Fringe World embarks on its next journey as new CEO takes the helm
This year marks a changing of the guard in Perth’s festival scene. As Iain Grandage finishes his tenure as artistic
Read moreThis year marks a changing of the guard in Perth’s festival scene. As Iain Grandage finishes his tenure as artistic
Read moreSydney Festival is now officially open with a city-wide celebration of arts events. Hundreds of talented international and local artists
Read moreFollowing a spectacular return season at the Sydney Opera House, the cast of Circus 1903 are making their way to Arts Centre
Read moreSydney’s legendary Luna Park has boldly stepped into the sphere of virtual entertainment, pouring a whopping $15 million into the
Read moreIt is our pleasure to re-share the Adelaide Fringe’s interview with Australia’s No Strings Attached’s CEO, Dr. Kari Seeley, that
Read more‘Circus is an art form in which there is no end to the possibilities … and I think one of
Read moreAfter starring in performances for Cirque du Soleil, Circus Oz, Australian Ballet, and more, acrobat and dancer Robbie Curtis took
Read moreThis clever partnership shows how circus classes are not about clowning around, but a model with important skills outcomes for
Read moreBriefs Factory is an Australian creative collective who manufacture, cultivate and present evocative, irreverent, physical performance. Inspired by circus, drag,
Read moreThe keynote speech by Darcy Grant, Artistic Director of Gravity and Other Myths, presented last week at NICA’s Australian Circus
Read moreCirque du Soleil is back in Australia with its show, LUZIA, set to tour Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, and Sydney
Read moreBuilt from steel and rope and held aloft with floating invisible tension, ‘In Common’ is a free work as part
Read moreJoin the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA), the pioneering organization at the forefront of contemporary circus arts training in
Read moreThe Australian Circus Summit will redefine the perception of circus as a vital component of the performing arts. The Australian Circus
Read moreThe Sydney Fringe Festival is underway featuring over 400 events across the city spanning theatre, music, circus and poetry. …
Read moreFor the first time, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the home of circus for Melbourne Fringe Festival
Read moreA purpose-built circus facility where children as young as 18 months can start training in circus arts. We also provide
Read moreDance Australia had an interview with Rob Tannion about working with Cirque du Soleil, and about moving from dance and
Read moreTwo performing arts organisations will share in $55,000 in Australian Government funding A $40,000 grant to Adelaide-based circus school CircoBats
Read moreSwinburne’s decision to freeze the 2024 student intake for Australia’s only accredited Bachelor of Circus Arts course at NICA has
Read moreFrom the charismatic cohort that sold-out performances in Circonoclasm last year, National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents its third-year student ensemble
Read moreWorld class contemporary circus company Circa is inviting aspiring young talent to perform in its Melbourne run of Carnival of
Read moreGravity & Other Myths return to Brighton Festival with a mesmerising story of how things come together, moving between chaos
Read moreFrom red and white big tops to the first horse shows and dreams of running away and joining the circus,
Read moreCircus Oz has managed perhaps the most remarkable trick possible: it has come back from the dead. When the pioneering
Read moreThe iconic Australian circus show “Infamous” made its debut in the United States on Thursday, March 9, under the Spiegel
Read moreThe group’s latest performance, Arterial, will play at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre from April 20 to 30. A
Read moreThe latest acrobatic maneuver for Circus Oz is a return to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival stage. After months of
Read moreSexy and subversive, this is very much a circus for grown-ups. Vintage vaudeville that’s mixed with a new era of
Read more‘It fills me with joy and excitement to become part of the Circus Oz family,’ says producer and director Alonso
Read moreThe Mirror, a new high-energy acrobatic work by Australian circus and physical theatre company Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), will
Read moreI headed to GODZ, a show by Head First Acrobats, with high expectations and my pen ready: I knew it boasted a
Read moreThe Australia Council will this year provide targeted investment of $2.3 million dollars to support circus and physical theatre in
Read moreLast held in the Mullumbimby showgrounds in 2017, the National Circus Festival is making a welcome return after a five-year
Read moreWant to kick off your career by practicing circus arts at a world-class institute? Beginning this September, Australia’s National Institute
Read moreWho is Lauren Watson? Lauren Watson is a movement based contemporary circus artist living with a disability on the Gold
Read moreTo be held from 26 September – 2 October, the National Circus Festival has revealed its complete program for its
Read moreTo provide a space for artists from across Queensland, Australia, to explore their cultures through physical theatre, Circa is launching
Read more“Artists skilled in dance, song, circus arts, and burlesque left the audience mesmerised” “Through its captivating blend of circus, dance,
Read moreThe créme de la créme of Australian drag and cabaret is landing in London for the legendary Underbelly Festival. Underbelly
Read moreHow will our medium-sized circus companies maintain international presence and profile post-COVID? COVID hit the arts industry hard. It hit
