The Genesis: 17 Global Acrobats at Edinburgh Fringe
Created and performed by Copenhagen Collective – a thrilling new acrobatic circus collective based in Denmark – The Genesis is set to make its official UK Premier at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August with a stunning performance of impressive acrobatic prowess.
17 international artists from Denmark, Australia, Peru, Canada, UK, Uruguay, Chile, Portugal, USA, Germany, Ireland, France and Guinea will unite this summer (31 July – 25 August) to perform at Scotland’s famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe, celebrating the joys of human connection, collaboration, and impressive physical skill in their new acrobatics show, The Genesis.
Presented at the Fringe by Aurora Nova as part of Assembly Festival 2025, and featured as part of #DANISH (The Danish Showcase), Copenhagen Collective will leap into Edinburgh with The Genesis following a highly successful European tour earlier this year. Part of the Collective’s wish to make work that responds to the human condition, The Genesis promises to sensitively and creatively address the current times we live in – times of strife, conflict, and division worldwide. Acknowledging the existence of these challenges, the show and its performers also realise them as a source of inspiration to come together: to foster unity among people, nations, and cultures.
A show for all the family, The Genesis explores themes of group strength, community, and conflict. Playing at an iconic Edinburgh Assembly venue (Main Hall, Assembly Hall, Mound Place, Edinburgh) world-class acrobats will join to shape a thrilling hour-long performance that meshes heartfelt storytelling performance with jaw-dropping acrobatic feats and movement. From an atmospheric stage – paired with beautiful original sound by Leif Jordansson and ethereal lighting design that aims to transport spectators to another dimension – the acrobats will stack, tumble, and spin through a vast emotional landscape, into a world of cooperation and understanding where true strength begins to emerge.
Artists
Alfred Hall Kreigbaum DK
Ange Gabriel Olsen Viaud FR/UK
Bernardo Añorga Vargas PE
Claire Bindoff AUS
David Ullrich GER
Eloisa Pereira Trinidad URU
Gonzalo Martinez Irisarri URU
Maeva Desplat FR
Marilou Verschelden CAN
Nathan Briscoe CAN
Nicolás Esteban Mancisidor Gonzalez CHI
Ronan Luke Jenkinson IRE
Samuel Fraser Patrick Barnes UK
Shona Marie Morgan AUS
Sónia Cristina Silvestre Matos PORT
Federico Javier Cabruja ARG
The Genesis originally premiered on July 4 2024 at Baltoppen LIVE in Copenhagen, and has since continued to tour through Europe to visit: El Festival Mueca, Tenerife, Spain; Stora Teatern, Göteborg, Sweden; Festival Montréal Complètement Cirque, La Tohu, Canada. Embarking on its anticipated UK Premier at Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025, The Genesis is brought to Assembly Festival 2025 by Aurora Nova (Berlin). Previous shows they have toured to the Edinburgh festivals include Show Pony (still hungry and Bryony Kimmings in association with Chamäleon Berlin, Summerhall 2024), The Pulse (Gravity and Other Myths, Edinburgh International Festival 2022), Humans 2.0 (Circa, Underbelly Circus Hub, 2022). This year, Aurora Nova are also supporting the joyous acrobatic show Ten Thousand Hours by Gravity and Other Myths, which plays at the Main Hall as part of Assembly Festival. The Genesis is kindly supported by JA CIRCUS.
Tickets can be booked at: https://assemblyfestival.com/
Main Image: Courtesy of The Genesis
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