those once great Circus names have vanished into history for good… or have they?
The Barker and his miniature assistant recreate these Circus acts from bygone years before your very eyes. Once told, he packs these stories into a suitcase ready to take to the road.
This incredible experience fuses cutting edge technology with live performance. Audiences, using Magic Leap AR headsets, will uncover some of the trapeze-like highs and the crushing lows of life under the big top.
CIRCUS IN A BOTTLE
SHOW DATES
February-March 2023- VAULT Festival, London
March-April 2022- Parabolic’s CRYPT, London
November 2020- Online
June 2018- Brighton Dome
May 2018- Brighton Speigeltent
Reviews
“… in a show based on XR where the experience lies in essentially ignoring the live performer half the time to follow action which isn’t physically there, kinesthetic touch-points pull our spatial sense away from the boundaries of the room (which could be anywhere and therefore doesn’t matter) and into the cozy circle of the table, our host, and our companions’ smiles at the charming little transparent performer capering between us."
Shelley Snyder No Proscenium
“The assistant was adorable, mildly interactive and we were genuinely concerned about it’s safety when it was attempting feats (there was a hairy moment that involved fire – yikes). It’s really impressive tech that created an engaging shared experience between all six of the audience members."
Hannah Smithies (Immersed-in)
