CAGED

CAGED is an explosive outdoor dance spectacle inside, around and above a towering 3-metre birdcage. Four extraordinary performers push their bodies to the limit in a breathtaking journey from isolation to connection. Blending contemporary movement with cinematic imagery, athletic partnering and an electrifying soundtrack, CAGED transforms any outdoor space into an unforgettable theatrical experience.As performers climb, leap and collide with the imposing white cage, audiences are drawn into a world where safety and entrapment exist side by side. Visceral, emotionally charged and visually arresting, CAGED explores one of the defining issues of our time, the search for human connection in an increasingly disconnected world.

CAGED combines powerful physical storytelling with world-class outdoor performance to create a show that resonates long after the final moment.

“I think this piece makes contemporary dance exciting, fresh and accessible to all, no matter what age or background.” — Audience member

CAGED has been performed 54 times, reaching over 21,000 live audience members. It has been presented at festivals and public events including Refract Manchester, Appetite, Lincoln Arts Centre, Dancin’ Oxford, Midlands Arts Centre, WOW Fest, Kite Festival at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Chelmsley Wood Youth Festival, artsdepot Summer Streets in Barking, King’s Cross Summer Sounds, and Rugby Summer Session Art Festival.

CAGED has also engaged with 26 schools nationally, reaching more than 2,000 students and staff and touring into schools across Birmingham, the Black Country, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly, with partners including Birmingham Hippodrome, Black Country Dance Hub, Pavilion Dance South West, Westcountry Schools Trust and Creative Scillies.