Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble
#human #superhuman #acrobatics
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.
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.
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“Jaw-dropping, seat-clawing and armchair-exhausting”
- ArtsHub, Aus
“… spellbinding physical drama, with just the right amount of play, death-defying tricks and whimsical imagery”
- The Conversation, Aus
“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, Aus
“[Humans 2.0] pushes the boundaries of what circus and acrobatics can be”
- Time Out, Aus
“…70 minutes of wonder ... perfectly timed, perfectly executed, perfectly staged”
- Courier Mail, Aus
“There is circus – and then there is Circa.”
- Theatre Travels, Aus
“…impressive and sophisticated contemporary New Circus at its best”
- Berlin Morning Post, Germany
Director: Yaron Lifschitz
Original Music: Ori Lichtik
Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson
Costume Design: Libby McDonnell
Technical Director: Jason Organ
International representation: Wolfgang Hoffmann / Aurora Nova Worldwide booking & coordination
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. Humans 2.0 is commissioned by The Mondavi Center, UC Davis.
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