Adelaide-based contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths has been nominated for five awards at the inaugural International Circus Awards, with two of its productions featured. The Pulse has been nominated for four awards, while I Want To Touch You has been nominated for one.

Performed with women’s vocal ensemble Aurora, The Pulse was scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2021 Sydney Festival but had to be cancelled because of COVID restrictions. Instead it received its world premiere at the 2021 Adelaide Festival where Limelight gave it a four-and-a-half star review.

The Pulse, Gravity & Other Myths. Photo © Darcy Grant

The Pulse has been nominated for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Achievement in Circography, Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy, and Outstanding Achievement in Design at the newly formed International Circus Awards. I Want To Touch You, which was performed at the 2021 Adelaide Fringe, is nominated in the CircusTalk Critics Choice Award.

Artistic Director Darcy Grant and the Company Directors of Gravity & Other Myths told Limelight: “We are thrilled that The Pulse and I Want To Touch You have both been recognised alongside such an incredible group of nominees. It’s...