HAVING wowed families at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Science Festivals across the UK last year, the professors at Powys Dance are now taking to the stage to delight Welsh audiences.

Next Wednesday, September 19, they will be at Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, with a show at 5.30pm, plus the chance join in a one-hour workshop at 4pm on some of the basic scientific principles used in the show. Tickets are £6 on 01874 611622.

And they will be at The Hafren, Newtown, on Friday, October 5, with shows at 1.30 and 7pm. Tickets cost £6 with a family ticket also available at £10 from the box office on 01686 614555.

With high-flying aerial stunts, magical soundtrack and stunning design; 'Flying Atoms' is a playful, interactive show that is a perfect introduction to dance and theatre for families with children aged six to 11. Dance, experiments and aerial tricks delight children and adults alike, inspiring wonder at the magic of the universe.

Professors Gusto and Hitch work hard in the laboratory of curiosity answering such questions as how do birds stay in the air; why don’t stars fall from the sky; and where does the moon go in the daytime?

But there are some questions that can’t be answered with experiments alone. When Gusto remembers his trip to the circus it’s just the breakthrough they need. The gravity defying tricks of the Flying Atom Sisters and their aerial acrobatics help us to understand as we observe the forces, twists, spirals and spins.

Back in the lab we dive into the microscope and explore the atom itself. With many more questions, only one thing becomes certain, the universe is filled with wonder and not everything is as it seems.

Flying Atoms is a playful exploration of forces and matter to inspire curiosity and enable access to basic principles of physics for young audiences and their families. Interactive in design, the performance wows with high-flying aerial dance, a magical soundtrack and stunning design.

After touring schools in Mid Wales in 2016, the show was adapted to tour to festivals across the UK. Last summer Powys Dance joined fellow Welsh company Volcano at their very special venue Leith Volcano for the final five days of the world’s largest arts festival. 'Flying Atoms' has since marked the company’s first visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before touring to Science Festivals throughout the UK, including a sell-out visit to Swansea Science Festival.

Now this exciting production heads out across Wales on a new autumn tour that is currently including this weekend’s Small World Festival at Cardigan.

“We’re so proud to have taken a production created from start to finish in Mid Wales by artists living here to a world-renowned festival. We had great feedback from Fringe and Science Festival audiences and are really looking forward to seeing what Welsh audiences make of the Professors in 2018. This production marks a real step change for the company and we are enjoying showing audiences and colleagues just what we can do,” said Powys Dance director Amanda Griffkin.

The company has also made adaptations to the original production to make the experience more comfortable and more enjoyable for more people, specifically those with sensory processing difficulties. Lights will never be completely off, volume will not be too loud, speech will be clear and concise and audience will feel free to take time out if they need to.

Resources to prepare for the show, including a social story of the show, which shows, scene by scene, what audience members can expect to experience, are available from the company’s website on www.dawnspwoysdance.org.