Cecilia Martin (lovingly known as CC at Circa HQ) grew up as an only child, and with Spanish as her first language, she was communicating with her friends through movement before she could communicate verbally. Surrounded by sport, music and art growing up she found a passion for circus early on, attending Warehouse Circus in …
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Yaron reflects on 2016…
Of all our reviews and feedback in 2016, I loved this one most of all. It arrived in the final weeks of a huge year. It reads “We enjoyed so much Beyond in Istres, France. 100% of the spectators were in an intelligent way more happy after the performance than before.” In an intelligent way, …
Circa welcomes new Board member, Kerry Comerford
Kerry has extensive experience in arts and entertainment industry management. Most recently she was Vice-President, Asia Pacific for The Really Useful Group. For the RUG, Kerry has produced Andrew Lloyd Webber’s copyrights in 15 countries around the world including: China, Korea, Greece, Thailand, South Africa, Qatar, Taiwan Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining The …
Yaron Lifschitz talks Arts Funding in the Australian
When you run a company you have a chance to create a little world: a functional, non-toxic utopia that stands as a modest bulwark against rising entropy and indifference. For 18 years now I have held the stewardship of a circus company from Brisbane, first called Rock ’n’ Roll Circus and, since 2004, Circa. Every …
‘Humans’ – A note from Yaron
Circa’s Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz explains the meaning behind ‘Humans’ which will make its world premiere at Sydney Festival in January 2017…. — “We humans are a fairly weak, unimpressive species. Anything we can achieve physically can be easily surpassed by a well-trained monkey. An injured pigeon can fly higher and longer than the best …
Tim & Seppe’s training and diet needs
Seppe Van Looveren describes himself as a sharp-minded, playful, blue eyed, Belgium fried acrobat! Seppe’s acrobatic and artistic vocation started in his neighbors city garden, leading to his involvement with Ell Circo D’Ell Fuego (ECDF), an Antwerp-based artistic and social circus project known for ‘training their youngsters into lions.’ After 6 years at ECDF, he continued his …
Meet new acrobat Nathan
Nathan Knowles is a fairly odd beast originating from Vancouver, Canada and describes himself as having the mind of a canine stuck in the body of a young man. Most days are a struggle between deciding whether to chase his own tail or find a way to appropriately deal with the conventional world around him. Nathan …
Beyond facts with Kat O’Keeffe
1. When/where did Beyond first premiere? Beyond first premiered in 2013 in Norwich, the UK but its official premiere was at The Chameleon Theatre in Berlin. 2. How many Beyonds have you done? Beyond has done 458 shows over the last 3 years. I wouldn’t be that far off and would have performed in around 450 of …
Meet new acrobat, Keaton Hentoff-Killian
Keaton is originally from Saint Louis, Missouri where he grew up in a circus called Circus Harmony. He quickly became fascinated with circus and the constant challenges it presented him. During his childhood Keaton has performed in over 2,500 shows. Taking the next step he moved to Montreal, Quebec when he was 17 and began …
An acrobat’s weekly breakfast needs
Ever wondered what an acrobat eats for breakfast on a weekly basis? You might be surprised…
Circa welcomes new Chair
“I am thrilled that Michael Lynch has joined our team as our new chair. Michael has forged new dimensions of the possible for arts managers; his adventurous spirit and energy are perfect matches for Circa. We look forward to working with him to help us imagine and deliver the future of circus. Michael joins Circa …
How to travel like an acrobat
1. What are your ‘must-have’ items in your carry on bag? A clean set of clothes, toothbrush & toothpaste, baby wipes, moisturizer, Hydralyte and my book. 2. Do you manage to sleep on planes? I’m very lucky and have a magic super power! I have the ability to sleep anywhere and at any time. Having …