Short Round Productions wants people to connect with our shows. Being a Los Angeles-based company, we have a distinct sensibility. Our influences come from the major industries around us: movies, television, and video production. Our stories, themes, topics, and casting reflect the society we know and the inclusive, progressive one we want to become. We hope that audiences around the world appreciate our efforts on putting an innovative spin on a thrilling art form!
Filament is SRP’s first production. Inspired by 80’s teen movies, Filament follows 8 characters and their coming of age stories of love, self-discovery, and acceptance. It premiered in the 2016 at the Cirk-UFF Festival in Trutnov, Czech Republic with a subsequent run at the 2017 Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia, where it was awarded the Best Circus and Physical Theatre Weekly Award. In addition to critical success, it was the 8th best-selling show out of over 1000 productions. Filament will resume touring in 3rd quarter 2019.
Over the next 5 years, SRP hopes to continue its mission of creating shows that not only impress and entertain but also enlighten and inspire. Using the transformative circus art form, Short Round’s productions will use acrobatic skills as a vehicle for the narrative, which will revolve around pertinent social issues. These shows, though for a general audience, will have a focus toward the adolescent population, as there is a dearth in live performance art works created with this age range in mind. As teenagers are at a pivotal developmental period, SRP feels it is important to address the topics that are relevant to their overall wellness. Social pressures and mental health are the current concerns that SRP integrates into its creative process.
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