Life? It’s A Circus!
An energetic theatrical adventure that will have audiences wondering, laughing, gasping, artistically and philosophically inspired and pondering the human condition!
Through high-level physicality, balloons, poetry, balancing chairs, acrobatic antics and clowns, these two highly experienced circus theatre performers promise to take you on a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining journey through the ups and downs of life.
History of Work: 2012 and 2013 Artslink/Queensland Arts Council tours of Queensland and Brisbane Primary and Secondary to critical acclaim.
Learning Areas:
The Arts (Drama)
Strands: Developing an understanding of practices
Responding to and interpreting artworks
Health and Physical Education
Strand: Personal, Social and Community Health
General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
- Express ideas, concepts, thoughts and feelings creatively
- Consider and evaluate motivations, intentions, influences and biases
- Offer and receive effective feedback
Ethical Understanding
- Apply skills in reasoning, empathy and imagination
- Make judgements about actions and motives
Personal and Social Capability
- Initiative
- Confidence
- Resilience
- Adaptability
- Empathy
Style/Form:
- Physical Theatre
- Circus and Comedy
- Improvisation
- Balance
- Dance
- Poetry
- Song
- Physical Theatre
- Circus and Comedy
- Improvisation
- Balance
- Dance
- Poetry
- Song
Themes and Contexts:
- Relationships
- Trust
- Love
- Friendship
- Loss
- Fear
- Betrayal
Devised by: Allie Wilde & Nick Cilento
Directed by: Allie Wilde & Nick Cilento
Staging Requirements:
- A 5m x 5m stage space with a clear overhead space of 3.5m (no obstructions)
- Outdoor venue need minimum of one wall
- 5x5m wide space (no power outlet is required)