Running away (to WA) to join the circus

The dynamic nature of the Australian circus sector is celebrated at this important festival in the Margaret River region.

Image: Brief’s Fez Faanana

First held in 2007, the Western Australian Circus Festival unites Australia’s diverse circus sector, bringing together professional performers, community circus participants, and the general public – as well as a range of international guests – for three eventful days at Karridale, 350km south of Perth.

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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