Ali Williams, Creative Director, NoFit State Circus
‘NoFit State is considered to be the greatest touring circus in the UK. It was started 23 years ago in Cardiff by a group of friends to avoid ‘getting a proper job’. Our philosophy was to be bigger and better each year and if we didn’t achieve this, we would quit. Fast forward to today and our growth has been huge. We’ve worked with Welsh National Opera, performed at the Big Chill and the Roundhouse and work internationally. Our shows are edgy, grungy and sensual. Often people leave our shows in tears or laughing because it has touched them in some way. We frequently work with the audiences and performers in the same space – that can give a real energy to a show. We don’t know yet what this National Theatre Wales show is going to be like – if we predict too much, we don’t allow room for experiment – essential in making something new. What will be different is that we’ll be working away from our tent and in a theatre space. We’re also looking to reinvent the art form again: working with a theatre director and the magic of theatre, with a real intensity of focus.’
