Supported by Flipside Circus
Inspired by Stanley Milgram’s famous experiment, 6 Degrees explores a fractured world where voices are silenced, connections severed, and power goes unquestioned.
In a vast city ruled by distant leaders, six strangers live in isolation – unaware of how closely their lives intertwine. When a protest erupts, their worlds collide in a moment of resistance that sparks transformation. Through breathtaking aerial acrobatics and 100 metres of chunky yarn, 6 Degrees weaves a bold, physical narrative of disconnection and discovery.
As walls are torn down – both real and imagined – this powerful performance asks: what would our world look like if we truly reached for each other? A moving, visceral journey through separation, solidarity, and the strength it takes to reconnect.
Undercover Artist Festival is hosted at Queensland Theatre, find out more about purchasing tickets here and venue access here.
Community/Concession tickets are available for people with disability, First Nations patrons, seniors, and concession card holders. Companion Card holders can access a free ticket.
Tuesday, 23 September
4:00pm
Wednesday, 24 September
8:00pm
Companion Cards are accepted. A transaction fee of $5.00 will apply per transaction.
Artistic Director, Choreographer – Lauren Watson
Creative Producer, Stage Manager – Tara Denman
Artist – Performer – Chaos Beth
Artist – Performer – Jordan Erikson
Artist – Performer – Callum Cornish
Acrobatic Facilitator, Choreographer – Mia Hughes
Acrobatic Facilitator, Choreographer – Zoe Joiner
YE-MEER-RUH Latin – A mythical creature composed of various animal parts or perceived as wildly imaginative or implausible.
Chimera Arts is a new disability lead arts company working in Yugembeh and Meanjin, Queensland Australia. The group celebrates the resilience of professional movement artists, who identify as d/Deaf and/or Disabled, and supports emerging artists into the next stage of their career. While circus and aerial are our foundation, we also want to support other movement practices and offer space for those interested in experimental arts.
Founded by Lauren Watson (Professional aerial and movement performer with disability) and Tara Denman (Emerging movement performer with disability and d/Deaf) we recognised from our own experiences that there is a lack of safe spaces for people with disabilities to explore circus with agency over the movements, skills and their own bodies. Having experienced ableism, especially in aerial silks and other apparatuses, we aim to show people outside our community that there are more ways to spin a plate, juggle, hula hoop and of course aerial. Our combined experience working with people living with disabilities for over 12 years, having agency over this is what is missing in most places in Australia. Chimera wants to be the start of change in Queensland by creating the first disability lead circus company and in turn will create strong disability arts leaders.
Chimera Circus Ensemble hope to explore the new and unknown of disability circus arts creating high quality work that is disability lead and working backstage and sound with disabled artists and workers where possible. Our values include support, inclusion, creativity, open-mindedness, and leadership. We strive to create high quality work that is disability-led and to show other communities the value of embracing d/Deaf and/or disabled artists.
Undercover Artist acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and we pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their unique cultural and spiritual relationship to land, water and seas and their rich contribution to society.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
Proudly supported by
This program is proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Undercover Artist Festival is presented by Access Arts.