Read moreStraight from the score and onto the stage, the man known as Mozart will tumble and twirl his way into
Read moreNICA’s (National Institute of Circus Arts) current graduating class spent most of their three-year degree in lockdown. Chances to hone
Read morewo First Nations circus artists will receive six weeks of paid professional development with Na Djinang Circus thanks to the
Read moreIn this collection of performing arts reviews: an extraordinary circus, three performers exploring the boundaries of dance, and a meeting
Read moreThe last couple of pandemic-ridden years haven’t been easy for Warehouse Circus. “We came close to the wire,” artistic director
Read moreAustralian entertainment business The Great Moscow Circus has set the record straight over its affiliations with Russia after some social
Read moreJohnathan Lee Iverson and the CircusVoices podcast presents Kiarnna Weber, reality show sensation and seventh generation circus star of New
Read moreCirca has announced CircAbility, an exciting and much anticipated new program bringing participants from the disability community together to learn
Read more‘Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated,’ the company said in a media statement on Wednesday night. Following an
Read moreTHE BUSINESS OF ART | The Defiant is bringing a femme-led vision of dystopia to this year’s Adelaide Fringe, marking another important
Read moreCircusTalk is pleased to present Journeys Through Queer Circus with Charles Batson, a series revolving around the culture and concerns
Read moreSexy, sultry, spicy, and strictly for the adults — one of Kinetica’s newest shows for this year’s Fringe World explores
Read moreThe times they are a-changing for our industry. With a new year, new technology, and a new phase of the
Read moreThe return of Karnidale, the WA Circus Festival has prompted a rush on tickets, with the popular event selling out
Read moreSA Circus Centre’s Youth Troupe will perform their new work ‘Ropeable during the 2022 Adelaide Fringe in The Peacock at
Read moreTen years ago, Libby McDonnell walked through our studio doors as Circa’s newly-appointed costume designer. 2010 had been a challenging
Read moreAustralian Brandenburg Orchestra will collaborate with Circa Contemporary Circus for the vibrant Italian Baroque with Circa, featuring a special guest
Read moreThe beginning of the coronavirus pandemic threw the entire circus industry off track, including long-time performer Neisha Murphy. As the
Read moreThe beginning of the coronavirus pandemic threw the entire circus industry off track, including long-time performer Neisha Murphy. As the
Read moreThe iconic Australian company is to cease trading following the Board’s failure to secure the agreement of Company Members to
Read moreFor her debut as artistic director of the three-week arts extravaganza, Olivia Ansell has sought to tap into the city’s
Read moreTo be held in Brisbane in 2022, CIRCfest aims to develop touring opportunities for Australian circus acts here and overseas.
Read moreIf circus speaks in the language of wonder, the essence of contemporary circus is to make poetry from it. Australia
Read moreThe peak body for Australia’s live performance industry, Live Performance Australia (LPA) has called on the NSW Government to follow
Read moreProgramming a top-line Australian festival with a judicious selection of highly-sought international and local acts isn’t for the faint of
Read moreAs part of the Circus Oz experiment, the Circus Arts Incubator Fellowship program introduces five circus creatives committed to uncovering
Read moreYaron Lifschitz reflects on the challenges of mounting three new works in Europe while half of Australia was in lockdown.
Read moreGreens and Labor urge introduction of a government-backed insurance scheme to protect the devastated live entertainment sector. Pressure is mounting
Read moreThe beginning of the coronavirus pandemic threw the entire circus industry off track, including long-time performer Neisha Murphy. As the
Read moreDuring the pandemic New Zealand has become a safe haven for international film studios, creating a surge in demand for
Read moreAward winning contemporary circus and physical theatre phenomenon Gravity & Other Myths will return with their show The Pulse at
Read moreFrom people committed to entertaining, it’s tough viewing. A powerful series of video portraits of quiet desperation, anger and tears that makes plain
Read moreThe beginning of the coronavirus pandemic threw the entire circus industry off track, including long-time performer Neisha Murphy. As the
Read moreElectronic and digital payments are the key for buskers and street performers to survive in a post-COVID world, new RMIT
Read moreThroughout the pandemic, Circus Oz scrutinized the importance and priority to reform a logical artistic and program leadership framework. For
Read moreIf you enjoy flying through the air and have a well-developed sense of trust, working in a circus company might
Read moreSure, there are flips, tumbles and splits but for Harley Mann circus is all about connection. The Wakka Wakka man,
Read moreFor Leaders, Managers and Organisations Effectively preparing our teams, companies and organisations as we return to work and to work-sites
Read moreA breathtaking adaptation of the classic French novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) will be presented in the Opera
Read moreFor Practitioners and Performing Arts Workers As COVID-19 restrictions ease across Australia, many of us are beginning a gradual return
Read moreTwo men have been charged with the theft of a Big Bird costume from a Sesame Street-themed circus in Adelaide.
