Entertainment
13 September, 2022
Epic aerial performance to take over the Tanks
LOCAL aerial performers set the stage for an exciting performance of epic proportions; ‘Forbidden Fruit’ debuts at the Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns on Friday, September 23 at 7pm.
The show features a dynamic display of epic aerial acrobatic skills on silks, trapeze, lyra, and corde lisse.
Forbidden Fruit invites the cast of six artists apprise their unique and creative interpretation of the story of the serpent, Eve, and the apple, through physical theatre.
The artists interact with an array of fruit, knives, and aerial apparatus while showcasing the best Far North Queensland has to offer the global arts scene.
Forbidden Fruit is a fully original production developed by a team of seven Cairns creatives including Director, Louise Kiiver.
“The art scene in Cairns is begging for more epic performances like this,” Ms Kiiver said.
“It’s created an excellent opportunity for our artists to show what they are worth,” she said.
The newly incorporated Far North Air Cats produced Forbidden Fruit.
Far North Air Cats are the not-for-profit arm of the highly-successful Cairns aerial arts school Aerial Dynamics, which holds free classes for disadvantaged youths in the Cairns community.
Through the show, the Far North Air Cats aim to gain recognition as a professional aerial group that creates and delivers exception entertainment, while inspiring and lifting up the next generation of local performing artists.
Funding for the show was obtained through the Regional Arts Development Fund and Cairns Regional Council.
