Ten acrobats take us on a stirring journey of what it means to be human, and of how our bodies, our connections, and our aspirations all form part of who we are.
✮✮✮✮✮“With astonishing strength, grace, agility and integrity, each moment is seamlessly connected.” (Sydney Arts Guide)
“the five-star favourite . . . a clear demonstration of the artistry of circus” (The Guardian)
Acrobatics, hand-to-hand partnering, pyramid building, banquine and risley, two highs, three highs and at one point even a four high… exploring the physical limits of their bodies as they are pushed to the extreme they question how much we can take as humans. How much weight can we carry? Who can we trust to support our load? They lead us to reflect on our lives, our loved ones, the burdens we carry and the physical and emotional strength it takes to overcome them. Glimpse their humanity as they as they find redemptive power in strength and celebrate what it means to be fiercely human.
Circa might just be the most in-demand Australian arts company in the world right now - with a touring schedule that would send most heads spinning, it's not hard to see why. Circa's reputation for fearless, boundary-pushing new circus is borne out in every one of their shows, which combine physical virtuosity with an expressive humanism.
Director: Yaron Lifschitz
Performers: Caroline Baillon, Nathan Boyle, Marty Evans, Keaton Hentoff-Killian, Bridie Hooper, Todd Kilby, Nathan Knowles, Cecilia Martin, Daniel O'Brien, Kimberley O'Brien
Technical Director and Lighting Designer: Jason Organ
Costume Design: Libby McDonnell
International Agent: Paul Tanguay, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Humans is commissioned by MA scène nationale - Pays de Montbéliard
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.
✮✮✮✮✮“With astonishing strength, grace, agility and integrity, each moment is seamlessly connected.” (Sydney Arts Guide)
“the five-star favourite . . . a clear demonstration of the artistry of circus” (The Guardian)
Acrobatics, hand-to-hand partnering, pyramid building, banquine and risley, two highs, three highs and at one point even a four high… exploring the physical limits of their bodies as they are pushed to the extreme they question how much we can take as humans. How much weight can we carry? Who can we trust to support our load? They lead us to reflect on our lives, our loved ones, the burdens we carry and the physical and emotional strength it takes to overcome them. Glimpse their humanity as they as they find redemptive power in strength and celebrate what it means to be fiercely human.
Circa might just be the most in-demand Australian arts company in the world right now - with a touring schedule that would send most heads spinning, it's not hard to see why. Circa's reputation for fearless, boundary-pushing new circus is borne out in every one of their shows, which combine physical virtuosity with an expressive humanism.
Director: Yaron Lifschitz
Performers: Caroline Baillon, Nathan Boyle, Marty Evans, Keaton Hentoff-Killian, Bridie Hooper, Todd Kilby, Nathan Knowles, Cecilia Martin, Daniel O'Brien, Kimberley O'Brien
Technical Director and Lighting Designer: Jason Organ
Costume Design: Libby McDonnell
International Agent: Paul Tanguay, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Humans is commissioned by MA scène nationale - Pays de Montbéliard
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.
