Circus
![ROOKE perform Nimble at Theatre Royal Hobart. A balding man with a beard holds a hoop up over the heads of an audience of children and parents sitting on the floor. He wears a green T shirt and white shorts.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nimble-1-Theatre-Royal-2024-Staycation-Photo-Cassie-Sullivan-e1716264131966.jpg?w=310)
Circus review: (Excerpts from) Nimble, Theatre Royal
Tasmania's circus troupe presented a show nimble in name and act.
![man hangs from a rope against a blue backdrop over a watering hole on a stage. a tiger puppet is behind him and rain pours all around. Luzia Cirque du Soleil](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Luzia_Geneve2022_AnneColliard-4662-e1713940693406.jpg?w=310)
Circus review: Luzia, Cirque du Soleil, Flemington Racecourse
The latest Cirque du Soleil show to hit Australia is as captivating a spectacle as ever.
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Comedy review: Circus Oz: Smash It! Arts Centre Melbourne, MICF 2024
This new Circus Oz production is as lively as ever, but a pared down version of previous shows.
![Time Machine. STREB EXTREME ACTION. A group of red lycra clad performers cling to a huge half circle metal wheel in a display of dexterity and strength.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/time-machine-1116-x-652.jpg?w=310)
Performance Review: Time Machine, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide Festival
A high-energy display of action and acrobatics.Â
![A series of acrobats perform handstands, two-highs and three-highs by the edge of a body of water, in which their reflections are visible.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/unnamed-2-e1709071943847.jpg?w=310)
More companies celebrate significant anniversaries in 2024
Brisbane's Circa and Sydney's Legs on the Wall are among the companies celebrating significant anniversaries this year.
![Australian circus: four circus performers on stage. Two of them are positioned underneath one who is flying through the air, and one is ready to catch the leaping performer.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/2-283424-Main-0x0-0.jpg?w=310)
International views on Australian circus
This year’s Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) turns the spotlight on circus and physical theatre, and there is at least…
![A young female circus performer flies through the air, suspended by her feet from a rope. She has a long plait which accentuates her movement as it too swings through the air.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Flying-Fruit-Fly-Circus_1.jpg?w=310)
Flying Fruit Fly Circus announces NexGen partnership with Cirque du Soleil
Australia's national youth circus and the Canadian entertainment juggernaut are partnering to uncover and develop new circus talents.
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Performance review: Briefs – Dirty Laundry, Sydney Mardi Gras
A Mardi Gras headline act, this queer acrobatic troupe returns for more mischief.
![Three young circus performers wearing clean white clothing perform acts on a stack of milk crates. One is holding the crates while another is performing the human flag, and a third is climbing on top of the tower. In the background is a wall of crates in black, green, red and blue, with the back wall covered with newspapers.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Bypass-Photographer-Rudi-Deco-ready-high-res-jpeg-26-POSTER-IMAGE-e1707873038924.jpg?w=310)
Daring and intergenerational circus acts on the festival circuit
Circus shows from performers ranging from youths to sexagenarians are heading for MICF and Adelaide.
![A fire destroys a new circus venuee.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/cropped.jpg?w=310)
Circus venue devastated by fire
Barely a year after opening, Brisbane's newest circus venue has been rendered completely out of order.