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Ten Thousand Hours GOM Andy Phillipson 24 1 1
Cork Midsummer Festival

Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths

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An award-winning circus spectacle arrives at Cork’s City Hall for one unforgettable run. 

Eight acrobats compress 10,000 hours of practice into 60 minutes you’ll never forget. 

A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp!

An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A gravity-defying event for families or groups of friends – for everyone. With moments of playful audience interaction, no two shows and their jaw-dropping moments are quite the same.

From Adelaide, Australia, Gravity & Other Myths have a global reputation for world-class circus shows that place performers and their stories at the heart of the action. 

Created by
Director Lachlan Binns
Associate Director Darcy Grant
Set & Lighting Designer Chris Petredis
Assistant Designer Max Mackenzie
Composer Nick Martin, Shenzo Gregorio
Costume Designer Olivia Zanchetta
Production Manager Martin Schreiber
Creative Producer Jascha Boyce
Ensemble Jacob Randell, Alyssa Moore, Kevin Beverley, Lachlan Harper, Annalise Moore, Andre Augustus, Axl Osborne, Shani Stephens

Performed by Alyssa Moore, Angus Young, Annalise Moore, Axel Osbourne, Chase Levy, Jacob Randell, Lachlan Harper, Lyndon Johnson, Shani Stephens

Supported by the Australian Government RISE Fund. Gravity & Other Myths is supported as an organisation by Arts South Australia. Ten Thousand Hours has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. Commissioned by Chamäleon Berlin, La Strada, Graz and Gluttony, Adelaide. The Ten Thousand Hours creative development was supported by the Adelaide Festival Centre. With further  support from the Sydney Myer Fund.

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  1. 19 — 21 June

  2. 7pm (Friday) / 3pm (Saturday & Sunday)

    €20 / €18

  3. Concert Hall, Cork City Hall View map
  4. Ages 4+

    Group tickets are available for families and adults:

    • €50 (2 adults, 2 children)
    • €60 (2 adults, 3 children) 
    • €70 (4 adults)

    Other group rates also available - contact our box office here for full details
     

  5. 60 mins
"Nothing short of breathtaking"
The List
"Jaw-dropping"
The AU
"Mind-blowing five star circus dispay"
The Scotsman
"This may be the ideal festival show - it has supreme levels of skill [and] humour" The Guardian

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