Imagineer, Orit Azaz and NoFit State Circus have come together to explore what circus structures, stories and performance can be created with UK-grown bamboo.
After an intensive period of R&D, a brand new outdoor show - BAMBOO - tours the UK in 2024. Find out more at www.nofitstate.org/bamboo
Confirmed BAMBOO 2024 tour dates:
4 May Wye Valley River Festival, Monmouth
5 May Wye Valley River Festival, Redbrook
11 May Norfolk & Norwich Festival
18-19 May Viva Cité, Sotteville-lès- Rouen, France
28 May Ynysmaengwyn Walled Garden, Tywyn (Articulture)
29 May Y Plas, Machynlleth (Articulture)
30 May Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown (Articulture)
29-30 June Foyle Maritime Festival, Derry
5&6 July Timber Festival, Leicestershire
7 July Hatfair, Winchester
13&14 July Mouth of the Tyne Festival, Tyne and Wear
20&21 July Ensemble Festival, London Royal Docks
27 July Manchester Day, Manchester
2-3 Aug Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF), Stockton-on-Tees
7-9 Aug Eisteddfod, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
10 Aug Colby Woodland Garden, Amroth
14&15 Aug Cardigan Castle, Cardigan
17-18 Aug Into the Park, Right Up Your Street, Doncaster
24 Aug The Big Feast, Stoke-on-Trent
25 Aug Birmingham Weekender, Birmingham
31 Aug Gŵyl Parc Fest, Anderson Fields, Cardiff
1 Sept Splott Park, Cardiff
14 Sept Imagine Bamboo in Nuneaton & Bedworth, Riversley Park, Nuneaton
15 Sept To The Sea, Cosmeston Lakes, Penarth
20&21 Sept Streets of Cov, Coventry
28-29 Sept Harbour Festival, Hall for Cornwall, Redruth
BAMBOO, image courtesy NoFit State
BAMBOO is NoFit State production directed by Mish Weaver, in collaboration with Orit Azaz and Imagineer Productions. It is supported by the Arts Council of Wales, the Foyle Foundation, and Without Walls, and commissioned by Stockton International Riverside Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Hat Fair and Timber Festival.
Bamboo Circus R&D
In spring 2023, as part of our Bamboo Circus R&D, we spent a dedicated period of time experimenting with the phyllostacys species of bamboo, grown in private gardens in Oxford, Cornwall and Somerset. NoFit State shared their findings later in the summer with special sharing events for audiences in Bedworth and Liverpool.
Bamboo Circus R&D film and images by John Street.