Bridge is an ambitious outdoor experience with residencies taking place Coventry, Grantham, Dagenham and Liverpool between 2019 and 2021.

Visitors can enjoy a programme of free daytime events Under the Bridge, which included performances, conversations and workshops from the local artistic community. There will be an immersive headphones experience Changing Sides, and the Bridge Stories podcast, our collection of stories of bridge-building and bridge-burning.

Bridge culminates in an extraordinary evening performance, with an international cast of performers. With gravity-defying circus acrobatics, parkour, theatre and live music, some unusually agile engineers attempt to bridge the gap and find it much, much harder than they thought.

In each town, local people will make their own bridges and share stories of bridge-building (and bridge-burning). People and groups who wouldn’t normally meet are invited to assemble a large self-supporting bridge, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s design.

Bridge is also supported by extensive digital activities, including an AR Instagram filter and online streaming.

Bridge was created by artistic director Orit Azaz in collaboration with a creative team that included designer Dan Potra, choreographer Corey Baker, writer Nick Walker, composer Peter Reynolds and circus director Paul Evans.

We gratefully acknowledge support from the following organisations:

Arts Council England | Coventry City of Culture 2021 | Coventry City Council | Foyle Foundation | Creative Barking & Dagenham | Culture Liverpool | South Kesteven District Council | Invest SK | Garfield Weston Foundation | William A Cadbury Charitable Trust | Canal & River Trust | Premier Group | Coventry Cathedral | Medwell Hyde | Arts Connect | Coventry University | KB Transport Solutions | Arup