Circa announces national tour dates for On by Circa

Circa is delighted to announce that following its Melbourne Premiere at Monash Performing Arts Centres on April 7, the company’s new creation On by Circa will tour nationally.

Over the past two decades, Circa has forged a reputation as the most artistically audacious circus on the planet. With productions ranging from large scale operas and vast choreographic spectacles through site specific adventures and intimate chamber works, the breadth of its vision is unparalleled.

For the Company’s new 2022 show, Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz explores the gift of weight that lies at the heart of acrobatics. The simple act of giving and accepting another’s mass is transformed into a profound meditation about beauty, loss and trust.

To achieve this alchemy, the stage elements are reduced to their most essential: seven extraordinary acrobats, a score by Melbourne composer Jethro Woodward and a striking lighting design by Paul Jackson. Layering complex acrobatic sequences with sharp moments of close-up intimacy, the ensemble creates a stripped back circus of the heart that’s uncompromisingly bold and unashamedly athletic.

Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz:

The axis of encounter is integral to this new work. After two years of distancing, On by Circa explores physical connection, relationships and touch. Rather than complex architecture, it is a performance stripped back to our most essential ingredients – bodies, light and sound in the service of ideas that create powerful emotions. Infused with a fierce humanity and exceptional circus skills, On by Circa is about encountering risk knowing that you will be caught, held and lifted.

In 2021 Circa was the first Australian major performing arts company to tour internationally. Yaron Lifschitz started 2022 in France directing María de Buenos Aires in collaboration with Opéra de Lyon and visited the US for the first time in two years for performances of Sacre and Humans 2.0. He is now back in the studio creating On by Circa at the company’s home base in Brisbane.

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Season Details

Venue: Alexander Theatre| Melbourne
Date: 7-8 Apr 2022

Venue: The Playhouse| Darwin
Date:  13-14 Apr 2022

Venue: Playhouse, QPAC| Brisbane
Date:  26-30 Apr 2022

Venue: The Art House Theatre| Wyong
Date: 7 May 2022

Venue: Costa Hall| Geelong
Date:12 May 2022

Venue: Her Majesty’s Theatre| Adelaide
Date: 11-12 Aug 2022

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