Read moreFor two decades, members of this women’s circus have been working together, developing shows within a supportive community environment. Now a Wollongong Art
Read moreThe past 12 months presented unprecedented challenges for the performing arts as the pandemic curtailed many live performances. Some organisations
Read moreDance, circus and Māori martial arts are woven together with music performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in a
Read moreThe Adelaide-based contemporary circus troupe takes a bold leap forward with its latest, ambitious show. There was a great deal
Read moreWorking in circus can be thrilling, energising and full of moments of joy and excitement. It can also be challenging,
Read moreThe 5th edition of the Australian Circus Festival is occurring this February. Due to COVID-19, the competition is virtual. The
Read moreWarning: seeing a performance by Brisbane circus company Circa may cause feelings of inadequacy, fear and awe. Take their 2019
Read moreIn what was meant to be a time of celebration for the city, the five-day lockdown has left the local
Read moreWe at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community
Read moreTe Komititanga and Silo Park extension among venues for busker festival. An unmissable line-up of eight local street performers who
Read moreCircus Voices, a podcast brought to you by CircusTalk, is pleased to present a series called Circus in Process with Casus Circus. In this
Read moreThey’ve had to jump through hoops to get here but, after flight cancellations and border closures, Circa Contemporary Circus has
Read moreOn Wednesday evening, Kerrie-Anne Kennerley was rushed to hospital after falling 4.5 metres during her trapeze number. The actress, who
Read moreCircus Voices, a podcast brought to you by CircusTalk, is pleased to present a series called Circus in Process with Casus Circus. In this
Read moreAs the doors of the Slipstream Circus burst open, a girl scoots past on a unicycle as another crosses the
Read moreWhen the coronavirus pandemic first struck, it sent the members of a small Adelaide community circus into a spiral. Lolly
Read moreAustralia has a unique role in the circus world where both traditional and contemporary circus flourish, and the international touring
Read moreEmily Crockford, Gaelle Mellis and Abbie Madden have been named recipients of the 2020 National Arts and Disability Awards, presented
Read moreAfter a year that has been devastating for the arts industry, Adelaide circus company Cirque Nocturne are set to bounce
Read moreCircus Voices, a podcast brought to you by CircusTalk, is pleased to present a new series called Circus in Process with Casus Circus.
Read moreOrganisers of Karridale’s long running WA Circus Festival have said that a heartbreaking decision to cancel the 2021 event is
Read moreThe Australian parent company behind the Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival has gone into liquidation, but organisers say
Read moreAn Auckland magician who had thousands of dollars worth of circus props stolen from his van while he slept has
Read moreCircus Voices, a podcast brought to you by CircusTalk, is pleased to present a new series called Circus in Process with Casus Circus.
