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Shaking the snow globe: Exit interview with Circus Oz’s Rob Tannion

Tannion reflects on his three years at the company, which saw the introduction of new operating models, new collaborations, and a portfolio of several smaller shows.

12 Jul 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

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Rob Tannion has left Circus Oz to work with Cirque du Soleil. Photo credit: Jessica Jeanfield.

After three years as Artistic Director and co-CEO of Circus Oz, Rob Tannion has moved on to a new role with Canadian circus juggernaut, Cirque du Soleil. Speaking with ArtsHub in late June, as he was preparing to depart from Circus Oz’s Collingwood headquarters, Tannion said he was extremely satisfied with what he had achieved during his time with the company.

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Richard Watts

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