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September 2007 Newsletter
If you would like anything added to the October Newsletter please email details to ACAPTA. We will make every effort to include it but to be certain that there is sufficient notice contact us 6 to 8 weeks prior to your event.
New Addition
to the ACAPTA Website!
You may have noticed a new item on the left navigation menu of this page.
We have added an extra section for National
Youth Circus Day.
Information on National Youth Circus Day events will begin to appear in
the next day or two. After the event we will use this section for any
reviews or reports on NYCD as well as any images that are sent to us.
We hope everyone has a great day celebrating National Youth Circus
Day on September 13, 2007.
Howdy folks! Spring is nearly here and what better way to
celebrate the pre- silly season than the Blacktop's next
production 'A Country Cabaret'.
We're breaking out the hay bales at Scarborough Wombarra Bowling
Club on Saturday the 8th of September with the
return of those raunchy lunch ladies Val and Vi (an adagio/country
special). They are accompanied by Heidi Hodeo- Queen
of the Rodeo, the sensational vocals of Danny Priestley,
the incredible Scott Griffin (1/3 of Pog), Miranda,
the work experience girl and replacing the usual antics of Dyl
E. Bob and his brother Pepito, Byl E. Bob and
his brother Depito... Included, as always, the famous
fashion parade plus games, prizes and giveaways.
Call the Bowlo on 4267 2139 to book.
Gold Tickets - $35 for dinner and show, entry at 6.30
Silver Tickets - $12 ($10 for members), entry at 7.30
Westside Circus
is inviting students from local high schools and participants from the
Westside “Circus in Schools” Education Project
to a FREE performance at the Westside Circus Space as part of our National
Youth Circus Day celebrations!
There will be two fantastic shows to watch. Helium is
presented by our youth ensemble Behind the Wall - they scramble up high,
play on stilts, launch themselves in all directions and have the most
contagious kind of fun. These young people have been training weekly at
Westside for one to five years.
Spilt Milk is an irreverent and quirky investigation
of the hazards of expressing and denying our feelings. A dynamic work
of physical theatre and clowning which explores emotional well being and
human relationships in all their messiness. Westside Circus’
Professional Troupe is bendy and strong, acrobatic and dexterous.
They play hard and bounce off one another, throw each other in the air
and squeeze themselves into tiny spaces. Equipped with a red nose, a magic
hat, a violin and a tower of scaffolding, Westside Circus dares to reach
beyond the boundaries of the blues.
Other events as part of National Youth Circus Day include
Tick Tock Team workshop for parents and their pre-school
children, Westside Crew youth class and a showing of Learning
to Fly a short documentary from our Westside “Circus in
Schools” Education Project featuring refugee and newly arrived young
people from the Western English Language School and Sunshine West Secondary
College.
Warehouse 3
433 Smith St
Fitzroy 3065
Ph: (03) 9482 2088
Fax: (03) 9489 9711
info@westsidecircus.com
www.westsidecircus.com
Trix Circus presents - 'uplifted'
Acclaimed South African Aerial Artist and Owner/Director of Trix Circus,
Rodleigh Stevens, in association with Hayley Linthwaite, ignite the Gold
Coast Arts Centre with ‘uplifted', a spectacular
and dreamlike journey of an avian love story…..
Seamlessly integrating virtuosic circus, new media technologies, physical
theatre, dance, lighting, puppetry, animation, haiku and music, ‘uplifted’
is a story of courage, fantasy, humility and the extra-ordinary. Performing
artistically dangerous and athletically spirited physical action the work
exposes Trix Circus’s talented students, all of whom are from the
Gold Coast and greater Brisbane regions. Promoting the State’s increasing
accessibility to circus, ‘uplifted’, reveals
explosive physicality and a dynamic circus style accessible to international
and local audiences.
Founding Director of Trix Circus, Rodleigh Stevens, says the idea behind
'uplifted' is to create a contemporary theatrical context
whilst embracing the multicultural heritage of circus. “The philosophy
of Trix Circus aims to become a major inventive and creative force in
Australian Circus, offering quality circus experiences for all audiences.
We are dedicated to performing with excellence and, within this production,
creating innovative physical and new media theatre dialogues.”
