Don't Leave Me Hanging celebrates the human body - it's beauty and strength. Its flowing choreographies feature a vertical rope, a cyr wheel, and dynamic pair acrobatics embedded in warm and intimate lighting and a fiercely emotional folk-inspired soundscape. Individuals explore hidden emotions through their close-knit friendship. The performative's heightened energetic nature creates a counterbalance between the courage to be delicate and the performers´ physical insanity for circus. 

"To dare to take the leap is not only about courage and preparedness to fail but about the trust in your surroundings.

Artist & director: Saana Leppänen (FI), Kert Ridaste (EE), Thibaud Rancoeur (FR)

Music / Composition: Thibaud Rancoeur (FR) 

Sponsors: Eesti Kultuurkapital, Taiteen Edistämiskeskus, Sirkus Aikamoinen 

Co-producer: Sirkus Aikamoinen, MTÜ Akropesa

Residency support: Näyttämö (FI), Subtopia (SE), Kam Hram (HR), DYNAMO workspace (DK)

Performance length: 55 minutes

background photo by Rauli Katajavuori