ODT Dunedin Arts Festival – Werk It!

“Laugh out loud hilarious” See-Do-Eat-Review (Australia)

Need a good laugh after the last couple of years? Werk It! will give it to you in bucket-loads. Start by imagining a tradie dressed in spandex showing off some serious acrobatic skills.

Werk It! features some of Australia's hottest acrobats in a hip-thrusting acrobatic fever dream. This show is a riot of colour and movement – big tricks delivered by an all-star cast with more sass and swagger than a TLC videoclip. Juggling, trapeze, balance, acrobatics and slapstick physical comedy are all on show at lightning speed with mega amounts of energy and a cranked-up ‘90s soundtrack.

Werk It! boasts a line-up of five of Australia’s hottest acrobats: award-winning Vincent van Berkel, hula hoop sensation Lisa Lottie, manipulation idol Richard Sullivan, real-life strong woman Cassia Jamieson, and fierce as hell Malia Walsh.

"Our performers are like the Spice Girls,” says co-creator Malia Walsh in a recent chat to the Otago Daily Times, “everybody has such a different flavour. Everyone has something incredible about them. That’s what makes it so fun."

They’re also super-fit. "We are obsessed with working out. Our training regime is epic, everyone needs a six-pack. We do 10 minutes of ab crunches before a show to keep fit. It’s incredibly high-calibre acrobatics so we have a training regime that rivals professional footballers."

"We love circus because of the pressure you put on your body,” says Walsh. “There is nothing more exciting than standing on someone’s head or doing a dance on the trapeze above an audience. It’s exhilarating and exciting, the best form of activity and the best way of keeping fit."

This show if full of fist-pumping joy. It'll give you a huge laugh while you shake your head in wonder at what people can do on stage.
 

DETAILS:
ODT Dunedin Arts Festival – Werk It! is at Regent Theatre on Saturday 22 October at 8pm.
https://dunedinartsfestival.co.nz/event-calendar/comedy/werk-it