Urban Astronaut provides a glimpse of a future that might be… where problems surrounding air pollution have grown to crisis point. Is there any way back? What can the Urban Astronaut learn from audiences now that might change his future?
Combining stunning design, unseen before aerial performance (using a unique travelling flying machine that suspends the performer 20ft in the air) with simple storytelling and moving dance performance, Urban Astronaut travels through towns and cities searching for a solution to the environmental disaster that is present in our near future.
The answer is found in a simple encounter with a young girl who provides the one thing the astronaut has lost… hope.
A bold new direction in physical theatre choreographed around a bespoke structure, intriguing, enchanting and thought-provoking, Highly Sprung once again take on a global issue with a narrative that makes it at once personal and motivating.
About the company
Taking theatre beyond words, and creating award-winning outdoor and indoor performances, Highly Sprung tell stories inspired by humanity, science and the complex world around us through movement, gesture and dance.
Every piece they make is inspired and devised by our young people, together with their core team of artists and writers. They have even developed the UK’s first Physical Theatre Fellowship programme for emerging artists.
