Imagine an island separated from the world not by an ocean, but by a vast desert. The tribe that survives here has almost forgotten what water was and every day they assemble to tell each other their stories and share their memories of water. Maybe if they remember well enough the water will come back?

Aerial performances by disabled and non disabled artists on top of 4 metre high sway poles evoke the movement of water, and the ebb and flow of the tides, whilst a specially created musical soundscape, audio description and sign language interpretation creates an epic environment to tell a moving story of loss and survival set in a near future that we can easily imagine.

All the performers have received training at The Circus Space, the circus skills training centre.  Click here to learn more about their work.

You can catch Against The Tide at these festivals over the summer:

IF: Milton Keynes International Festival,
Campbell Park, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 4AD
Friday 23 July, 1pm & 6pm
Saturday 24 July, 1pm & 4.30pm
Sunday 25 July, 1pm & 4pm

Click here for more details on the festival.

National Theatre's Watch This Space Festival,
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
Wednesday 28 July, 4pm & 6.30pm
Thursday 29 July, 1pm & 6.30pm
Friday 30 July, 1pm & 4pm

Part of the National Theatre's summer of outdoor events on the Southbank. Click here for more details.

All performances are audio described and incorporate BSL throughout.

Against The Tide was originally commissioned and premiered by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2009.