6 Degrees of Freedom
WHEN: Thu 13 – Sat 15 Feb 2025
WHERE: National Centre for Circus Arts
The National Centre for Circus Arts presents its BA3 students’ final year ensemble production directed by one of the National Centre’s core movement and composition teachers Neus Gil Cortes. As a teacher, choreographer and Artistic Director of Nua Dance company, Neus draws from her extensive dance background, circus and visual arts to put the artists at the centre of her creations tackling issues facing the modern world.
In this performance, Neus explores limitations we see and experience not being what they seem – finding the levers that can unlock the true potential of the human spirit.
Join us for what promises to be an exploration into how contemporary circus can embody our need for connection, community, and fearlessness.
Recommended for ages 11+
From the Director
What if the structures we live in aren’t as fixed as they seem?
What if every constraint holds within it a thread of possibility, waiting to be pulled?
6 Degrees of Freedom invites you to step into a space where movement challenges the immovable. Where cracks in the surface let in light. Where enough small pushes—together—could shift everything.
This show explores resistance, individuality, and the endless human drive to play, to care, and to keep trying. It’s about failure as an act of rebellion and persistence as a spark for change.
Can circus speak to the world we live in? We think so. And we think you’ll feel it too.
Book Tickets
We have three tiers of ticket prices. Read on to select which one is right for you!
ÂŁ10 | Reduced Price (for anyone)
We are committed to making our shows available to anyone, whether you are a student, unwaged or just hit by the cost of living crisis. Â Everyone deserves to see great circus!
ÂŁ15 | Standard Ticket
Standard tickets help cover the costs of putting on these shows and paying the talented creatives we work with.
ÂŁ35 | Support the National Centre
The National Centre provides world-class circus training and classes for over 900 people every week. With your support we we can continue this work; training the next generation of performers, improving access for those less able to participate, and providing support for professional circus artists in the UK.
Guests with access needs are entitled to a free carer ticket for one personal assistant/carer accompanying them. If this applies to you, please select a carer ticket (at no additional cost) alongside your purchase.
Performances
Thursday 13 Feb, 6.30pm
Friday 14 Feb, 8.30pm
Saturday 15 February, 1pm & 8.30pm
6 Degrees of Freedom is showing as part of our Ensemble Season 2025. From the 13th – 15th February our BA2 and BA3 students will be performing back to back in a double header.
Don’t miss seeing our BA2 students’ ensemble production Monsters, directed by Michaela O’Connor.
Book tickets for both Monsters and 6 Degrees of Freedom and receive 20% off your tickets.
Monsters proposes its own perspective of the notion of what makes a monster and how can we re-frame this binary representation giving it context beyond the negative