A festival highlight for me was watching a ponytailed girl glide between ramps with steely grace, buoyed by the performers’ energy.
—The Saturday Paper
demi-DEMO parachutes into your space with a team of champion skaters, BMXers, parkourists and dancers. With freakish skills and the danger level amped up, the speed of wheels vs. the vulnerability of bodies on foot, demi-DEMO is tightly choreographed within a compact set up of portable ramps. This highly mobile performance can be situated on any suitable surface.
demi-DEMO is a short-form outdoor performance followed by participatory workshops led by the performers. The work combines a tightly choreographed street-style performance with direct audience engagement, offering an accessible and energetic encounter with physical skill, risk and creativity in public space.
The performance component runs for approximately 15 minutes, drawing on skateboarding, BMX, parkour/free-running and street-style dance. This is followed by 30-minute workshops, where audiences are invited to meet the artists and actively participate in guided, hands-on activities.
‘Innovative, fun and real talent.’ ‘Dynamic, encouraging and brave.’ ‘Fun, experimental and inclusive.’
—audience responses
performers/devisers
Carl Luiker (parkour)
Cloé Fournier (dance)
Thore Saggau (Flatland BMX)
Sari Simpson (skater)
Austin Gray (skater)
co-creators
Lee Wilson
Mirabelle Wouters
composer
Lucy Cliché
producer
Jennifer Greer Holmes
production manager
Alejandro Rolandi
marketing manager
Kelly Lovemonster
audio system consultant
Phil Downing
original performers
Antek Marciniec, Kathryn Puie, Gonzalo Bellanti, Adam Haydec
Instructors were friendly and knowledgeable, they really assisted my kids with the basics and instilled confidence and curiosity.’
—parent of workshop participant
Trailer
Full show documentation available on request.
Presenting demi-DEMO
Why Program demi-DEMO
- Integrates high-quality performance with meaningful participation
- Strong fit for outdoor, family and public-space festival programs
- Short performance duration allows multiple presentations per day
- Creates clear pathways from spectatorship to participation
- Aligns with engagement, education and community-outreach priorities
Format & Scale
- Outdoor / public-space presentation
- 15-minute choreographed performance
- 30-minute facilitated workshops following each performance
- Ground-level performance or lightly defined performance zones
- Informal audience gathering
The format allows festivals to program demi-DEMO as a repeatable activation across a day or weekend, with flexible scheduling.
Workshops & Participation
Following each performance, the demi-DEMO artists lead practical workshops introducing core techniques and principles from:
- Skateboarding
- BMX
- Parkour / free-running
- Dance
Workshops are designed for ages 6+, welcoming beginners through to intermediate participants. Activities prioritise safety, accessibility and encouragement while offering insight into the discipline, skill and training behind the performance.
Touring & Presentation
demi-DEMO is highly flexible and tourable, with:
- Small ensemble of performers
- Minimal technical and infrastructure requirements
- Fast bump-in and bump-out
- Capacity for multiple performance/workshop cycles per day
This makes the work particularly suitable for festivals seeking repeatable, high-impact programming with strong engagement outcomes.
Technical Snapshot
- Outdoor presentation
- Flat, level surface required
- No fixed seating
- Workshop equipment adaptable to site and age range
- Full technical and participation guidelines available on request
Tour History
Customs House Forecourt,
City of Sydney
8-18 April 2021
Blacktown City Festival
20-23 May 2022
Cossack Art Awards, Karratha, WA
5-7 August 2022
Bleach* Festival,
Gold Coast, QLD
13-14 August 2022
Mount Druitt, NSW
10-12 November 2022
demi-DEMO was created with the support of the City of Sydney. The 2022 National Tour was supported by Creative Australia through a Playing Australia grant.
