Circus sector to meet in Melbourne

ACAPTA is holding the first in a series of national sector meetings in Melbourne with follow-up events in other cities next year.

The Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA) is holding a series of industry forms across Australia over the next 12 months, with the first meeting to be held in Melbourne on Friday 8 November at Abbotsford Convent.

The Melbourne meeting will feature updates from key industry representatives discussing the major issues facing the circus and physical theatre sector nationally, a series of provocations and discussions, and an opportunity to identify and discuss issues particular to those attending the event.

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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