Lyrical in style, epic in scope, this debut of Trix Circus's work in the
GCAC is not to be missed. Co-commissioned and co-presented by the Gold
Coast City Council, four performances will run over the 13th and
14th September 2007. Which coincides with National Youth
Circus Day on the 13 September. Matinee performances begin at
1pm and evening shows at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 for children and $25
for adults for bookings contact the Gold Coast Arts Centre on (07)5588
4000.
www.trixcircus.com
Dr Plonk
(rated G, on general release in cinemas nationally)
The latest film by writer/director Rolf de Heer stars
Nigel Lunghi, Magda Szubanski and Paul Blackwell.
Shot in black and white with a hand cranked camera this film is an
interesting mix of the old fashioned and futuristic.
Dr Plonk of the title is played by the incredible Mr Spin
(Nigel Lunghi) who is both an accomplished street performer and multi-talented
mainstay of the Tasmanian Circus Festival. In the story, Dr Plonk
is a visionary who works out that the world is scheduled to end in
2008. In a bid to avert disaster he builds a time machine.
The film tips its hat to the great film comedies of Jacques Tati and
Buster Keaton.
Highly recommended.
We love you Mister Spin!
C o n n e c t e d
School Shows: Wed 24 Oct at 10.30am & 1.00pm
Thu 25 Oct at 10.30am & 1.00pm
Fri 26 Oct at 1.00pm
Public Shows: Fri 26 Oct at 7.00pm
Sat 27 Oct at 1.00pm & 7.00pm
Venue: Odeon Theatre, Norwood (cnr Queen Street &
The Parade)
Connected features an extraordinary cast of 15 new and old Cirkidz
artists in a fun and thought-provoking mix of physical theatre and
contemporary circus. A cast of characters, people from different worlds
but all looking for the same thing…
• Teenage boys pushing the limits (physically and socially)
– there’s an accident waiting to happen!
• A troubled girl. She’s the coolest kid in the school,
pretty and popular. Gorgeous on the outside, but how is she really
feeling inside? The sharks are circling, but she’s not letting
anyone know what’s going on behind her mask.
•A gang of girls, playful and innocent, exploring the scene,
working out where they fit in the social spectrum.
• Then there’s the smelly kid. You know the one. He’s
a bit grotesque, the outcast. Where does he fit in?
We watch these characters and more as they journey through a day.
Armed with modern technology, and access to more information than
ever before, these young people are more connected than ever …or
are they?
Circus acts include:
Tumbling - Aerial Cloud Swing – Trapeze - Group juggling –
Contortion - Hula hoop – Diabolo -
Mini Trampoline - Human Pyramids - and much more…
Ever want to run away with the circus? Well, these young people have!
The Cirkidz Troupe presents its 15th feature theatre show.
This year, under the guidance of new Artistic Director Dan Aubin,
members of the Troupe went back to the beginning and asked “What
is Circus?”
Many answers came: Fun, strength, flexibility, courage, flight, technique,
and determination. The list goes on. One answer stood above the rest
and is in every part of the circus… connection. It’s not
just a clever title.
Whether it’s the split second connection between a spinning
club and the juggler’s hand, or the precariously balanced connection
of a six person high human pyramid, a subtle look exchanged between
two acrobats that cues a dangerously timed flip, or the rise of an
eyebrow that lets the entire audience in on a character’s secret.
These connections are all around us everyday as we work, play and
go to school.
Modern culture is connecting more and more through technology. Amazing
new gadgets give young people access to more information that ever
before and it is being ingested at a higher frequency than ever. Multi-tasking
young people are instant messaging while doing homework, playing games
online and watching television at the same time.
This new generation is more connected than ever before…or are
we?
Suitable for families and children aged 10 and up
Tickets Public Shows: $15 adult, $10 children/concession
Schools Shows: $7.50 per student
How to Book: Contact Cirkidz directly by phone 8346 5735, fax 8346
8555 or email circus@cirkidz.org.au.
The
Divine Carnival is the circus hub for the Melbourne
Fringe. For three weeks from September 26th until October 14th, it
will be the home of 7 different
circus and sideshow companies! Including; This Side Up, Team Loko,
Shuttlecock and Opposable Thumbs.
