ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 2 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:
Acrobatic feats that appear effortless can take years to master. Australian contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths puts that hidden labor at the center of "Ten Thousand Hours," coming to UGA Presents on Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.
In "Ten Thousand Hours," eight world-class acrobats transform the stage into a laboratory for physical skill, inviting audiences to look beyond the spectacle of acrobatics and into the dedication required to achieve it. Step, jump, balance, flip, fly: Each seemingly facile movement represents years of training and an extraordinary degree of physical awareness.
The performance explores how physical ski...