"Legs On The Wall ... physical performance ... with an Aussie cultural identity and a fearless bravado ...”
Renee Dallow, CityHub
A leading Sydney-based physical theatre company, and acclaimed champions of artful aerial performance, Legs On The Wall boast an evolving repertoire of contemporary works which disrupt cultural expectations and transcend language barriers. Legs' performances incorporate the lyricism of dance and the enchantment of circus with the expressive heft of the theatre. Routinely reimagining what's possible in the conventional auditorium, Legs On The Wall has also forged a global reputation for bringing excitement, wonder, humour and gravitas to public spaces.
The flagship durational work THAW (2022 – present), in which a series of artists perform on an immense ice sculpture as it melts over a day, is an iconic example of Legs' practice. An urgent call to action on climate change, THAW defies perceived impossibility in a work of staggering ambition and scale, which has to date touched over 57,000 live audience members in locations around the world with its message: there’s no time to waste!
BEETLE (2023-present), a critically acclaimed work for children and families, expands upon this core preoccupation of Legs’ current repertoire, encouraging care for the environment through inspiring a sense of wonder in nature; a value backed by rigorous attention to sustainability in company practices. Leg’s ongoing and evolving approach to sustainability seeks to reduce and mitigate impact, while making the biggest difference with what we do.
ENDLING (2025-present), a futuristic work which puts the last human being on display, reflects on the potential future we face if we can’t act together to live sustainably and in harmony. This conspicuously original work, combining aerial performance, physical storytelling, 360-degree video projection, an original score, and lighting housed in a six metre, custom-built apparatus demonstrates’ Legs capacity for agile and timely delivery of highly sophisticated presentations.
WAVERIDER (2026-present), inspired by surf culture and the awesome power of the sea, invites young audiences (and the young at heart) to get swept away in a story which also features the marine life who call the ocean their home, and emphasises the importance of looking after each other when plunging into the deep. After the show, anyone can become a waverider, and enjoy a tumble on the show’s gnarly inflatable wave.
A values-led approach to creative storytelling can be traced across Legs’ four-decade history through landmark works such as Homeland (1998-9) celebrating multiculturalism, to First Nations led works such as Man With The Iron Neck (2018-9), and expressions of LGBITQA+ resilience and liberation behind works such as LOVERS (2023). Legs maintain the Red Box as a (solar powered) home for artist and sector development, provide free and low-cost training as well as our “Leg Up” and “Leg Room” mentorship residency programs, and act as leaders in our specialised fields of aerial performance and physical theatre. Legs On The Wall continue to kick against gravity, connecting with audiences from all walks of life with thought-provoking and adrenaline-inducing works built with ingenuity, bravado, and integrity.
images: Remy Rochester in HIVE OF INDUSTRY (Carlita Sari Photography), Jenni Large in THAW (Prudence Upton), Lloyd Allison-Young in BEETLE (Carlita Sari Photography), Romain Hassanin in ENDLING (Destination NSW), Jake Silvestro, Isobella Laidlaw and J Twist in WAVERIDER (Zoe Hyland), Legs On The Wall in the 2024 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (Carlita Sari Photography). video: The Raft in development.