Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam’s Lang Toi. Photo credit: Nguyen Anh Phuong.
From Perth and Sydney to Castlemaine, as Australia’s international arts festivals reveal their programs it’s become increasingly common to see contemporary circus works from Australia and overseas programmed alongside opera, dance and the best of local and international theatre. But what is driving the art form’s growing popularity – and has circus become de rigueur on the festival circuit?
