Circus Oz: Rock Bang
Together, Berliner siblings and musical chameleons Otto and Astrid Rot have had many years at the forefront of the post-punk scene. Shows by their band Die Roten Punkte have given us sketches of their (sometimes uncomfor...
Category: Circus
Rock Bang
Rounding out their 40th year, Circus Oz has co-created an original hilarious rock’n’roll extravaganza – Rock Bang – with Otto & Astrid from the (self-proclaimed) best band in the world: Die Roten Punkte i...
One and the Other: A Performance Memoir
The friendship between Circus stalwarts Sue Broadway and Debra Batton dates back to their time at Circus Oz in the 1990s. Each has had many years of performing in big top tents and theatres around the world. The pair com...
Sidesault at the Melba: Boss Squad
You could gorge on shows in a night at the Sidesault Festival of new slants on Circus. My second show of an evening was Boss Squad by Madhouse Circus and Point & Flex Circus. The show’s blurb indicates “Five fearless...
Sidesault at the Melba: Laser Kiwi
Thanks to Circus Oz and their Collingwood home, the second annual Sidesault at the Melba festival is underway! There are two mini-seasons, each showcasing three companies per night over four nights. Sidesault aims to pus...
Lexicon
After some years, what is now the Melbourne International Arts Festival has conditioned its patrons to expect some kind of big-budget, big-ticket fusion of circus skills and storytelling. In 2018 it’s Lexicon, a show int...
Melbourne Fringe: Circus-Cision
Head First Acrobatics were scheduled to bring their award-winning show Elixir to Melbourne Fringe 2018. Due to an injury, instead we got Circus-Cision – a variety show of “Those that made the cut!”. MCed by Cal Har...
Melbourne Fringe: Kilter
In the Ancient Greek story of Sisyphus, the titular character is condemned to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down as soon as it reaches the top. Kilter – a collaboration betwee...
