Fuse creates participatory events using circus performances and walkabout acts. We provide skilled performers, participatory circus workshops and imaginative visual environments. 

As creative producers, we work with events organisers developing themes and concepts into imaginative performances and visual environments using a range of styles that include Spectacles/ Fire Performances, Circus, Film, Visual Arts, Visual Comedy, Installation.

We make our work where we live in Somerset We make sustainable connections locally with local arts centres, colleges and schools, local businesses and festivals-producing circus and street arts events with local cultural organisations, developing performance ideas around themed ideas with local colleges, organising whole festivals and events for city centre managers and arts officers. We also perform regionally and nationally Last year we performed at the National Theatre, The Cambridge Folk Festival, The Cheltenham International Literature Festival. The Manchester Xtrax Festival.

What we discover locally, we can tour nationally What we discover nationally, we can deliver locally.

Our ideas are always developing and embracing new technologies and ways of working finding new audiences in new places. Innovating and Engaging. 

We offer the following

   
       • Initiates and develops imaginative projects
       • Produces a diverse output drawing from a wide variety of skills
       • Creates popular comic theatre and visual performances
       

The company

Sally Mann and John Lee have based their performance practice in Somerset for 20 years.

Sally has worked as a community artist developing and producing projects with arts centres, town centre partnerships, local councils and community groups, organising festivals and events.
Sally has performed in theatre, cabaret and street arts both as a solo performer and with the Family Outing and the Banoffi sisters. She has also choreographed large scale fire shows and developed black light theatre with Renegade Cabaret. Sally has trained at Fooltime, Circomedia and the Engine room in digital arts.

John has performed in theatre and cabaret shows that have toured in over 30 countries throughout the world for the British Counci in major cultural festivals. He has also written and directed productions for companies diverse as Kneehigh, Green Ginger, Shiftwork and for local companies – Fat Cat theatre. John trained in physical theatre studying with Jacques Lacoq, Theatre d' Complicite and Keith Johnston.

Their work has now diversified into digital and visual arts, installation performance and site specific events in unusual places.

They make creative and innovative performances that bring together practitioners from diverse backgrounds. Their background in physical theatre and street arts ensures that their work has a popular and accessible style.