Rollercoaster

The exceptional juggler Wes Peden loves rollercoasters since he was a child. In "Rollercoaster", he embarks on an artistic search for traces of this passion and combines momentum and gravitational forces to create a fast-paced, challenging, and surprising show.
On stage, Wes Peden recreates the brightly colored atmosphere of an amusement park with his dazzling costume, set design, and an electro soundtrack made up of distorted roller coaster noises. He sometimes throws, sometimes catapults balls, rings, clubs, or plates for an authentic funfair experience. With ever more sophisticated loops and spirals, he takes his audience on a dizzying ride. The desire to go higher, faster, and further is interrupted time and again: Peden’s performance deliberately turns every "drop" – the juggler’s worst nightmare – into a playful and fun experience. As in any good fairground, he offers both freedom and safety, bated breath and redemptive laughter.