Anchorpoint

Using high-skilled aerial rope work and the Knothead technique, which uses the strength of the performer’s hair to bear weight, a group of performers explore a world of unstable rigging systems, suspended sculptural elements and shifting counterweights. Their hair becomes both tether and lifeline, allowing the body to suspend itself in unfamiliar positions.

In a world increasingly disconnected from the body, Anchorpoint challenges expectations of physical strength, femininity and control, imagining a new kind of coexistence, complex and interconnected.

Score Oli Ryan
Design consultant Hazel Mc Cague