What do you get if you take seven acrobats and 30 meters of rope? There’s no joke here, just a great circus show. Melbourne’s own contemporary circus company, One Fell Swoop is back at Gassworks Arts Park in Albert Park….
Shimmering forms, feats of marvel and the everyday made magical is what this year’s NICA Bachelor of Circus Arts graduating students display in their mid-year skills showcase, Circosis: Left Brain, Right Brain. Enter a world of possibility, where ‘normal’ is…
With the current state of the world seemingly descending into rage and ruin, Circus OZ takes a fresh and fun perspective into what it means to be a model citizen. Equipped with new artistic director Rob Tannion at the helm,…
‘It’s the best disco in town, bump and boogie all around…’ Velvet is bringing a disco inferno to Crown Casino for a limited run at The Palms. It is celebration and glittering homage to the 1970s, combining circus acts, comedy, and songs….
Two years ago I had the pleasure of attending Cirque du Soleil’s production of TOTEM. This year the travelling circus/international behemoth, and purveyor of all things amazing was back in Melbourne with its hit, KOOZA. From its humble beginnings in Montreal,…
‘When all else fails, join the circus’. Those were the words of wisdom from seventeen-year-old Miranda Walker, the winner of the Jaw Dropping Tricks Award at the first Victorian Aerial Awards ceremony this December. Miranda, ‘That Circus Freak’ on Facebook, posts…
Acrobatics and heart stopping moments are a plenty at Circus 1903, currently playing at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. The show focuses on taking you back to the golden age of circus in the early 20th century, complete with gravity…
We have a good feeling about 2017. And how can we not, when the first year of the month is chock-a-block with everything from circus to music festivals to craft beer to the return of polo. Read on for our…
Miss Bettie Bombshell’s After Hours Cabaret Club easily makes the The Plus Ones’ where-to-go-on-a-second-date shortlist. The venue, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, is all what a jazz club should be: intimate, cozy, tables right up to the stage, relaxed atmosphere, easy access…
Be officially ‘wowed’. See feats of majestic wonder that leave you breathless as latest batch of NICA trainees parade their wares. ‘The Landscape Project‘ is a thrilling expose of the next generation of Aussie circus stars. Each one is a powderkeg of…