Prodigal Theatre’s Urban Playground Team works in partnership with French company Gravity Style to produce dynamic physical performances examining the relationship between the human body and the built environment.

Gravity Style are the co-creators of Parkour, or “L’art du deplacement”, the discipline of overcoming physical obstacles with movement that is safe, efficient and fluid.

Together the companies blend the philosophy of Parkour with various contemporary, urban and hip hop dance styles to produce choreographies reflecting the environments in which they work.

Prodigal created The Urban Playground as the world’s first touring environment designed specifically for the performance and practice of Parkour. They also designed the UK’s first permanent site and are currently engaged in the creation of several more.