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| Industry | Circus |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Derek Ives & Antonella Casella (Rock n Roll Circus) Yaron Lifschitz (Circa) |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yaron Lifschitz, Artistic Director & CEO |
| Website | circa |
Circa Contemporary Circus (referred to as Circa) is an Australian contemporary circus company. Based in Brisbane, Australia, Circa produces circus productions drawing on acrobatics, movement, dance, music and theatre that tour in Australia and internationally. The company was established in 1987 and was initially named Rock n' Roll Circus. It was an ensemble based contemporary circus company that focus on performing the voice of the people (particularly the youth of the time) during a politically turbulent time in Queensland, Australia, during the Joh Bjelke-Petersen era before shifting to a director led company and was renamed 'Circa' in 2004 under the direction of Yaron Lifschitz.[1]
Circa's touring shows span diverse contexts from works for families in traditional arts centres to European contemporary arts festivals. Circa has toured to 39 countries across six continents, and been seen by over one-million people worldwide. In 2014, Circa performed over 360 performances to over 130,000 audience members locally, nationally and internationally.[2]
- ^ "Circa brings its physical theatre to Brisbane Festival". The Australian. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "About Us - Welcome". Circa. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.