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Humans 2.0

“Humans 2.0 is a seriously sensational spectacle: as aesthetic as it is athletic, as comedic as it is grave, and all in all, a visceral delight.”
– The Conversation


A symphony of acrobatics, sound and light, this is next level circus by Circa.

Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment and then descend into a sinuous trance. Towers grow and decay, bodies leap and are caught, as physical limits are pushed to their extreme. Can we ever find a perfect balance or is adapting to constant change the only way forward?

This next chapter of Circa’s internationally acclaimed Humans is a tightly woven choreography of bodies, pulsing with music by composer Ori Lichtik and revealed in Paul Jackson’s dramatic lighting. Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Humans 2.0 is intimate, primal and deeply engaged with the challenge of being human.

About

World premiere Sydney, Australia – January 2021
Performers 10
Duration 70 minutes

Reviews

“Jaw-dropping, seat-clawing and armchair-exhausting”– ArtsHub | View

“… spellbinding physical drama, with just the right amount of play, death-defying tricks and whimsical imagery”- The Conversation | View

“[Humans 2.0] pushes the boundaries of what circus and acrobatics can be”– Time Out | View

“…70 minutes of wonder … perfectly timed, perfectly executed, perfectly staged”- Courier Mail | View

“There is circus – and then there is Circa.”- Theatre Travels, Aus | View

“…impressive and sophisticated contemporary New Circus at its best” – Berlin Morning Post, Germany

Acknowledgments

Created by Yaron Lifschitz with the Circa Ensemble
Commissioned by The Mondavi Center, UC Davis

Director Yaron Lifschitz
Original Music Ori Lichtik
Lighting Designer Paul Jackson
Technical Director Jason Organ
Costume Designer Libby McDonnell

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 Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Photography by Yaya Stempler.

Gallery

Click below to see the Humans 2.0 gallery.

Tour Dates

DateCityVenue
25th - 27th June 2026Hanover, New Hampshire. USAHopkins Center for the Arts

