Head Over Wheels was founded in 2023 by Tilly Lee-Kronick and Jonny Leitch. As an integrated company Head Over Wheels is challenging misconceptions on disability: breaking stereotypes of how a ‘circus body’ should look and move; striving for inclusivity in the arts and encouraging people to use the social model of disability (questioning how the environments we create, ‘dis-able’ people, with blame falling on them).

There are very few inclusive companies or training opportunities for disabled circus and physical theatre artists. Head Over Wheels is paving the way for change and their first project, Anchored in Air,  is a crucial way forward and builds on the artists’ respective work with Diverse City and Extraordinary Bodies.

“We believe art and theatre should be accessible to all, to reach a diverse audience and to effect more people. There will be two versions of the show with the outdoor version removing barriers that some face when trying to see performances in theatres. For disabled people in particular, theatres can be inaccessible, therefore we want our audiences to feel seen and represented on stage.”