"mesmerizing"
Shows
"intensely emotive"
- Centre Stage
"Dark, quietly riveting gem of aerial drama"
- The List
Limb(e)s is contemporary aerial-dance that explores the liminal space between holding onto or letting go of another. Former Cirque du Soleil artists Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes deliver a “Dark, quietly riveting gem of aerial drama” (The List). Limb(e)s unfolds to the haunting original music of composer Nicolas Bernier in a rich visual world that earned it a Total Theatre Award nomination in Physical and Visual Theatre (2019). The result is a hypnotic, destabilizing narrative full of loss, yearning, and tragic beauty.
Originally presented live, Limb(e)s currently tours as a 40-minute cinematic adaptation in digital format.
Concept: Gabrielle Martin
Direction, Choreography + Performance: Gabrielle Martin + Jeremiah Hughes
Lighting Design: Sophie Tang
All music composed by Nicolas Bernier
Except ○ I composed by Nicolas Bernier + Simon Trottier
Costumes: Amy McDougall
Cinematography for digital performance: Jessica Han
Past Presentations
• Aug 6-30 2021
Digital performance streaming at Assembly Festival with Edinburgh Festival Fringe
• July 8-21 2021
Digital performance screened and streamed at the Dancing on the Edge Festival, Vancouver BC
• July 31 - Aug 25 2019
Assembly Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh UK
* SHORTLISTED for a TOTAL THEATRE AWARD in PHYSICAL AND VISUAL THEATRE 2019
• July 9 & 10 2019
Montréal Complètement Cirque and La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines' L'Autre Cirque, Montreal QC
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.
We acknowledge the support of the British Columbia Art Council.