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Elixir Revived review: brilliantly ocker acrobatics at Melbourne Fringe

A sophisticated subversion of masculinity, Elixir Revived asks what acrobats would get up to in a zombie apocalypse.

Circus artists training in The Hub at Circus Centre Melbourne. A trapeze artist swings, their photo blurred by motion, as other artists watch on.
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Circus Centre Melbourne opens its doors

Envisaged as a creative hub for circus development and training, the new Circus Centre Melbourne opened on Monday and is…

Performing Arts Guide

GO/NO GO Circus

GO/NO GO

Circus meets the space race, in the untold true story of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees.

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Festivals

Adelaide Fringe

Register for Adelaide Fringe 2026!

Established and emerging artists from across the globe are invited to register for Australia’s biggest arts festival, Adelaide Fringe.

Performances & Gigs

Backbone Youth Arts

BACKBONE FESTIVAL 2025: Youth Arts has never looked this good!

This October, the Seven Hills Hub will come alive with performance, sound, visual art, and interactive experiences created by some…

A scene from the 2025 ROOKE production 'Wilds', featuring performers Conor Wild and Freyja Wild. Contemporary circus company ROOKE is one of the inaugural members of the Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange. The photograph depicts a female-presenting acrobat wearing brown garments and performing a headstand; in the background, a male-presenting performer in blue clothes and black boots sits in a folding chair beside an inflatable palm tree.
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Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange to develop statewide strategic plan by and for the sector

The newly formed Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange will develop a 10-year strategic plan for the state’s performing arts sector, and…

A promotional photograph of the late Noel Tovey AM from the 2014 season of 'Little Black Bastard', presented by ILBIJERRI and Arts House. The photo shows an elder but still vigorous Aboriginal man with grey hair; he poses regally and is looking gravely down at the camera.
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Vale Uncle Noel Tovey AM: Indigenous champion of gay rights

Tovey is remembered for his spirit, courage and creativity, and as a courageous elder with a sly wit.

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First Nations

Yarra Ranges Council

Of The Land On Which We Meet By Na Djinang Circus

Groundbreaking circus company Na Djinang presents Of The Land On Which We Meet - a visually stunning three-hander show that…

a group of performers including some bare-chested circus performers on stage in a scene from Opera Queensland and Circa's world premiere production of 'Orpheus & Eurydice', 2019. The back white wall has THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE in red scrawled across it.
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Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival

The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…

a group of performers including some bare-chested circus performers on stage in a scene from Opera Queensland and Circa's world premiere production of 'Orpheus & Eurydice', 2019. The back white wall has THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE in red scrawled across it.
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Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival

The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…

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