Amazing Companies that support Aussie Theatre:
Australia’s world famous, Circus Oz, is turning 35 and as part of the celebrations is heading to Perth and regional WA with their latest show From the Ground Up. The company will present the circus for five performances over three nights — not in a circus tent — but at…
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There are so many things to love about the Fear&Love troupe: their awesome energy, great ensemble connection, an extensive (read: revolting) array of talents and an infectious delight in their craft. Freshly graduated from the VCA and it’s exciting to see a group of actors at the start of their career…
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Appearing for the very first time at the Judith Wright Centre, Flipside Circus is showcasing Brisbane’s next generation of circus stars in Flipside Circus: Identite which opened last Wednesday night. Having already run away and joined the circus, fourteen performers aged from just nine years old to eighteen arrived on…
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Circus training can start very young and if it were compulsory in schools, would contribute not only to good health and self-esteem but also the essential ingredients of trust and co-operation needed to be a performer. That trust was powerfully demonstrated in NICA’s Leap of Faith: Circus in Motion where…
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Casus is a company of four who perform circus tricks. Despite an eclectic soundtrack, we might call their wordless offering Knee Deep a minimalist traditional show – a range of skills are demonstrated without sequinned costumes and also without much in the way of character or story. How much you enjoy this show…
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I really enjoy arriving at a venue – especially if it’s The Famous Spiegeltent – to witness a show that I know little about. The element of surprise always thrills me. And I wasn’t disappointed. To say that The Trip is wunderbar (German for ‘wonderful’) is an understatement. Direct from Berlin,…
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Cirque du Soleil’s OVO is now playing at The Grand Chapiteau, Docklands (Melbourne) and photographer David Wyatt from Capturing Images shot these magnificent images at the show’s media event. AussieTheatre’s Anne-Marie Peard reviewed OVO this week — read her review HERE. OVO is playing at Docklands until March 24 and will open…
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The last time Cirque Du Soleil was in town, Saltimbanco was performed in a so-wrong sports arena, so it’s wonderful to have Ovo back in the relative intimacy of the purpose-built tent community of the Grand Chapiteau – even if it is in the weird concrete emptiness of Docklands. In 2013, 15 million people will…
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Leo is a mind-bending creation from Berlin company Circle of Eleven that merges circus, dance, digital projections and comedy into a wonderfully physical experience and brings circus into another space. Having already toured much of the world, it is no wonder Leo comes to the Arts Centre with several awards,…
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If you’re looking for a terrific show for fussy audiences, Oh Suivant at the Arts Centre won hearts and kept everyone’s attention – even the grown ups! This two-person circus from Belgium melds trick, live music and theatre in a work that’s created for little ones, but enchants everyone and refuses to…
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