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A Raw Mixture of Circus, Story telling and Live Illustration.

Auckland 2018  |  Wellington 2019 | Perth 2020

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Krīdati navigates the line of when creativity turns from self help to self harm and asks “if not for the joy, then why?”



A eulogy to the forgotten pillow-forts of youth. Krīdati exposes the emergence of self awareness asking happened to our fearless imaginations and how did our inner critics become so noisy? Through movement, circus and live art projection, the central characters fight fear with mischief, unpacking their relationships between creativity and mental wellbeing.

Pouring humour with half a pinch of heartache, a dash of childhood games and a twist of nostalgia, Manubrium serve audiences one titillating tonic that might just be the cure…

Drink up.

Perth 2020

“ It brought a tear to my eye, literally! It was incredibly moving.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“So simple, yet so complete”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“Their shows are magical in every sense”

“An emotional, beautiful journey.
The further it progressed, the more it touched me. Magnificent work.”

Wellington 2019

“Theatre and circus in an incredibly well thought out package.”

“Beautiful, great soundtrack, unique and spellbinding.”

Auckland Fringe 2018

“This show would greatly benefit the deaf community and other community groups such as mental health. I would come again!” - Auckland Deaf Society

“A story with such heart. A great mix of athleticism, sincere emotion.”

“I really appreciated the added depth provided by live art as both a backdrop and extra voice in the story”

Credits

Director - Ariel Cronin, Jay Clement

Dramaturg - Adam Rohe

Acrobat - Ariel Cronin, Jay Clement, Bethany StJohn

OHP Artist - Tash H’ng, Adam Rohe

Costuming - Bethany StJohn

Show Specifics

Show Duration: 60 minutes.

Minimum Stage Size: 6m wide x 7 m deep with 6.5 m overhead clearance.

Complete description, touring budget, and technical specifications supplied on request.