Orlando Fringe 2023 review: ‘Fruit Flies Like a Circus Peanut’

Featuring world’s-first silk routines that would leave Cirque’s stars shook

By Seth Kubersky on Thu, May 18, 2023 at 2:31 pm

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Family-friendly Fringe favorites Fourth Wall Hybrid Arts Ensemble soar to jaw-dropping new heights

Family-friendly Fringe favorites Fourth Wall Hybrid Arts Ensemble soar to jaw-dropping new heights by combining their classical musicianship and comedic choreography with circus arts in this can’t-miss spectacle for all ages.

This year, flutist Hilary Abigana, trombonist C. Neil Parsons and percussionist Greg Jukes have upped the ante with a ceiling-scraping aerial apparatus, which gives rise to some world’s-first silk routines that would leave Cirque’s stars shook.

For their most athletically ambitious effort ever, Fourth Wall thankfully finally dropped their audience-driven randomization in favor of a carefully-curated setlist, which includes a revival of the first piece they ever created along with many brand-new bits. And after over a decade together on the festival circuit, this trio’s steps are more in sync than ever.

Whether they’re interpreting Bach on boomwacker tubes, covering Radiohead while swinging in mid-air, or swingin’ a jazzy Duke Ellington standard with awkward audience assistance, Fourth Wall is fascinating to watch whatever the musical genre is.

For an added bonus, you’ll also leave with a little education about legendary composers like Ravel and Gershwin as well. Don’t let this crazy creative Carnival of the Animals leave town without catching it.

Fruit Flies Like a Circus Peanut
The Fourth Wall