Circus
Must see performing arts of 2021: Part Two – dance and circus
Our Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts selects more of the shows he’s most excited to see in 2021.
‘This is a pause, not a stop’: lockdown devastating for Perth artists
PICA and Perth Festival have postponed the opening of numerous events, while Fringe World has cancelled five nights worth of…
So you want my arts job: Producer, Perth Festival
If you're organised, a good listener, good humoured and comfortable sitting with fear, being a producer might be the job…
Custom-built circus centre to open in Brisbane in 2021
Flipside’s uniquely designed new building will be a home for community and social circus training while also accessible to the…
Adelaide Fringe at 60
Over six decades to date, the Adelaide Fringe has been both a playground and a career springboard for Australian and…
Review: Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Just as Beethoven’s Ninth blends instrumental music and choral music to thrilling effect, so too the fusion of orchestral music…
So you want my arts job: Circus Rigger
Working behind the scenes in the circus sector isn’t for everyone, but if you have a good head for heights…
Circus is democratic, yet arts companies struggle with diversity
Leading UK diversity advocate and artist Vicki Amedume is in Australia for INTERSECT, a knowledge exchange between the UK and…
Back in the Big Top, Flying Fruit Fly Circus (Albury NSW)
Forty years since the company first performed under a big top in Albury, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus return to…
Australia’s most influential circus company? The Fruities at 40
Based in the regional NSW city of Albury, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus has become a remarkable Australian success story.