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Hiring: Technical Stage Manager
Mar 2025Upswing is searching for an exceptional Technical Stage Manager to join our critically acclaimed circus production Showdown for the final legs of our 2025 UK tour We need a talented professional to take the technical reins from May 21st (handover in Norwich) through the end of July, supporting our innovative production that blends circus artistry …
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Rest as resistance
Dec 2024Rest as Resistance: What we learnt about creativity at our FLEX Lab Retreat We set out to create something special this year at our Flex Lab Creative Retreat – a space where Black women and non-binary circus artists could take a moment to breathe, collaborate, and grow together. Born from the Sunday Brunch virtual meetups …
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Hiring Now: Producer
Dec 2024We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and resourceful Producer with proven experience in the development, planning and delivery of creative projects and productions. In 2025-26, Upswing will be delivering a range of projects including a UK tour of Showdown, a large-scale commission for an outdoor spectacle and small-scale outdoor and libraries tours. We …
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Meet our workshop leader
Feb 2024For the last two decades, Charlene Low has been on a mission to spread the joy of moving to music. As a choreographer, facilitator, and director, she focuses on making movement accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities, young people, families and older people at different stages of dementia. In her work, Charlene pushes herself …
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Athena and Showdown
Jan 2024Writer and stand-up comedian Athena Kugblenu is penning the script for Showdown – Upswing’s new project in development. Athena is one of those rare souls that can make you gasp, laugh out loud, and think about something on a deeper level – all at the same time. Her trademark style of storytelling involves artfully creating tension …
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Afrikan Boy and Showdown
Jan 2024Introducing Shola Ajose AKA Afrikan Boy – Grime artist, lyricist and collaborator on Showdown, our newest project. From Grime to Afrobeat, Hip-Hop to Spoken Word, Afrikan Boy’s music shifts genres effortlessly. Bass heavy sounds of urban London, rhythmic Nigerian beats and playful, political lyrics make for a sound that is undeniably Afrikan Boy. Showdown is Upswing’s …
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A new programme with New Vic
Mar 2023This year we’ll be bringing circus home with our old friends at New Vic Theatre Our partnership with New Vic has been going strong for over 14 years. We first collaborated in 2009 on Bryony Lavery’s The Wicked Lady, and went on to create Astley’s Astounding Adventures together, as well as other projects. Based in …
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Vicki Dela Awarded MBE
Jun 2022Upswing’s Artistic Director Vicki Dela Amedume has been recognised for her services to circus with an MBE in the Jubilee Honours List 2022. ”This award feels more like a recognition of the circus sector and its value to society than of my work alone. Circus is able to connect and empower people in extraordinary ways, and we’ve seen …
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SEASONS Digital launch
Nov 2021Embark on a joyful exploration of nature with SEASONS Digital – our brand new free activity hub. It can be easy to feel disconnected from nature when we live in a big city, yet there are small and mighty pockets always around us; whether it be grass springing from a cracked pavement, a tall tree …
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Spotlight On…
May 2021Showcasing and celebrating the incredible freelance artists that Upswing has worked with: Discover what they’ve been up to and learn more about how you can get involved with their work here… Joana Dias Joana has collaborated with Upswing on many projects over the years – such as starring in our Bedtime Stories show and taking …
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Black Lives Matter
Jun 2020Black Lives Matter – A Statement from Upswing Friday 19th June 2020 These have been challenging weeks since our last newsletter. Already reeling from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our communities and on our creative world, we have been wracked by the flood of raw pain and emotion being expressed through the …
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