Technically Innovative and Socially-Engaged Contemporary Circus.
Pirates of the Carabina (POTC) is an award-winning contemporary circus company, specialising in mechanically ingenious, ensemble-led work. All aspects of performance – including the set and the rigging – are celebrated as part of our shows.
Led by Creative Directors Shaena Brandel & Barnz Munn, the pioneers of performance-based rigging and Human Counterweighting developed during their time at NoFit State Circus, Pirates of the Carabina are experts in inventive aerial Circus Design, Rigging and Props, and Performance, specialising in human counter-weighting, inclusive set design and equipment, mechanical solutions for unique aerial performance and non-traditional performance spaces.
We tour innovative circus productions with original live music and a story to tell. Our large-scale productions featuring casts of 8-15 have toured internationally. Since POTC hit the stage for the first time in 2011 at Glastonbury Festival, our award-winning show FLOWN has been seen in theatres and festivals across the UK, Europe, Australia & the Middle East, winning the Total Theatre Award for Physical/ Visual Theatre in 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Our small-scale, outdoor show PIRATE TAXI is performed on a fully-functioning London Taxi by just two artists, allowing us to perform to rural audiences and local communities.
We are committed to supporting the growth of a diverse circus community, and using circus to provoke wider conversations about social issues.
Aerial, Circus, Dance, Music, Physical Theatre
Additional Areas of Focus
Community Engagement, Disability Arts, Environmentally Focussed, Family Friendly
