RetroAct celebrates five years of Tangle Movement Arts with a revival and remix of aerial acts from Tangle's half decade of innovative performances. In this dynamic circus-theater show, RetroAct’s ten-woman cast travels through simmering duets, intricate balancing acts, a celebration of campy drag traditions, and a suspended-in-air meditation on the passage of time. A dreamer wakes and dresses for work twenty feet in the air. And two women work out their frustration and flirtation in a dance that traverses the room and reaches the ceiling. 

Tangle Movement Arts is a Philadelphia-based circus arts company with a contemporary twist, mixing traditional circus like trapeze and aerial silks with dance, theater, and live music to tell a multi-dimensional story. Tangle’s work reflects individuals of diverse identities, with an emphasis on queer and female experiences, and is devised collaboratively by its all-female ensemble. Philadelphia City Paper writes, "Tangle Movement Arts has a record of quality-yet-accessible shows—simultaneously lovely and exhilarating."