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Download the Weighting Soundtrack

Download the Weighting Soundtrack

The stunning original soundtrack from our show Weighting is now available to download! In return for a suggested donation you’ll be able to experience the music before you see the show in Bristol on 17th and 18th September.  You’ll also be supporting Extraordinary Bodies in our vision to become the national integrated circus company in the … Continued

Extraordinary Bodies awarded major Arts Council funding!

Extraordinary Bodies awarded major Arts Council funding!

We are absolutely over the moon to announce that Extraordinary Bodies in partnership with Cirque Bijou & Diverse City has been awarded £719,322 from Arts Council England’s Ambition for Excellence programme! The award will support our vision of becoming the national integrated circus company of the UK, based in the South West, enabling us to develop and produce an … Continued

A collaborative performance with The British Paraorchestra

A collaborative performance with The British Paraorchestra

Members of Extraordinary Bodies and EBYA had the wonderful opportunity of collaborating with The British Paraorchestra at Colston Hall, Bristol in association with Bristol Plays Music. The British Paraorchestra is the world’s first professional ensemble of disabled musicians, founded by British conductor Charles Hazlewood. The performance was a partly improvised, explorative piece responding to the piece … Continued

Join our integrated choir in Bristol!

Join our integrated choir in Bristol!

  Press the play button below to listen to an audio Description of Weighting Sings Bristol 2016: Get involved in something extraordinary in Bristol! Join our integrated choir SINGS as part of the uplifting outdoor circus show Weighting. Sing with us on the 17th & 18th September 2016 in Castle Park Bristol An amazing opportunity … Continued

Weighting is coming to Bristol!

Weighting is coming to Bristol!

Something extraordinary is happening in Bristol… Weighting is coming to Castle Park, Bristol on 17th & 18th September 2016! Watch the promo video and keep an eye on our website for more info… Weighting is part of ‘Doing Things Differently’ presented by Bristol City Council & Diverse City in association with Bristol Plays Music and … Continued

Tickets available for Extraordinary Bodies & The British Paraorchestra

Tickets available for Extraordinary Bodies & The British Paraorchestra

     Artists David Ellington, Karina Jones and Helen Orford from Extraordinary Bodies join The British Paraorchestra to present an uplifting integrated circus performance for BBC Music Day in Bristol on June 3rd 2016 “The combined effect of The British Paraorchestra and Extraordinary Bodies playing In C will be cathartic, uplifting and engulfing” TICKETS AND MORE … Continued

Meet the new Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists 2016!

Meet the new Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists 2016!

We are pleased to introduce the new artists in our extraordinary training company where Every Body performs. Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists are an integrated group of emerging artists aged 15-25 who train & rehearse weekly in performance and aerial circus skills, and participate in guest workshops with guest artists. Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists have performed … Continued

Co-Artistic Director Claire Hodgson receives MBE in New Year’s Honours list

Co-Artistic Director Claire Hodgson receives MBE in New Year’s Honours list

Diverse City is absolutely thrilled to announce that Claire Hodgson has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list 2016 for services to inclusion. Since founding the award winning Dorset based Diverse City in 2005, Claire has had an enormous impact not only on the lives of individuals, but also on the shape of the arts … Continued

Here’s to a wonderful 2015!

Here’s to a wonderful 2015!

2015 was an exciting year for Extraordinary Bodies as we toured our show Weighting around the UK. We reached audiences of thousands at shows in London Borough of Southwark, Leftcoast (Fleetwood), Liberty Festival and Appetite (Stoke on Trent) working closely with our bookers to engage and activate communities, We recruited and supported new local cultural leaders, … Continued