THE ART OF ROPE Performed by Gisele Edwards Muscles burning, the rope pressing against your flesh, the gasp of the fall. Art of Rope is a short, simple and humorous look inside the body of a rope artist. This playful piece demonstrates the emotional and physical A-Z of climbing a rope, disclosing the real experience to the audience and giving them a sense of what it is like to be inside the mind of an acrobat. Emerging from a residency with Complicite founder Jos Houben, Art of Rope is a playful exploration that seeks to heighten both the spectator’s senses and awareness of the space they share with the performer. Gisele breaks the silence of the circus artist and closes the gap between artist and audience, giving them a simple, real and humorous sense of what it is like to be inside the mind and body of a rope artist.