Vancouver, BC — Little Room Productions (LRP), in partnership with New Works and The Roundhouse Community Centre, presents the world premiere of Fall(se) Circ(us), the company’s inaugural full-length contemporary dance work for an ensemble, on stage at Roundhouse Community Centre on March 21, 2026 at 7:30pm. Choreographed by LRP’s Co-Director Isak Enquist, Fall(se) Circ(us) examines the dichotomy between labour and rest. Moments of performative, gravity-defying physicality ultimately give way to moments of visceral, improvised movement, activating the opportunity for a powerful shared experience between audience and performer.“
This work is inspired by my desire to build community through dance–spaces where people from different walks of life can share the physical experience of movement,” says Isak Enquist. “In Fall(se) Circ(us), what begins as the pursuit of physical excellence–akin to a circus performer’s spectacular feats of skill–falls away to reveal the vulnerability and exertion of that performer’s humanity within their labour. Technique gives way to presence, composition to improvisation.”
Adds Little Room Productions Co-Director Eowynn Enquist: “Through subverting the expectations of what a dance performance entails, our hope is to open the possibility for audience members to enter into and influence our movement, resulting in a collective moment of joyful rebellion against the toils of everyday life.”
Rooted in the genre-defying fusion of Isak Enquist’s formative experiences in martial arts, snowboarding, and contemporary dance, Fall(se) Circ(us) features seven local and international performers, including Isak Enquist, Eowynn Enquist, Tyler Layton-Olson, Mia Pelayo, Kaia Shukin, Alesandra X, and James Amzin Nahirinick. The work is set to a bass-forward, rhythmic score designed by Isak Enquist and fellow Vancouver-based dancer, actor, and musician Tyler Layton-Olson. Lighting design is by the award-winning Jono Kim. This is the second performance for LRP, following the company’s premiere of Creature Comfort, created and performed by Isak Enquist and Eowynn Enquist in 2024.
Isak Enquist is a dancer, choreographer, actor, and sound designer, raised in the Kootenay region of BC and now based in Vancouver. He has performed internationally with Out Innerspace, Shay Kuebler/RSA, Compagnie Vision Impure, Amber Funk Barton, Mascall Dance, Anne Plamondon, and more. He has created works for Mascall Dance, Dancing On The Edge Festival, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Dance: Made In Canada / Fait Au Canada Festival, and Coastal City Ballet. He teaches at Harbour Dance Centre, Lamondance, Goh Ballet Academy, and Modus Operandi.
Eowynn Enquist is a dancer, rehearsal director, choreographer, and actor. She holds her BFA in Contemporary Dance from Simon Fraser University. She has danced with Action at a Distance, Anne Plamondon Productions, Corporeal Imago, Mascall Dance, Edmonton Opera, Out Innerspace, Wen Wei Dance, and more.
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About Little Room Productions (littleroom.ca)
A new organization to Vancouver, Little Room Productions acts as a container for the collaborative productions of Eowynn Enquist and Isak Enquist, sharing artistic process in dance, theatre, film, and experimental music. Together, they focus on cultivating rich artistic practice and the creation of bold new performance works. LISTING INFORMATION Little Room Productions, in partnership with New Works and The Roundhouse Community Centre , presents Fall(se) Circ(us) Dates: March 21, 2026 at 7:30pm Tickets Price: $25 Address: Roundhouse Community Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver Box Office: newworks.ca Website: littleroom.ca or newworks.ca
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