If you would like to get involved with this fantastic event,
then we’d love to have you on board! We need people
willing to volunteer their time for many
different jobs including front of house, box office, stage management,
promotions, and more.
If you are interested in taking part please send us an email at
circus@throwdown.com.au
or call Daniel on 0411 260 811
NICA 2007 Circus
Showcase |
NICA's 3rd year graduation showcase featuring solo
performances by graduating students 7:30pm |
Melbourne Juggling Convention 2007 is being held at Collingwood College from 21st to 23rd September.
http://www.juggling-club.com/mjc/
Flipside Circus' Tenth Birthday Celebration Show - "Now I'm 10"
Guess who is turning ten? Brisbane’s much loved
youth circus, Flipside! And you’re invited to
join the celebrations!
Come to this very special circus show to celebrate Flipside’s
tenth birthday. Young artists, trainers and former students come together
to dazzle and inspire with their amazing skill. The whole family will
enjoy awe-inspiring tumbling, acrobatics, trapeze, tissu, lyra, swinging
trapeze, hula hoops and of course, comedy!
This is a birthday party not to be missed!
Featuring Neridah Waters and the Flipside Circus Performance Troupe.
To book click
here.
Flipside Circus
22 Kyabra Street
Newstead Qld 4006
Ph (07) 3852 5292
www.flipsidecircus.org.au
The Ready, Set, GO! Sports
Show by Spaghetti Circus
Spaghetti Circus presents our major work for 2007, The Ready, Set, GO!
Sports Show where circus collides with sport in a thrilling & spectacular
ride!
The joys of winning, the woes of losing & all the
crazy bits in between presented through death defying acrobatics, playful
juggling, hula-hooping madness, mind-bending contortion & hilarious
clowning!
The cast consists of the newly formed Spaghetti Circus Youth Performance
Troupe aged between 12 and 18 years old. The highly skilled group are
the best Spaghetti Circus has to offer. Some of the members have been
training for over 10 years and are obsessively dedicated to mastering
skills in circus as well as creating and performing new and exciting
physical theatre and circus performance. Please support this creative
and unique group of young emerging performers!
The Ready, Set, Go! Performance showcases the new creative
direction Spaghetti Circus has taken over the last 2 years. Our performers
have been working hard at developing their theatrical and stand-up comedy
skills that has taken their circus performance to a new and exciting
level. Like the Pirates Show, a strong narrative and wacky characters
will guarantee an enjoyable experience for all the family.
Simon Adams (Artistic Director, Spaghetti Circus) has
worked in collaboration with many renowned performers to produce the
work including, Co-Director, Joel Salom (Circus Oz),
Mandy Nolan and Daniel Rabin. Local school students were surveyed as
part of the creative development process to produce a work that truly
reflects young people’s perspective about sporting culture in
Australia. Members of the Performance Troupe were also involved in all
aspects of the creative development process such as developing the acts,
scripting and costume design.
Come along & support the wonderful Spaghetti Circus Performance
Troupe!
Mullumbimby-St John’s Hall - Sept 14th (Fri)
7pm & 15th (Sat) 1pm & 7pm
Lismore-Star Court Theatre - Sept 21st (Fri)7pm &
22nd (Sat) 1pm & 7pm
Byron Bay Community Centre - Sept 28th (Fri) 7pm &
29th (Sat) 1pm & 7pm
Tickets on the door. Enquiries ph: 02 6684 3038 / www.spaghetticircus.com
Helsinki
flips for Strange Fruit
Arts Hub -
Australian performing arts company Strange Fruit
drew such crowds at a major Helsinki arts festival that public transport
ground to a halt.
The Melbourne based acrobatic troupe were performing in the street of
Mannerheimintie outside Parliament House for the 19th Helsinki Night
of the Arts (part of the annual Helsinki Festival).
Scandinavian daily Helsingin Sanomat reports that the Aussies were "far
and away the biggest draw of the evening", luring crowds of over
70,000 people.
