Duck Pond

Circa: Duck Pond

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
When Swan Lake meets The Ugly Duckling, feathers will fly. Circa, Australia’s trailblazing contemporary circus company, takes ballet’s most beloved classic and flips it on its head. With soaring aerials, a sequinned duck army, burlesque black swans and a cheeky twist on the fairytale you thought you knew, Duck Pond is a high-octane fusion of…
Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp! Award-winning…
Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp! Award-winning…
Duck Pond

Circa: Duck Pond

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a…
Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp! Award-winning…
Duck Pond

Circa: Duck Pond

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a…
Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp! Award-winning…
Duck Pond

Circa: Duck Pond

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a…
Duck Pond

Circa: Duck Pond

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a…
Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp! Award-winning…
Ten Thousand Hours

Gravity & Other Myths: Ten Thousand Hours

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
An ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things. A live drummer keeps the beat and a huge digital clock flashes as the troupe partake in a joyful game of human jenga. Bodies upon bodies. Springing from one pair of shoulders to another. Jump. Spin. Drop. Gasp! Award-winning…
Duck Pond

Circa: Duck Pond

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a…

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