KOOZA – Cirque du Soleil

A night under the big top – it’s a magical space where time may often stand still, taking adults back to their childhood when the circus would roll into town. These days if one mentions circus, they would most often think of the global powerhouse that is Cirque du Soleil – a company that has, over the last three decades or so reinvented the wheel, re-imagining this art form and contemporised its for a whole new generation of audiences, both young and the young at heart. S...

Following an extensive national and international recruitment process, Circus Oz is delighted to announce the appointment of their new Artistic Director, Rob Tannion.

Circus Oz Chair, Wendy McCarthy, said the Board is delighted Rob Tannion has accepted the role, “Artistic search is always exciting as we seek the person who will lead and challenge the company’s artistic history and future. I am confident that Rob will do that and much more as he brings his energy,...

Australia’s Centre of Excellence in contemporary circus arts training - NICA ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA FOR 2016 CIRCUS COURSES. For its 2016 student intake, the National Institute of Circus Arts is casting the net widerthan ever before to attract applicants from across Australia and from a wide diversity ofbackgrounds.
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Kon Karapanagiotidis Credit Rob Blackburn
Presented by Circus Oz in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)

Circus Oz in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) will present Boundless Plains to Share – a celebratory night of hope, humanity and hilarity at the Collingwood Town Hall on Friday, 1 May 2015.

Inspired by the call in the Australian national anthem to courageously combine together to advance Australia fair, the...

What: Le Noir - Part of the 2015 MICF

Where: Arts Centre Melbourne – State Theatre

When: April 9 - 18

Directed and Choreographed by: Neil Dorward

Composed by: Julian Wiggins

Performed by: Carla Broadway, Jeronimo Ernesto, Emilie Fournier, Marie-Christine Fournier, Elena Gatilova, Denis Ignatov, Melek Karakus, Alexandre Lane, Yuliia Lytvynchuk, Carlos Macias, Cecilia Baekgaard Mansson, Ash McCready, Anna Ostepenko, Vadym...

The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Contemporary Circus Arts Training presents

PESCADO - A Circus Cabaret Fusion A new circus work featuring NICA’s second year artists directed by Hayden Spencer and Carita Farrer Spencer NICA’s talented second-year students will have no trouble fishing for compliments when they feature in this quirky aquarium of circus, cabaret and comedy. PESCADO - A Circus Cabaret Fusion will be performed in the Nat...

Carita Farrer Spencer has been a professional performer (cabaret performer, singer, actor, teaching artist, director, corporate performer, street entertainer) for 20 years. She graduated from QUT in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts (Acting). Carita has become synonymous with her musical and cabaret performances.

Carita will next appear at the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival in her new show

Larry Paradiseo & The Fabulous Dame Farrar - Live at The...

Mike Finch, Circus Oz Artistic Director

After 17 years as Circus Oz Artistic Director, Mike Finch will finish with the company in June

After 17 years as Circus Oz Artistic Director, Mike Finch has announced that he will finish up with the company on Tuesday, 30 June 2015.

Under Finch's artistic leadership, Circus Oz has performed to more than 1.7 million people in nearly 150 national and international locations, including tours from Arnhem Land...

Internationally renowned director Firenza Guidi, from NoFit State Circus in Wales, is creating a dynamic live circus experience featuring NICA’s graduating artists. This site-specific performance, titled Dreams from the Second Floor, opens on 26 November and runs until 6 December, at the custom built National Circus Centre in Prahran. Audiences can expect a unique encounter. The creative process and technical components will be on display in this site-specific work which engages wit...

Cirque du Soleil is pleased to be adding new weeks of performances (February 17 – March 15 2015) to the upcoming Melbourne season of its all-new, mesmerizing production TOTEM. The spectacular theatrical experience will open on January 21 2015 under the signature blue-and-yellow big top at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne.



Cirque du Soleil celebrated its return to Australia earlier this week with the Australian premiere performance of TOTEM at The Entertainment...