"Police had warned in advance that if the crowds around their performance
area in front of Parliament exceeded 5,000, they would shut down completely,"
according to the paper. "This conservative figure went west around
an hour or more before the first performance at 19:00, and by showtime
there were an estimated 20,000 people packed into the area. Traffic
that had managed to get into the exclusion-zone before the police flipped
the switch was completely surrounded and immobilised by the throngs,
and trams, buses, and long-distance coaches had to be hastily rerouted.
For the second show two hours later, the police shut off Mannerheimintie
completely."
The throng was a record crowd for the Helsinki event.
Strange Fruit were appearing as part of their European tour. They have
already visited festivals and top venues in France, Germany, The Netherlands,
Ireland, London, Romania, Scotland, Portugal, Poland, Luxemburg and
Sweden. Following their Helsinki engagement they will appear in Italy,
Spain and Moscow, Russia.
This article was reprinted with the permission of Arts Hub . To receive
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To celebrate National Youth Circus Day members of two well known youth circuses – Flipside and Spaghetti Circus will be having an evening to get to know each other better when they attend the opening of Trix Circus latest show – “uplifted” on September 13th. Also, members of Flipside Circus will be taking the opportunity to tell ‘circus stories’ at their respective schools on NYCD.
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus
- presents 'Circus Girl'
Note: There is
some debate as to whether there are only tickets available for school
bookings. The Arts Centre Ticket Office can’t be contacted by
phone and there wasn’t time to confirm the status of tickets for
the general public before this newsletter goes out.
It explores the struggles and triumphs of being a female in the physically
demanding and emotionally confronting circus industry.
For the young female artists involved in Circus Girl, The Flying Fruit
Fly Circus has been their education, community and at times even their
family. This work explores their memories, stories and feelings, focussing
on their passion, dedication, strength, courage and resilience.
Circus Girl explores issues that resonate with young teenagers everywhere.
Young people today are bombarded with images and role models of what
they should and shouldn’t do. The physical training and demands
on the female circus performer whether it be tumbling, flying on the
trapeze or being thrown through the air, requires someone who is prepared
to come home with bruises, broken nails and a battered ego.
These young women face challenges on a day-to-day basis. How they support
each other in continuing to do what they love, regardless of the pressure
placed on them by the media and their peers, is the subject of this
production.
Based in Albury Wodonga, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is uniquely positioned
to be able to develop and create this work. As the only full-time circus
company for performers aged 4 to 18, the company is both a training
and performance company. Many of the young artists of The Flying Fruit
Fly Circus go on to international careers with the likes of Circus Oz
and Cirque du Soleil.
“The local Flying Fruit Fly Circus is world famous –
funky, contemporary and setting the agenda for acrobatic arts”
Paul Edwards – The Sunday Age
When - 12 September 2007 - 14 September 2007
Venue - Playhouse (Victorian Arts Centre)
Times - 10am & 1.00pm
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Opposable
Thumbs breathe intoxicated life into circus and sideshow
through an exploration of insanity and secret desires in their
not to be missed spectacle – Circuside..
|
Bookings: www.melbournefringe.com.au
A
Gondo Production – Tastes Funny
A side-splitting physical comedy of romantic blunders where beautiful
moments collide with extreme chaos.
Following their recent success of sell-out crowds at Chapel off Chapel.
" A Gondo Production - Tastes Funny " combines the diverse
talents of two extraordinary artists Daniel Oldaker and Rani Huszar.
The Great Gondos present a Variety show like no other, their onstage/offstage
antics allow the audience a sneak peek into life beyond the rosy red
curtain as a hilariously, outlandish, farce unfolds involving a life-sized
puppet and a watermelon. Witness absurd acrobatics, mind blowing body
bending and a breathtaking tango for three with a penchant for ridiculously
good pranks.
Be amazed, amused and bemused in this pocket-sized mix of circus, sideshow
and new vaudeville.
The 2007 Melbourne Fringe Festival 28th of September to 13th
of October.
Venue – The Rehearsal Room, North Melbourne Town
Hall
Time – 7:30 No show on Monday and show starts
at 6:30 on Sundays.
