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silversphereArafura Games. DarwinZurich party, MauritiusTop of the Park, Ann ArborMuse concert, Wembley StadiumOver water. ValenciaPiazza San Marco, Venice Carnival

Delivering the cupsilversphereSydney Myer Music Bowl, MelbourneColoours of MalaysiaFA Cup Final. WembleyChristmas shopping, Oxford CircusPiazza San Marco, Venice Carnival
  the heliosphere - from the dream engine

Some recent shows

UEFA Womens cup final, Helsinki
Donbass Arena Opening, Ukraine
Shinsegae Festival, Seoul
Kleine Fest. Hannover
Venice Carnavale
Cisco Systems Party, Barcelona
Omanoil Party, Muscat
Shuiland, Chongquing
Wales Rally, Millenium Stadium
Xiantiandi Opening, Shanghai
Wella Hairdresser Awards, Lisbon
BBC Xmas i-dent
World Youth Games, Pune
Indian Cricket League Opening, Hyderabad
Amwaj Islands Opening, Bahrain
Velieffendi Racetrack, Istanbul
Bournemouth Airshow
Chinawhite Rock the Polo
Ann Arbor Top of the Park, Michigan
Midland Festival, Michigan
Artown Festival, Reno
Belgrade Festival
Christmas Deluxe, Covent Garden
Gaddafi Foundation. Benghazi
AFL Grand Final. Melbourne
Toyota Launch. Doha
Muse Tour, Wembley Stadium
Muse Tour, Parc des Princes
Arafura Games, Darwin
FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium
HSBC Press Launch, Hong Kong
Americas Cup Launch, Alicante
Grand Lisboa Casino Opening, Macau
Cirque du Soleil F1 Launch, Valencia
New Year, Burj el Arab, Dubai
Mallorca TV Opening, Palma
Punawallah Wedding, Pune

 

HELIOSPHERE

Using music, lighting and the location, the Heliosphere creates the illusion of flying. The impossible becomes possible.

Spiralling and spinning and seemingly weightless, an acrobat suspended beneath a helium balloon explores the uncharted space between street level and rooftops.

Two ground crew, harnessed to lines but largely unseen, control the balloon’s speed, direction and altitude. Working together, the three artists create an extraordinary aerobatic show over the heads of the audience.

On a calm day our aerial dancer can fly out of the sky, steal the sugar lumps from a café-goer’s saucer and swoop from just overhead to twenty metres in a moment. Carrying someone’s hat.

At night the Heliosphere becomes a giant colour changing lantern.

First performed in 1998 and coining the name from those mysterious bubbles in space, we have currently performed in 46 countries around the world, averaging 60 shows per year.