Past Dates

DateCityVenue
13th - 20th January 2021Sydney, AustraliaSydney Festival
17th - 19th September 2021Dusseldorf, GermanyDusseldorf Festival
4th - 27th November 2021Berlin, GermanyChamäleon Theater
10th - 20th November 2021Brisbane, AustraliaPlayhouse, QPAC
28th January 2022Davis, USAJackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
17th February 2022Fairfield, USAQuick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University
11th - 12th March 2022Philadelphia, USAAnnenberg Center, Penn Live Arts
22nd - 23rd April 2022Gothenburg, SwedenStora Teatern
17th May 2022Villejuif, FranceThéâtre Romain Rolland
5th - 27th August 2022Edinburgh, ScotlandUnderbelly's Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
28th - 29th January 2023Miami, FloridaThe Moss Center
15th - 19th February 2023Montreal, QuebecTOHU
25th February 2023Charleston, South CarolinaGaillard Center
3rd March 2023Merignac, FrancePin Galant de Mérignac
4th March 2023Biarritz, FranceGare Du Midi
7th - 8th March 2023Niort, FranceLe Moulin De Roc
10th March 2023Clichy-sous-Bois, FranceL'Espace 93
11th March 2023Maisons Alfort, FranceLes Théâtres de Maisons-Alfort
14th March 2023Saint Germain en Laye, FranceThéâtre Alexandre Dumas
16th March 2023Cebazat, FranceSemaphore
22nd March 2023Saint Quentin, FranceLa Splendid
25th March 2023Ostwald, FranceLe Point d'Eau
28th - 30th March 2023Nimes, FranceThéâtre Bernadette Lafont, Théâtre de Nîmes
1st April 2023Montbeliard, FranceMa Scène Nationale
12th - 16th April 2023London, United KingdomSouthbank Centre
25th - 27th April 2023Prague, Czech RepublicJatka78
29th April 2023Morges, SwitzerlandThéâtre De Beausobre
3rd - 5th May 2023Aix-en-Provence, FranceLes Théâtres
12th - 13th May 2023Karlsruhe, GermanyTollHaus
19th - 21st May 2023Recklinghausen, GermanyRuhrfestspielhaus Big House
27th - 29th May 2023Bergen, NorwayGrieghallen
3rd - 4th June 2023SingaporeEsplanade Theatre
10th - 15th August 2023Budapest, HungarySziget Festival
18th - 20th August 2023Stuttgart, GermanyTheater Stuttgart
23rd - 26th August 2023Zurich, SwitzerlandTheatre Spektakel
26th September - 1st October 2023Ecuador, South AmericaTeatro Sanchez Aguilar
5th - 8th October 2023Bogota, ColombiaTeatro Mayor
20th - 21st October 2023Yakima, USACapitol Theatre
25th October 2023Utah, USAKingsbury Hall
28th October 2023West Lafayette, USALoeb Playhouse
1st November 2023Monterrey, MexicoFestival Santa Lucia
23rd - 26th November 2023Ballerup, DenmarkBaltoppen Live
4th - 7th January 2024Madrid, SpainTeatros del Canal
12th - 13th January 2024Mallorca, SpainAuditorium Palma de Mallorca
17th - 27th January 2024Barcelona, SpainTeatre Coliseum
30th January 2024Ottawa, CanadaShenkman Arts Centre
31st January 2024Kingston, CanadaKingston Grand Theatre
1st February 2024Markham, CanadaFlato Markham Theatre
2nd February 2024St Catharines, CanadaFirst Ontario Performing Arts Centre
3rd February 2024Oakville, CanadaOakville Centre for the Performing Arts
4th February 2024Brampton, CanadaThe Rose Theatre
10th February 2024Victoria, CanadaRoyal Theatre
13th February 2024Calgary, CanadaJack Singer Concert Hall
15th - 17th February 2024Seattle, USAMeany Center for the Performing Arts
25th February 2024Trento, ItalyCentro Servizi Culturali
27th February 2024Bolzano, ItalyTeatro Stabile di Bolzano
2nd - 3rd March 2024St Pölten, AustriaFestspielhaus
5th March 2024Friedrichshafen, GermanyGraf Zeppelin House
6th March 2024Schaffhausen, SwitzerlandStadttheater Schaffhausen
9th March 2024Mamer, LuxembourgKinneksbond
20th March 2024Turnhout, BelgiumDe Warande
1st April 2024Riga, LatviaRīgas Cirks
6th - 8th April 2024Stuttgart, GermanyTheaterhaus
11th - 13th April 2024Antwerp, BelgiumMAD Festival
17th April 2024Brugge, BelgiumCultuur Centrum Brugge
18th April 2024Frankston, VictoriaFrankston Arts Centre
19th April 2024Sainte-Maxime, FranceLe Carre Sainte Maxime
20th April 2024Nunawading, VictoriaThe Round
23rd - 24th April 2024Geelong, VictoriaGeelong Arts Centre
25th April 2024Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, FranceEMC
27th - 28th April 2024Senart, FranceTheatre Senart
27th April 2024Bendigo, VictoriaUlumbarra Theatre
1st - 2nd May 2024Rotterdam, NetherlandsCircusstad Festival
2nd - 4th May 2024Canberra, ACTCanberra Theatre Centre
8th May 2024Cairns, QueenslandCairns Performing Arts Centre
11th May 2024Margaret River, Western AustraliaArts Margaret River
14th May 2024Albany, Western AustraliaAlbany Entertainment Centre
17th May 2024Bunbury, Western AustraliaBREC
19th May 2024Mandurah, Western AustraliaMandurah Performing Arts Centre
27th - 28th July 2024Suffolk, EnglandLatitude Festival
2nd - 24th August 2024Edinburgh, ScotlandUnderbelly
6th - 8th September 2024Aberdeen, ScotlandAberdeen Performing Arts
14th - 15th September 2024Budapest, HungaryTrafo
26th - 27th September 2024Athens, Georgia, USAUGA Presents
6th October 2024Fort Collins, Colorado, USAThe Lincoln Center
10th October 2024Richmond, Virginia, USAModlin Center for the Arts
13th October 2024Gainesville, Florida, USAUniversity of Florida Performing Arts
18th - 19th October 2024Beverly Hills, California, USAThe Wallis
25th - 26th October 2024Jackson, Wyoming, USAThe Center
10th - 14th December 2024Munich, GermanyTollwood Winter Festival
5th March 2025Argenteuil, FranceLe Figuier Blanc
7th March 2025Roubaix, FranceColisee Roubaix
9th March 2025Cambrai, FranceScenes Mitoyennes
21st March 2025Oyonnax, FranceVille d'Oyonnax
25th March 2025Thonon les Bains, FranceMaison les Arts du Lemen
26th - 29th March 2025Annecy, FranceBonlieu Annecy
1st April 2025Beaver Creek, Colorado, USAVilar Performing Arts Centre
1st - 2nd April 2025Cholet, FranceThéâtre Saint-Louis
8th April 2025Santa Barbara, California, USAUC Santa Barbara
13th April 2025Scottsdale, Arizona, USAScottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
14th - 24th May 2025Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaArts Centre Melbourne
20th - 24th May 2025Brighton, United KingdomBrighton Festival
3rd - 4th June 2025Fürth, GermanyFürth City Theater
19th June 2025Darmstadt, GermanyHessiches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
22nd June 2025Mannheim, GermanyNational Theater Mannheim
21st August - 19th October 2025Berlin, GermanyThe Chamäleon Theatre
22nd October 2025Aspen, Colorado, USAWheeler Opera House
25th October 2025Sonoma, California, USAGreen Music Center
1st - 3rd November 2025Stanford, California, USAStanford Live
13th - 14th December 2025Kaohsiung, TaiwanWeiwuying
17th February 2026Nieuwegein, NetherlandsDe Kom Theater
18th February 2026Spijkenisse, NetherlandsTheater de Stoep
19th February 2026Oss, NetherlandsTheater de Lievekamp
20th February 2026Assen, NetherlandsDe Nieuwe Kolk
21st - 22nd February 2026Schiedam, NetherlandsTheater aan de Schie
25th February 2026Den Bosch, NetherlandsTheater aan de Parade
26th February 2026Tilburg, NetherlandsSchouwburg and Concertzaal Tilburg
27th February 2026Alkmaar, NetherlandsTheater De Vest
28th February - 1st March 2026Amsterdam, NetherlandsDe La Mar
3rd March 2026Zaandam, NetherlandsZaantheater
4th March 2026Drachten, NetherlandsSchouwburg De Lawei
5th March 2026Deventer, NetherlandsDeventer Schouwburg
6th March 2026Amstelveen, NetherlandsSchouwburg Amstelveen
7th - 8th March 2026Eindhoven, NetherlandsParktheater
11th March 2026Utrecht, NetherlandsStadsschouwburg Utrecht
12th March 2026Zwolle, NetherlandsTheater De Spiegel
13th March 2026Alphen, NetherlandsTheater Castellum
14th March 2026Enschede, NetherlandsWilminktheater
19th March 2026Hasselt, Belgiumcultuurcentrum Hasselt
21st - 22nd March 2026Leuven, BelgiumCirkLabo
24th March 2026Düdingen, SwitzerlandKultur im Podium
26th March 2026Vevey, SwitzerlandLe Reflet
27th March 2026Baden, SwitzerlandKurtheater Baden
9th April 2026Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USAWeis Center Performing Arts
12th April 2026Fairfax, Virginia, USAGeorge Mason University
14th April 2026East Lansing, Michigan, USAWharton Center for Performing Arts
17th April 2026Richardson, Texas, USAEisemann Center
18th April 2026Tyler, Texas, USACowan Center
24th April 2026Honolulu, Hawaii, USAHawaii Theatre
26th April 2026Waimea, Hawaii, USAKahilu Theatre
3rd - 3rd May 2026Kahului, Hawaii, USAMaui Arts & Cultural Center
24th - 25th May 2026Charleston, USACollege of Charleston Sottile Theate
Tour Dates