Bookings – 03 8412 8777 or www.melbournefringe.com.au
Circus Oz / ACAPTA Fringe Award
ACAPTA and Circus Oz have again joined forces to present
an industry specific award for one of the growing number of circus and
physical theatre acts that take part in the Melbourne Fringe Festival
each year.
Last year the Fringe judging panel was so overwhelmed by the talent
on offer that a decision was made to split the award between two groups.
This is the second year that the Circus Oz/ACAPTA Award has been presented
by Fringe.
We have placed a few flyers in this issue that have been sent to us
by ACAPTA members. For more information go to www.melbournefringe.com.au
Look out for:
The Divine Carnival at Northcote Town Hall
Opening Night Carnival
The League of Sideshow Superstars III
A Smorgasbord of Circus
A Stab in the Dark
Bucket of Love
Circuside
Controlled Falling Project
Domestic Bliss
Harry and Me
Shuttlecock
Team Loko's Introduction to Circus
Tastes Funny
Apples and Oranges and other matters
(apologies to anyone not listed...we only got our Fringe program
this morning at the launch)
photo:
James Loughron by John Sones
National Institute of Circus
Arts and Melbourne International Arts Festival present:
DiVino
Join incredibly talented artists from the National Institute of Circus
Arts (NICA) for their Festival debut. Directed by Italy’s own
Valeria Campo, DiVino combines circus, music, theatre and dance in magical
show for the whole family.
DiVino takes its inspiration from Federico Fellini’s recently
published script The Journey of G. Mastorna, which tells the story of
a group of young performers on their way to the most important audition
of their lives. Forced to land in an unknown country, reminiscent of
Fellini’s Italy, the stranded travellers arrive in a piazza. This
piazza becomes the place where dreams, memories, nightmares, comedy
and pathos, circus and life collide. Director Valeria Campo, internationally
renowned for her commedia dell’arte work and training methods
for actors, was inspired by the youth and creativity of the NICA students
to develop a chorus of characters reminiscent of the teenagers in Fellini’s
film Amarcord.
DiVino is a celebration of the eclectic imagination, an extravagant
circus performance full of colour, movement and luscious imagery. This
Festival season is the first in NICA’s remarkable new state of
the art circus training and performance space.
Credits
Director Valeria Campo
Designer Richard Roberts
Musical Director Peter Farnan
Lighting Designer Phil Lethlean
Production Manager Wayne Appleton
For show times and booking information go to the MIAF web site.
Cirquinox, the Blue Mountains very
own Circus Festival is now in it’s 2nd year!!
The Festival is on Sunday September 23rd at Everglades,
Leura NSW. This stunning National Trust Garden provides a spectacular
back-drop for Circus Shows, Roving Performers, and Circus Workshops.
Cirquinox showcases the talents of local circus & physical theatre
artists, giving the opportunity for professional performers and community
groups to make this festival a celebration of circus in our region
as we welcome the Spring Equinox.
Please come and support this event. For further information, please
contact Alison Wheeler, Festival Director on 4782 3033 or email cirquinox@gmail.com
or check it out at www.cirquinox.org.au
Circus
Monoxide Big Top Regional NSW TOUR:
Sept 20-23: Bathurst - Catapault Youth Circus Arts
Festival (presented by Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre)
Sept 28-Oct 1:Batemans Bay
Oct 5-14: Wollongong Season (presented by the Illawarra
Performing Arts Centre - Merrigong Theatre Fringe Season)
Oct 18-21: Paramatta Season (presented by Paramatta
Riverside Theatres)
Online booking available for all shows - go to the Monoxide website
for details
www.circusmonoxide.com.au
Other projects:
RichMix Series: monthly artist talks, master classes,
works-in-progress showings. Contact Jane Davis, Monoxide Associate
Director, to receive updates: jane@circusmonoxide.com.au
/ 02 4285 0701
Contents:
Helsinki Flips for Strange Fruit
NYCD Events:
New Addition to ACAPTA website
Trix Circus presents -'uplifted'
Spaghetti Circus: Ready, Set, GO!
Melbourne Fringe Festival:
Circus Oz / ACAPTA Fringe Award
Jobs:
Melbourne Fringe Festival's only
circus venue needs
your help!!!!
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This project has been assisted by the Federal Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.