Telling New Stories in Extraordinary Ways Upswing is one of the UK’s leading contemporary circus companies. We make performances and participatory experiences that connect people in unexpected ways. We believe that, in our fragmented society, circus reveals our human potential to achieve the extraordinary together. We exist to drive change, to create restless performance that asks more; of the circus art form, of its artists and its audiences. Upswing is a registered charity. We are a National Portfolio Organisation receiving support from Arts Council England.