Read moreFlipside Circus and arTour have collaborated on one of the first large-scale tours since the COVID crisis hit Australia –
Read moreAntonella Casella, an Australian circus advocate, producer, director, dramaturg and performer, has recently announced that she is stepping down from her
Read more“I live in a very, very small one-room studio apartment with my partner, Amy Cater, in Fitzroy,” says Mike Finch,
Read moreA collapse of the global events industry will not hurt Christchurch’s annual buskers festival. The Australian company behind the Bread
Read moreWhat began as equestrian events in the 1860’s led to travelling troupes of performers and exotic animals which became known
Read moreFlipside Circus and arTour are collaborating on one of the first large-scale tours since the COVID crisis hit Australia –
Read moreA circus troupe is surviving on savings and the kindness of strangers while they’re stranded in a paddock in Melbourne’s
Read moreOn today’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about the shows that are taking place even with a global pandemic, including a
Read moreThere’s no longer any need to run away to the circus. Instead, you can make your escape from this pandemic-riddled
Read moreSeparating art from commerce is a means to future proof our artistic practice. As the Adelaide Fringe festival drew to
Read moreBorn in China under the rule of Chairman Mao Zehdong, Guang Rong Lu began his circus training at the age
Read moreA custom-built circus training centre, operated by Queensland’s largest youth arts organisation Flipside Circus, is set to open in Brisbane
Read moreThis Sunday 36 acrobatic performers and dancers will come together for the first time at the Circa Contemporary Circus’s rehearsal
Read moreAn array of art events will liven up the streets of Whangārei in October thanks to a $46,000 grant to
Read moreTwo of the biggest – Circa in Brisbane and Circus Oz in Melbourne – have endured months of zero box
Read moreTranscribing my conversation with Deb Wilks (Executive Director) and Kate Malone (Executive Producer) of Cluster Arts was like time travel. We spoke
Read moreThe Flying Fruit Fly Circus has announced the five projects which will be supported through its COVID-19 seed funding initiative
Read moreIn a first for the pioneering Australian performing arts company, Circa Contemporary Circus is launching a podcast. In Producing Heroes
Read moreNo one doubts that health, the economy and education are valuable. Culture, however, is having a harder time mattering to
Read moreShane is from the Lennon Family that has owned and operated circuses in Australia and New Zealand for over 120
Read moreAfter running away to join the circus at the age of 21, the aerialist and trapeze artist has returned home
Read moreCircus Arts Hub is the brainchild of Australia’s Antonella Casella, an original member of Rock n’ roll and Vulcana Women’s
Read moreLeading arts figures say live audiences have “disappeared” and small organisations face bankruptcy during the coronavirus crisis, ahead of an
Read moreAt Circa, we are familiar with crisis situations. Risk is part of our world, and one of the key elements
Read moreThis inspired circus from Vietnam draws upon twin impulses in the contemporary art form to create something stunning, immersive and
Read more“It’s an all-Indigenous circus show that has all the flavours typical of contemporary circus; you’ve got trapeze, corde lisse, tumbling
Read moreAudience members got more than they bargained for when a large swing came apart at the Great Moscow Circus in
Read moreAs the audience takes their seats, two feet poke out from beneath the curtain. In hindsight, it’s the first trick
Read moreWhat is Fringe? In this video by Ken Fanning, hear from various circus fringe voices as they discuss the culture,
Read moreLoic Marques is the Training Director at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. He is a French National sports acrobatic champion
Read moreCirca, Australia’s contemporary circus company, keeps staying in the forefront on pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving
Read moreIn this video interview, Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus performer Paul O’Keeffe talks about his cheeky side and how the show
Read moreCircus today is well-suited to portraying love from the inside out, straying as it does into borderlands of dance and
Read moreOne winning master-juggler will wing their way to Mexico after a competition next week in Katikati. “These guys are beasts
Read moreOne of the most risk-taking shows in town right now is a circus—and we’re not necessarily talking about the Dust Palace’s gravity-defying aerial
Read moreLIFE – The Show is brought to us by Strut & Fret’s Creative Director Scott Maidment who returns with a
Read morePhysical feats and disciplined artistry unite the worlds of dance and circus, despite the many differences between the artforms. In
Read moreThe following speech is an edited version of a provocation delivered by Yaron Lifschitz at the 2020 ISPA Congress in
Read moreA travelling circus has remained open using a generator in a coastal town which has been ravaged by bushfires. Residents
Read moreSick presented by NICA’s Bachelor of Circus Arts third-year students is a slick, sophisticated and utterly human contemporary circus work set
Read moreAustralia’s national circus company, Circus Oz has announced exciting new artistic plans that will reposition the company within the new
Read moreA man (Robert Murray) draped in robes sings a Schubert aria, his knit hat, fingerless gloves and staff in hand
Read moreOpera Queensland and contemporary circus company Circa are joining forces to present Christoph Gluck’s much-loved opera ‘Orpheus & Eurydice’. In
Read moreIn Part 4 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish
Read moreIn the continuing series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the
Read moreIn Part 3 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish
Read moreInternationally acclaimed, wildly theatrical and incendiary circus performer Anna Lumb is about to set Melbourne Fringe alight with her new
Read moreIn Part 2 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish
Read moreIn Part 1 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish
Read moreOf course I had heard the stories about Circa. Consistently in festival delivery mode. Hundreds of performances a year around
Read moreFound in the popular inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Prahran; the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the only course
Read moreSeven acrobats in red fly across the stage, prop each other up, climb atop a tower of their kin, play
Read moreCircus is an exciting and challenging subject for the camera. While there is no shortage of amateur and professional videographers
Read moreCircus Oz announces that Penny Miles is appointed as Circus Oz Executive Director. Circus Oz Chair, Nick Yates, explained that
Read moreA circus in Adelaide has been shut down after two performers were injured in separate incidents in less than a
Read moreAfter three years as Artistic Director and co-CEO of Circus Oz, Rob Tannion has moved on to a new role
Read moreSpectators at a circus show in Australia were left stunned when a performer fell from a trapeze and was left
Read moreAt only 17 years old, Debra Batton was told she was too old to be a gymnast, so she quit.
