“Stratospheric skill . . . [Circa] has never looked better”
A wild, tender and savage ride, En Masse presents two visions of humanity at its extremes through circus settings of Schubert’s Winter’s Journey and selections from Swan Song as well as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.
Glitches and grooves by Swedish composer Klara Lewis are interspersed with Schubert’s exquisite songs of loss and love as a sole tenor and acrobats from Circa’s legendary ensemble veer between anarchic energy and exquisite loss.
Then Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, with its ecstatic tribal energy, is played live by pianists while acrobats are pitted in a life-and-death struggle between group and victim in this first-ever circus setting of Rite of Spring.
Under the direction of circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, the Circa ensemble puts bodies on the line in electrifying explosions of physicality and power.
About
World premiere 19 September, 2018 – Brisbane, Australia
Performers 10 acrobats + 3 musicians
Duration 110 minutes
Reviews
“. . . virtuosic physical movement.” – Limelight Magazine | View
“Stratospheric skill . . . [Circa] has never looked better” – The Australian | View
“. . . a grand masterwork that challenges the boundaries of dance, theatre, music and circus.” – The Conversation | View
Acknowledgments
Direction & Stage Designer Yaron Lifschitz
Music Franz Schubert, Klara Lewis & Igor Stravinsky
Costume Designer Libby McDonnell
Lighting Designer Yaron Lifschitz and Richard Clarke
Assistant Costume Designer Anna Handford
Costume Creation Sue Gibson, Janie Grant, Anna Handford & Amanda Lakin
Technical Director Jason Organ
Props John Blake
Producer Danielle Kellie
Tenor Robert Murray
Pianists Tamara-Anna Cislowska & Michael Kieran Harvey
The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky is used by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agent for Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers of London.
International Representation
Allen Moon / David Lieberman Artists’ Representatives USA, Canada, Central & South America
Antonin Coutouly / Book Your Show France
Danielle Kellie / Circa Australia & New Zealand
Shaun Comerford / Circa Commercial Projects
Wolfgang Hoffmann / Aurora Nova Worldwide booking & coordination
Yaron Lifschitz / Circa New creations & big dreams
Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Photography by Damien Bredberg.
Music
Tour Dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 14th - 15th June 2025 | Paris, France | Cité De La Musique Philharmonie de Paris |
Past Dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 19th - 21st September 2018 | Brisbane, Australia | The Playhouse, QPAC - Brisbane Festival |
| 5th - 6th July 2019 | Stuttgart, Germany | Colours International Dance Festival |
| 23rd - 24th July 2019 | Barcelona, Spain | Palau de la Musica |
| 23rd - 25th October 2019 | New York City, USA | White Light Festival |