NoFitState

I had heard a lot about No Fit State Circus before i get to see the first performance. I saw Tabu earlier this year and I thought it was amazing. I literally wanted to run away to the circus even though at 46 that dream’s probably faded. The great things about No Fit State is that it is Cardiff based and does not use animals in any of their performances.
The anticipation before the performance of Tabu was difficult to describe particularly as we were in a huge aubergine coloured dome tent pitched in Cardiff Bay. I haven’t seen Cirque de Soleil but I imagine that what we saw was pretty comparable with what is happening in the cutting edge circus world. The performance was intense as the audience were standing throughout the performance in the circus ring itself and the performers were doing acrobatics all around us often directly overhead just a few inches away or so it seemed. It was also definitely just for grown ups the story was quite dark with a lot of adult themes. It seemed strange to go to a circus performance for adults. Felt a bit naughty. I loved it and I thoroughly recommend it.
They also do circus skills training classes I’ve heard they’re very good.

There’s a great story behind NoFit State Circus… of the myth and fairytale kind… It was founded in 1986 by five friends (Ali Williams, Tom Rack, Peter Gregory, Richie Turner and Dave Id) who created a street circus show for Live Aid and had so much fun that they decided to set up a circus company. It has grown some since then!
These days they possess a fleet of trucks and travel internationally, performing the most incredible non-​animal based circus, a lot of which defies comprehension. Surely it isn’t physically possible to do half of what these guys manage to achieve? Performances are spellbinding!
It is almost customary for the audience to rarely take a breath. Watching people contort, balance, suspend themselves from great heights performing inconceivably difficult routines has the habit of inducing stillness in everyone else!
Their stated ambition is to be the circus that everyone wants to join! What?! Are they nuts? You wouldn’t catch me attempting any of the super human feats that they manage to pull off, not even with a harness, a safety net and copious amounts of valium!