Highly Sprung

Installed from 29 March 2017 to 1 April 2017
People performing parkour on a colourful urban structure, with one person jumping, others climbing, and another upside down in mid-air. Buildings are visible in the background.
Person in a striped shirt and jeans performs an aerial jump against a background of clouds and blue sky.
Two people perform acrobatic flips on a colourful urban structure in an outdoor setting.

An exuberant and clever work thrusting together physical theatre and original music with trampolining, parkour, acrobatics and street art.

This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

Highly Sprung is a highly visual, non-verbal trilogy of performances exploring the everyday challenges of 4 people trying to get through the day.

The 3 daily 30 minute performances are all different, sharing a common thread – each with whispers of familiar characters and interactions. This is humorous, evocative and innovative storytelling.

And here’s the best bit: following each performance you, the audience, get to fling off your shoes and have a bounce on the trampolines in the heart of the city centre.

Be warned, this is not a show just for kids. It’s for everyone.

Artist

Legs on the Wall is a respected global cultural export and proud Sydney company since 1984. It has performed around the world reaching audiences in their thousands through outdoor work including the London Cultural Olympiad and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games celebrations.

With Highly Sprung, Legs on the Wall continues a mission of making bold, visually thrilling performances that celebrate the capacity of the human body in motion, on the ground and in the air.

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