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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.
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Daring and intergenerational circus acts on the festival circuit

Circus shows from performers ranging from youths to sexagenarians are heading for MICF and Adelaide.

'Duck Pond' rehearsal, Yaron Lifschitz and cast. Photo: Jade Ferguson.
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A world premiere from the ever-inventive and imaginative Circa

The leading performance company explores the art of ballet, classical music and fairy tales alongside the physicality of circus in…

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Circus Review: On by Circa

Circa’s splendidly realised On by Circa both delighted and questioned in a thought-provoking and brilliantly conceived adult show.

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So you want my arts job: Juggler

With a new ambitious show coming up that pushes the preconceptions of juggling, Byron Hutton unveils what it takes and…

Physical Theatre gets $2.3M boost

Circus and Physical Theatre have got a funding boost - and a promise of more support.

two mature dancers with floral headdresses
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Elder dance artists allow intergenerational stories to blossom

Hobart’s elder ensemble brings the weight of long lives to a physical theatre work on remembering those lost.

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Theatre review: AutoCannibal, Darwin Festival

Physical theatre meets the end of the world in this playfully abject one-man show.

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A new chapter unites physical theatre and orchestra

Aerial extraordinaire Legs On The Wall and Willoughby Symphony Orchestra will present another iteration of orchestral delight in Chatswood.

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Theatre review: Azimut, Adelaide Festival

Named after an astronomical term describing a star’s distance from the viewer, this work is remote but beautiful.