Master magician and illusionist Michael Boyd and special guest Prinnie Stevens arrive with the most magical holiday event of the season, The Christmas Spectacular, returning to the State Theatre from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 December. The Christmas Spectacular is an extravaganza of music, circus, dance and magic that celebrates the joy and excitement of Christmas. This magical show will ignite […]

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Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Sydney.4 July 2024. Brisbane based contemporary circus company Circa, brought its production, Duck Pond, to the Sydney Coliseum Theatre this July. Duck Pond is a creative take on the Tchaikovsky classic, Swan Lake. Utilising various circus apparatus and skills, Duck Pond explores various themes that feature within the traditional work, giving it their […]

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Circa, Australia’s leading circus company, will take flight in Duck Pond, an exuberant take on Swan Lake. Circa is one of the world’s leading contemporary circus companies who have re-imagined the world’s most romantic ballet Swan Lake as a circus spectacular. Duck Pond that will be presented at the Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Rooty Hill from 4 to 6 July. Audiences […]

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Australia’s mighty circus company Circa is celebrating 20 years. It was on March 31, 2004, that Circa, then an ensemble of three, performed its first show. Fast forward 20 years, and Circa is an ensemble of 30, with five full time directors and designers; from its original base in Brisbane, Circa now has additional homes […]

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Auckland’s annual celebration of the arts returns to the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau this summer as Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival springs back to life from 7 to 24 March 2024. More than 60 events comprising over 200 individual, unforgettable experiences take place across the Auckland region. The programme travels the world […]

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The Garden of Unearthly Delights has an electrifying 2024 program! As the heart of the Adelaide Fringe, The Garden once again presents an eclectic mix of world-class acts across various genres, ensuring a truly unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages in the stunning outdoor surrounds of Kadlitpina / Rundle Park in Adelaide’s East Parklands. […]

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Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne.17 January 2024. The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is Australia’s national youth circus for children and young people 12-18 years old. They are based in Albury, NSW. Make no mistake, these children are no amateurs; they are highly skilled. In the company’s latest work, Tempo, the orchestra has disappeared, but the circus […]

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For the first time, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the home of circus for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023, with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts, the State Government of Victoria, Melbourne Fringe and the City of Stonnington. NICA will support independent artists and small to medium companies to present works within NICA’s renowned venue, […]

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The Grand Electric, Sydney. 9 June 2023.  Blanc de Blanc Encore, the sell out show at the Sydney Opera House in 2019, returned to Sydney for another dazzling season and opened on 9 June, at The Grand Electric in Surry Hills. The five-star extravaganza with lavish Gatsby-esque flair is a smash-hit show from Strut & Fret, the […]

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Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney.29 June 2023. Oracle, by Melbourne-based Bass Fam Creative, showed at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney this June-July. Oracle is a burlesque, circus and dance extravaganza, a creative depiction of the zodiac origin story. The myth of the zodiac, as well as historical narratives from other cultures such Greek and Egyptian mythology, weave […]

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