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The Moving State of Circus: opening keynote from the Australian Circus Summit
The keynote speech by Darcy Grant, Artistic Director of Gravity and Other Myths, presented last week at NICA’s Australian Circus…
Review: Brisbane Festival opening
An eclectic opening night event set the tone of inclusivity and diversity for Brisbane Festival’s 2023 program.
A show to die for
Chronically ill and disabled people are already familiar with judging risks to their lives. What can they teach the performing…
Embracing fear, channelling fury and daring to care
Circa’s Yaron Lifschitz issues a challenge to Netflix, and dares us to reimagine how and why we make art.
Arts sponsorship raises ethical questions
Can Perth have an ethical and sustainable Fringe Festival?
Extraordinarily human: training the next generation of circus artists
Anni Davey joined the Flying Fruit Fly Circus as its new Artistic Director in July. She reflects on a mid-career…
Why Melbourne doesn’t need a circus festival
Why try and establish a new festival in an already crowded metropolis, when the birthplace of contemporary circus is just…
Circus training instead of school sports? Now there’s an idea
Social circus can assist young people in developing focus, discipline, teamwork skills and self-esteem, say researchers.
Why Melbourne needs a circus festival
A handful of shows in the Melbourne Festival or Fringe is not enough; the art form needs a dedicated festival…
Celebrating the body: circus arts and disability
Circus teaches us to admire the body; can it also teach us to appreciate physical diversity and the differently abled?