Read moreWunderage is Rob Tannion’s last show with Cirque Oz before he heads over to work with Cirque du Soleil. It
Read moreFringe. Whether you’re talking Adelaide, Edinburgh, Hollywood or Prague, a Fringe Festival can make you or break you. As a
Read moreIt is a precious opportunity to learn about and from circus from folks who have traveled with and performed in
Read moreCircus Oz announces that Artistic Director and Co-CEO Rob Tannion will leave the company on Friday, 28 June 2019 as
Read moreCircus training delivers multiple mental health benefits for children, and cost savings to the broader community, an Australian study reveals.
Read moreOn their 10th anniversary, circus theatre company The Dust Palace is going from strength to strength. Rebecca Fox talks to
Read moreStep into the Hive: the first thing you might notice on the Hot Brown Honey stage is the giant honeycomb
Read moreCircus Oz and Company 2 will create a mesmerising world this June with the world premiere of Wunderage – an
Read moreCirca is one of the great success stories in Australia’s performing arts scene, rising from a boutique operation in Brisbane
Read moreThe age-old relationship between audience and performer “The action of clapping is actually a quite primitive one, initially being used
Read more“Bigger is better” is a long time American circus tagline. It needs no interpretation. Adhering to this slogan, one would
Read moreYUCK Circus and theatre work Rest have shared the top prize at the 2019 Fringe World Awards, which were presented
Read moreSydney Tuesday 5 February, 2019. This June, ground-breaking contemporary circus troupe Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam will make their Opera House
Read moreYUCK Circus is a show which couldn’t have been timed better. With the #metoo movement and the recent Gillette advertising
Read moreAn English busker who boxes with his audience has won the Iron Chicken award at the Bread & Circus –
Read moreFrom Perth and Sydney to Castlemaine, as Australia’s international arts festivals reveal their programs it’s become increasingly common to see
Read moreGarry Starr wants to save theatre. In order to complete his mission, this clown in a Shakespearean ruff – and sometimes little
Read moreMakeup and mustaches, feathers and leather, bananas and balloons, these opposites are toyed with in just the right proportion to
Read moreCirca is one of the great Australian success stories in the arts. In just over a decade, artistic director Yaron
Read moreAlex Mizzen is a creative who uses circus and dance-theatre to make evocative, challenging works. She is a world-class hand-balancer,
Read moreEmerging from humble beginnings in the Brisbane suburb of West End, Flipside Circus grew rapidly from a small community organisation,
Read moreCelebrating 40 years of Circus Oz in 2018, Australia’s leading troupe of theatre, satire and rock’n’roll keep the thrills coming
Read moreBETWEEN Hanoi’s glamorous French Quarter — where Graham Greene penned The Quiet American — and the Grand Opera House is
Read moreA Day in the Life of Lucy Frost, Touring Production Manager at Circus Oz. Model Citizens Tour 2018 I wake
Read moreThis dark work-in-progress (AutoCannibal) by Captain Ruin (aka Mitch Jones) was what he came up with in creation mode with
Read moreThree of Brisbane festival’s eight world premieres come from some of Australia’s most exciting companies – and their takes on
Read moreAccording to their artistic director, Yaron Lifschitz, Circa’s En Masse “speaks of fresh starts and old endings, of violence and
Read moreThe Australian circus scene is getting a very deadly shake-up with the arrival of ‘Chasing Smoke’, the only all-Indigenous contemporary
Read moreThe last couple of years have seen Brisbane’s circus profile on the rise, with a large number of circus companies
Read moreRoll up, roll up for the 250th anniversary of circus as we know it. Daring high-wire acts! Death-defying trapezes! Crazy
Read moreAnni Davey joined the Flying Fruit Fly Circus as its new Artistic Director in July. She reflects on a mid-career
Read moreThe mayor of Montréal opened the 2018 Montréal Completement Cirque Festival with a speech that lauded the city as “la capitale mondiale
Read moreRoll up, roll up. This year marks a huge milestone for Circus Oz as they celebrate 40 years as Australia’s
Read moreSome of the routines and feats that Gravity & Other Myths, an Australian physical theater company, create, can be described
Read moreCoinciding with its year-long 40th birthday celebrations, Flying Fruit Fly Circus (FFFC) has received $300,000 in funding from the Turnbull
