Black background. A photo of a woman and a man swinging in the air like a pendulum, looking powerful and graceful. They share a wheelchair which is held up in the air by black circus straps. She has frizzy brown hair, muscular arms and wears a grey tank top She is sitting on knees on his thighs and one of her arms holds the straps above her head while the other points down towards the floor. He has a neatly trimmed brown beard, muscular arms and wears a black tank top. He holds the straps to the sides of his chest with both hands. The image captures them at the highest point of the swing, to our right, bringing the man to an upside-down position with the woman above him. Their bodies are doing something hard, but their strength makes it look effortless. One word written in brush-stroke style letters to the right of the photo: 'Human'. The colour of the text is a gradient made of bright colours: teal at the top of the "H" and orange at the bottom and notes of prink at the top of all other letters.

Human

Hand drawn GIF: a person sat on a circus hoop, twirling around in air endlessly. The hoop in red and all the rest in black.

Part circus, part serenade, part cinema, Human is about the small moments that shape us. We toured the show twice, in 2021 and 2022, and made a film version that was available to venues. Find out more below. For booking enquiries, contact Fiona Buffham.

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Logo for Silent Disco King, one of our partners on Human.

Headsets for Human are provided with the kind support of Silent Disco King: “Partnering with Extraordinary Bodies has been incredible. We are extremely proud that our headphones are enabling the show producers with the sensory delivery of audio at their captivating, poetic performances. The accessibility that our silent disco system can bring to the performance demonstrates how headphones can create an immersive, inclusive experience and audio delivery for all.”

Show photo by Paul Blakemore. Pictured: Alfa Marks and Dergin Tokmak. Extraordinary Bodies is the collaboration between Diverse City and Cirque Bijou. We thank our funders for their support: Arts Council England, National Lottery and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.