The Circus Project & Brighton & Hove Youth Circus Company Present 'Rolling on the Floor Laughing,' April 22 & May 6

ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING presented by The Circus Project / Brighton & Hove Youth Circus Company is mix of aerial circus theatre and digital technology, telling TRUE stories of young people as they navigate through both the real and the virtual world. It will play on Sunday 22 April at 3pm and 7pm at the Pavilion Theatre (Brighton Dome, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UG). Tickets are £8, £5 (concs) and can be purchased at www.brightondome.org or 01273 709709. It will also play on Sunday 6 May at 3pm and 7pm (Brighton Fringe event) at the  Sallis Benney Theatre (58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton BN1 1UG). Tickets are £8, £5 (concs) and can be purchased at www.brightonfringe.org or 01273 917272.

Harness-work, trapeze, silks, dance and acrobatics mixed with big screen wii gaming, animation and video. Revealing the dramas, secrets and dreams of young people growing up in the digital age. Facebook status dilemmas, dreams of flying, secret texts…these real-life stories are startling, strange, surprising and beautiful. A genuine insight into the hearts and minds of young people.

“I once poked a jellyfish really hard and I think I hurt it and I feel really bad about that.” ”I don’t like it when people update their statuses with obvious, boring things like IT IS RAINING.”

Brighton & Hove Youth Circus Company is a troupe of young circus artists aged 14 to 19 years, some of whom are looking toward a career in the circus and performance world. The Circus Project is a registered charity founded in 1999. Specializing in aerial circus theatre, we are dedicated to nurturing young talent, encouraging new work and teaching circus arts to all ages and levels.

Directed by Emma Taylor, with a creative team that includes Lindsey Butcher www.gravity-levity.net, Malcolm Buchanan-Dick www.purelure.com, Simon Wilkinson www.circa69.co.uk, Sarah Alexander www.rambert.org.uk, and Kaveh Rahnama www.soandsocircus.co.uk. Costume, Photography and Film students from local universities are helping with this project