Bicycle Ballet

Bicycle Ballet

The Bicycle Ballet is a dance of cycling; a spectacular choreography about riding a bike.

A site specific participatory performance, with a cast ranging from 6 to 100, Bicycle Ballet has been performed as a 10 or 30 minute performance, and as a series of workshops with young people. It can be developed for a specific location or cast.

Bicycle Ballet explores the feelings of ecstatic joy you get from swerving downhill on a bike with the wind behind you and the sun on your face, tempered by the gritty reality of manoeuvering amongst traffic, pollution, theft, vandalism and the tricks of securely locking your bike.

The performers/participants dance and cycle between set formation pieces reminiscent of Busby Berkeley's film choreography, with visual spectacle and character based stories inspired by people’s cycling experiences – learning to ride, fall off, tricks – and memories.

Click link below for additional press coverage in the London Cyclist & Silence magazines
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bicycleballet/sets/72157602814264780/