Surrounded by giant blue inflatables and accompanied by electronic music composed of roller-coaster samples, Wes Peden presents an innovative juggling act inspired by roller coasters and their high-tech safety belts. A Chinese plate ceremony celebrates the greatest rides of the past; an epic disco three-ball routine evokes the evolution of roller coasters; a 4-meter transparent tube wraps around Wes' body to create loops, helixes and corkscrews through which he brilliantly passes his balls. Rollercoaster defies the traditional rules of showmanship to create a sense of security for some of the most challenging juggling acts ever performed on stage!
Direction and acting: Wes Peden
Music: Mika Forsling
Set design: Félix Chameroy
Lighting: Vilhelm Montán Lindberg, Joel Johansson & Zoe Hunn
Costumes: Maria Peterson
Outside viewers: Viktor Gyllenberg and Florence Schroeder
Sound and lighting engineering: Florence Schroeder
Production and distribution: Gandini Juggling
Sponsors : Stockholms Stad, Konstnärsnämndens, Subtopia, Burnt Out Punks and Cirkusflätan (Sweden)
With the support of : Riksteatern, Subtopia, Burnt Out Punks, Cirkusflätan, NyCirkus Öst and Agora (Sweden).
Inspired by Sumo wrestling, fast-food packaging and 50s playgrounds, Wes designs his shows for space stations and parking lots. He has performed in over 25 countries, including Japan, Israel, Australia and Iceland. His energetic, complex and playful juggling style has won him awards from the International Juggling Association (IJA) and the Cirque de Demain festival. Wes is a graduate of Dans och Cirkushögskolan (Stochklom - Sweden). He is also the founder of Water on Mars, a trio of extravagant jugglers who are shattering all codes and revolutionizing juggling to electro beats.
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“A crazy, ultra-creative artist who takes audiences into extraordinarily rich and meaningful worlds. ”
“Sparkling tricks and funky adventures from a master juggler.”
“Ingenuity and technical mastery for an hour of breathless admiration.”
“Rollercoaster surpasses anything you've seen before”
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