Inverted Escape Acts
Edmonton Fringe Revue
The video below is a version of a straightjacket escape custom created for the Edmonton Fringe Festival online. Other options for inverted escape acts are listed below the video. Enjoy!
Inverted Options
Contemporary Construction
Indoor or Outdoor. Ages 8+
In 2016 Tianna attempted the world’s first ratchet strap escape. Now, using materials from the construction site that inspired her, Tianna attempts her signature escape suspended by her ankles, working against gravity at dizzying heights.
Classic Adventure
Indoor or Outdoor. Ages 8+
Suspension, Straightjackets, and a burning rope. Inspired by Indianna Jones and classic adventure movies, this old school escape is an undeniable crowd favourite.
Women’s History
Indoor. Ages 14+
An intense feminist satire of the ridiculous state of women’s healthcare throughout history. Miranda is bound in a regulation straightjacket and suspended high in the air by her ankles over a bed of “spikes”. And the act unravels from there…