Pirates of the Carabina - Counterweight

What are you doing on Saturday 31st May? Well, if high-energy performances including daring tightwire walking, hoop tricks, rope acts, and the unique wonder of a flying piano takes your fancy, there's only one place to be! That is Burrow Hill Cider Farm for the preview of Pirates of the Carabina's fresh new show, Counterweight.

The show offers a dynamic, contemporary take on the traditional circus experience. It's bold and it blends music, aerial circus, physical theatre, and Pirates of the Carabina’s trademark performance-based rigging techniques. Set outdoors in the rolling orchards of the cider farm, against the backdrop of Burrow Hill, the show invites everyone to laugh, gasp, and reconnect with their sense of wonder.

Jenna's been to a rehearsal of the show, to chat with Co-Founder and Co-Creative Director of the Pirates, Shaena Brandel.

Just press play below to hear the conversation, to discover more about Counterweight and about Shaena's life as an aerialist. .

For tickets to the preview shows on Saturday, just head here.