New circus centre opens in Brisbane

The Brisbane Circus Centre offers Flipside Circus a new home from which to train the next generation of circus artists.
A bright orange building constructed from multiple shipping containers.

The Brisbane Circus Centre, the new home of youth company Flipside Circus, has officially opened its doors. 

The custom-built Centre, constructed from shipping containers and prefabricated materials, is expected to be a valuable addition to the already-strong Brisbane circus sector – a much needed space both for training and rehearsals, as well as the presentation of new circus productions.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts