“Sacre is a performance of its generation, defying new techniques and new approaches to a traditional circus performance.”
– LA DANCE CHRONICLE, USA // View
Poetic tenderness. Raw emotion. Physical strength.
Ten acrobats from the Circa ensemble bring Stravinsky’s seminal The Rite of Spring to the circus stage. Pulsating with tension and infused with dark humour, this distinctive production from Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz confronts humanity’s inter-connectivity, our inherent sexual desire and relationship with divinity.
Featuring a piercing lighting design by Veronique Benett and a stirring new composition by Phillippe Bachman for the first half, Sacre penetrates the senses and stirs the soul.
About
World premiere Wollongong, Australia – January 2021
Performers 10
Duration 65 minutes
Reviews
“…consistently fascinating choreography…” – Marler Zeitung, Germany | View
“Beyond the mesmerising appreciation for the performers’ skillful proficiency and physical risks taken, Sacre communicates a deeper sense of the essential humanity we all share in seeking sensual and soulful connection and relationship.” – LA Art Part, USA View
“…will mesmerise you from the very beginning.” – Broadway World, USA | View
Acknowledgments
Commissioned by Merrigong Theatre Company.
Co-produced by La Comete
Director Yaron Lifschitz
Music Philippe Bachman & Igor Stravinsky
Lighting Designer Veronique Benett
Costume Designer Libby McDonnell
Technical Director Jason Organ
Producer Danielle Kellie
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.
Photo by Pedro Greig.
Tour Dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 12th - 13th March 2025 | Pau, France | Espace Pluriels |
Past Dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 28th - 30th January 2021 | Wollongong, Australia | Illawarra Performing Arts Centre |
| 14th May 2021 | Recklinghausen, Gerramy | Ruhrfestspiele |
| 30th January 2022 | Boulder, USA | Macky Auditorium Concert Hall |
| 2nd - 3rd February 2022 | Irvine, USA | Irvine Barclay Theatre |
| 4th - 5th February 2022 | Santa Monica, USA | The Broad Stage |
| 10th - 11th February 2022 | Arizona, USA | Centennial Hall, Arizona Arts Live |
| 15th February 2022 | Lewisburg, USA | The Weiss Center, Bucknell University |
| 22nd February 2022 | Storrs, USA | Jorgensen Center for the Arts |
| 3rd - 4th March 2022 | Fayetteville, AR, USA | Walton Arts Center |
| 5th March 2022 | Overland Park, USA | Yardley Hall, Midwest Trust Center |
| 14th April 2022 | Brugge, Belgium | Cultuurcentrum Brugge |
| 17th April 2022 | Budapest, Hungary | Müpa Budapest |
| 3rd - 4th May 2022 | Chalons-en-Champagne, France | La Comète |
| 20th May 2022 | Mamer, Luxembourg | Kinneksbond, Center Culturel Mamer |
| 24th - 28th May 2022 | Brighton, UK | Theatre Royal Brighton |
| 15th - 16th June 2022 | Den Haag, Netherlands | Amare, Den Haag Danstheater |
| 2nd - 3rd July 2022 | Sibiu, Romania | Lulu Hall, Sibiu International Theatre Festival |
| 12th - 13th July 2022 | Gran Canaria, Canary Islands | Centro Insular de deportes de Grand Canaria |
| 15th - 16th July 2022 | Tenerife, Canary Islands | Teatro Guimerá |
| 2nd September 2022 | Groningen, Netherlands | SPOT Groningen |
| 7th - 9th September 2022 | Dusseldorf, Germany | Festival Marquee, Burgplatz |
| 5th October 2022 | Modesto, USA | Gallo Center for the Arts |
| 9th October 2022 | Sonoma, USA | Weill Hall, Sonoma State University |
| 12th October 2022 | Santa Barbara, USA | Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara |
| 21st October 2022 | Illinois, USA | Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts |
| 17th - 21st January 2023 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Dancehouse, Vancouver Playhouse |
| 1st - 3rd February 2023 | Quebec City, Quebec | Le Diamant |
| 9th - 11th February 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boch Center Shubert Theatre |
| 22nd February 2023 | Lake Placid, New York | Lake Placid Center for the Arts |
| 18th March 2023 | Alencon, France | Theatre d'Alencon |
| 4th - 5th April 2023 | Echirolles, France | La Rampe |
| 7th April 2023 | Arcachon, France | Olympia Theater |
| 12th March 2024 | Viersen, Germany | Festhalle Viersen |
| 13th March 2024 | Lippstadt, Germany | Stadttheater Lippstadt |
| 14th March 2024 | Remscheid, Germany | Teo Otto Theater |
| 15th March 2024 | Iserlohn, Germany | Parktheater Iserlohn |
| 17th March 2024 | Lünen, Germany | Heinz-Hilpert-Theater |
| 26th - 27th March 2024 | Helsinki, Finland | Cirko |