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Assembly Rooms, 3–25 Aug (not 12, 20), 3.30pm, £12–£14 (£11–£13). Previews 1 & 2 Aug, £10. Ukrainian artists plumb the roots of human conflict in this show featuring original music, documentary photography and semi- autobiographical testimonies of love and PTSD.
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THE BLACK BLUES BROTHERS Assembly Rooms, 3–25 Aug, 4.30pm, £14–£16 (£13–£15). Previews 1 & 2 Aug, £10. Five acrobats perform a lighthearted tribute to the cult classic The Blues Brothers, combining feats of acrobatic daring and rhythm and blues with African beats. See feature, page 22.
FOREST Assembly Checkpoint, 2–11 Aug, 4.40pm, £12–£14 (£11–£13). Previews 31 Jul & 1 Aug, £10. Graduates of the Moscow Art Theatre School explore the relationship between humans and nature, connecting with deeper patterns of consciousness that exist in life’s rhythms. See feature, page 29.
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Underbelly Med Quad, 3–26 Aug (not 7, 12, 19), 5pm, £18.50–£23.50 (£17.50–£22.50). Previews 31 Jul–2 Aug, £18 (£13). Gravity & Other Myths present this display of physical virtuosity, testing the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual and collective, and celebrating human connectedness.
THE CHOSEN Dance Base, 6–25 Aug (not 12, 19), 5pm, £13 (£11). Previews 2–4 Aug, £11 (£9). Choreographed by Kally Lloyd-Jones, Company Chordelia explore how we choose to live in the face of death, and how we think about dying. What will we do with the time that is left to us?
SUPER HUMAN ZOO Southside, 2–17 Aug (not 5, 12), 5.30pm, £14 (£12). Using extreme physical movements and urban dance styles, Super Human takes influence from sci-fi, superheroes and real-life scientific experiments.
RAVEN Assembly Roxy, 2–26 Aug (not 7, 13, 20), 5.50pm, £14–£16 (£13–£15). Previews 31 Jul & 1 Aug, £8. Berlin’s all-female collective Still Hungry confronts the challenges of
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modern motherhood in this blend of contemporary circus, storytelling and theatre, based on the performers’ personal experiences.
6PM LE COUP
Underbelly Circus Hub, 3–24 Aug (not 12, 19), 6pm, £17–£19 (£16–£18). The creators of Scotch and Soda return with this work set in the world’s last travelling boxing tent, using acrobatics and aerial stunts to explore what happens when you have nothing to lose.
LA GALERIE Assembly Rooms, 3–25 Aug (not 7, 12, 19), 6pm, £17–18.50 (£16–£17.50). Previews 1 & 2 Aug, £12. Quebec-based company Machine de Cirque’s latest show finds seven acrobats and a musician in a monochrome art gallery, where things start to go haywire when plumes of colour appear.
ANOTHER Dance Base, 3–7 Aug (not 5), 6.15pm, £13 (£11). Preview 2 Aug, £11 (£9). A quadruple bill of contemporary, ballet and neo- classical dance and poetry from emerging young European artists, including choreographers Emrecan Tanis, Louis Stiens and Fabio Adorisio.
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CIRCA: HUMANS Underbelly’s Circus Hub, 3–24 Aug (not 7, 12, 19), 7pm, £20 (£19). Preview 2 Aug, £12. Ten acrobats embark on a journey of what it means to be human, and how our bodies, connections, and aspirations form part of who we are. How much can we take, how much weight can we carry and who can we trust to support our load?
STEVE REICH PROJECT Dance Base, 6–18 Aug (not 12), 7.20pm, £13 (£11). Previews 2–4 Aug, £11 (£9). Three pieces by composer Steve Reich are re- interpreted by the MP4 Quartet and choreographer Isabella Soupart, fusing dance, music and video art.
XOXO MOONGIRL Assembly Checkpoint, 2–25 Aug (not 13, 19), 7.50pm, £13–£15 (£12–£14). Previews 31 Jul & 1 Aug, £10. Blending physical theatre, live music and humour, this semi- autobiographical story explores the complexity and trauma of interpersonal relationships.
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HAVANA AFTER DARK Pleasance at EICC, 5–25 Aug (not 21), 9pm, £15–£17.50 (£12–£14.50). Dancers and musicians from the Cuban capital celebrate Havana’s 500th anniversary with this lively mix of salsa, mambo, rumba, ballet and hip hop.
SUPER SUNDAY Underbelly’s Circus Hub, 2–24 Aug (not 7, 12, 19), 9pm, £17.50–£19.50 (£16.50–£18.50). Race Horse
Company presents this circus show featuring daredevil stunts on trampolines, teeter-boards, Russian bar and the Wheel of Death – all executed with black humour.
LIMB(E)S Assembly Roxy, 2–25 Aug (not 12, 19), 9.25pm, £13–£15 (£12–£14). Previews 31 Jul & 1 Aug, £10 (£9). This new aerial show by Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes questions what it takes to carry or let go of another person, as two bodies are suspended in the limbo of loss.
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YUCK CIRCUS This all-female Australian troupe has so many awards to carry around, it’s a miracle they can climb so high. Making their European debut, the YUCK Circus performers share personal stories of young womanhood, stamping all over gender stereotypes as they flip and fly through the air. Underbelly’s Circus Hub, 3–24 Aug (not 7, 12, 19), 4pm, £13.50–£15.50 (£12.50–£14.50).