Read moreWith its roots embedded in the thriving bohemian and nomadic local arts scene, the origins of Brisbane’s (Queensland, Australia) contemporary
Read moreCasus, the contemporary Australian acrobatic company that brought Knee Deep into the circus world is creating a new show entitled
Read moreTim Coldwell tosses a bolt of old canvas painted a faded green and gold on to a benchtop. He turns
Read moreMELBOURNE-based One Fell Swoop Circus gives the Adelaide premiere of By A Thread, a circus show based on — and
Read morePERFORMERS in an Ethiopian circus act forced to cancel shows at the Fringe due to visa issues have been granted
Read moreTrigger warning: sexual and physical abuse inflicted upon young children. A group of men and women from a Blue Mountains
Read moreThe Western Australian Circus Festival takes place every year in January in beautiful Karridale, in the famous Margaret River region
Read moreThe Sydney Festival Circus Program 2018 confirms the leading-edge, world-class nature of Australian Contemporary Circus. The 2018 Sydney Festival, under
Read moreThere is nothing more satisfying than walking out of theatre having been inspired by an amazing circus show. However, a
Read moreCircus, commedia dell’arte and performance art collide in this masterwork from Australian circus company, Acrobat. It’s Not for Everyone, the
Read moreSome people start their New Year fighting back tears, drunk-dialling their exes to beg for one more chance. Others declare impossible
Read moreIn its 42nd year, Sydney Festival takes place from the 6–28 January 2018, to turn the Australian capital into a
Read moreBrisbane’s circus sector is internationally recognised. What conditions led to such creativity and how can its future be secured? From
Read moreThe art of circus is being used to break down communication barriers for adults and children with intellectual disabilities.
Read moreThe Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA) has been wound up, with its services transferred to Theatre Network Australia.
Read moreThis September, Australia’s next generation of circus talents will be on show when the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)
Read more1. Re-establishing Circus with a Brand New Professional Circus Training Facility The earthquakes ruined everything: my city, my profession, my
Read moreKristy Seymour tells the story of her mission to bring circus to children with autism, and the struggles she has
Read moreAntonella Casella’s influence on Australian circus reads like a fascinating historical primer on this contemporary art form. Whatever company she
Read moreCircus Talk has a new contributor! Hamish McCormick will write about Australian circus for us, which is really an extension
Read moreCall for Papers The Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University presents Imagineers in Circus and Science: Scientific knowledge
Read moreLate last year Yaron Lifschitz (above), the CEO of Brisbane’s circus company Circa, made an incendiary speech slamming the major arts companies
Read moreCircus Talk is monitoring a series of reports emerging from Australia that describe the situation surrounding the abrupt shutting down
Read moreAs several aerialists in vibrant costumes glide over the heads of audience members and a strongwoman holds up a team
Read moreThis February NICA performance teacher and trainer Zebastian Hunter will travel to Beijing International Arts School to direct a student
Read moreIF you saw Le Petit Circus last year, come back and see it again. It’s bigger, bolder and more ambitious,
Read moreLIKE one of the lines from the film noir narration that crackles through the gaffer-taped speakers in Empyrean, a
Read moreShowtime star Lisa Lottie creates an ever-changing kaleidoscope of coloured patterns in midair using special hula-hoops which contain computer-controlled LED
Read moreWhen the American Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it was to shut earlier this week, it seemed the
Read moreWithin millimetres of the pavement, myriad motorcycles roar past, beeping furiously. Street vendors jostle for space with doormen of swank
Read moreThese two Brisbane women are really bringing the circus to town. Their firm, Cluster Arts, is one of only two
Read more“I’m the supreme alien overlord goddess who comes down and basically abducts the whole show.” Welcome to the world of
Read moreCircus Oz is about to get tumbled. New artistic director Rob Tannion has taken charge of the trapeze and he’s planning
Read moreEmma Serjeant is a prolific circus artist, producer, director and instructor from Australia whose work has touched all of their
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