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From Little Things... 2 - 11 March 2023 Brisbane Circus Centre, Hamilton A collaboration between Flipside Circus and the internationally renowned Casus Creations, From Little Things…will be the first circus show performed at the new Brisbane Circus Centre in Hamilton. From Little Things… is an ambitious new performance that celebrates circus arts and the way... Continue Reading →
Garden Party 11 - 23 January 2023 La Boite Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove Following on from their show A Bee Story, ARC Circus present a new adventure featuring Queen Bee and Worker Bee. Garden Party is a uniquely Australian circus and physical theatre show for children and families, incorporating a kaleidoscope of acrobatics, dance, magic... Continue Reading →
GODZ 16 November - 4 December 2022 Wynnum Fringe Festival, George Clayton Park Please note that GODZ is for audiences aged 18+ Following an award-winning season at Melbourne Fringe, Head First Acrobats is bringing their sexy, stunt-filled production GODZ to Brisbane for Wynnum Fringe Festival. Head First Acrobats company director Thomas Gorham said the bare... Continue Reading →
Image credit Embellysh CIRCFest22 Meanjin 21 April - 1 May 2022 Various locations Tickets are now on sale for CIRCFest22 Meanjin, a new Brisbane-based festival dedicated to showcasing the best of Australian contemporary circus and physical theatre. Through a unique partnership with international circus centre TOHU in Montreal, CIRCFest22 Meanjin intends to further establish Brisbane’s... Continue Reading →
Cirque du Soleil’s acclaimed production KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities was an evening of excitement, enchantment, and unexpected marvels under the Big Top. It was all of the gasp-inducing, awe-inspiring circus I had been told to expect from this world-class company, delivering a joyous sense of wonder and allowing for absolute suspension of disbelief as the... Continue Reading →
From the people behind Holey Moley Golf Club and B.Lucky & Sons comes Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq: a circus-themed venue packed with arcade games, theme park rides, virtual reality experiences, and plenty to eat and drink besides. Located inside the revamped Toombul shopping centre, Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq will open its doors to the public... Continue Reading →
Opera Queensland and Circa take audiences to hell and back in their striking, visceral production of Orpheus and Eurydice. In Greek mythology, Orpheus is a legendary musician, endowed with such skill that all living things, and even stones, were charmed by his music. The most well-known of the myths surrounding Orpheus is the one which... Continue Reading →
Three circus artists and two musicians walk into a bar…and they put on a great show! Exploring the ups and downs of a memorable (or not, depending on how much you drank) night of drinking and debauchery, Hold My Beer was part circus show, part musical comedy, and entirely entertaining. The performance featured a medley... Continue Reading →
In the third instalment of their award-winning collaboration, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Circa delighted Brisbane audiences with their skilful, joyful performance, bringing together contemporary circus, stunning vocals, and music from the English baroque. Leading period musicians from the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, played a pasticcio (I looked it... Continue Reading →
Republic of Song's shimmering, soaring fusion of circus and song will give you goosebumps. Supported by Vulcana, Skyward combined several art forms - song, circus, and photo/videography - into a meditation on mindfulness that is quite cathartic in its beauty. Time lapse photography by Michael Owen was interspersed with song and aerial circus choreography to... Continue Reading →
Cirque du Soleil will return to Australia from October this year with its most acclaimed touring show, KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities™. KURIOS will premiere under Cirque du Soleil’s Signature Big Top on 2 October 2019 in Sydney before opening in Brisbane from January 10, 2020. KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities is a tale in which time comes to a complete stop,... Continue Reading →
Confined by a 3x3m box wrapped in transparent plastic, Alex Mizzen merges circus, dance, and theatre to create a stirring performance that explores the ‘invisible things’ we all carry in different ways. Developed from and inspired by 17 years’ of Alex’s personal journals, the work sees Alex wrestling with the voice in her head,... Continue Reading →
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