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DARK SECRETS: Circa - The Real Truth

'A savage, thrilling ride': gravity-defying circus joins New Annual line-up

Circa's record-breaking new production pushes human bodies to their limits.

Newcastle Herald

Is it a Greek epic? A state-of-the-nation drama? No – it’s Shaun the Sheep!

Who’s that daring young farmyard animal on the flying trapeze? The creatures of Mossy Bottom have been put on stage by ‘edgy’ circus stars Circa – but the burlesque shearing had to go

The Guardian - UK

Circa’s Wolf is a triumph – brimming with primal power and acrobatic precision

The Australian premiere of Circa’s Wolf at Brisbane’s Queensland Performing Arts Centre was a breath-holding whirlwind of primal excitement. In two 40-minute acts, Director Yaron Lifschitz took us on a journey of savagery, survival and togetherness.

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“Schools with little or no existing music provision can bring entire classrooms together to play... ensuring that the project inspires future rock ‘n’ roll stars worldwide”: Oasis launch project to fund music education by selling prints

But be quick - they’re only available for two months

MusicRadar

Beginner’s Gluck: how the 18th-century composer and a castrato changed opera forever

Over 250 years after Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice presented opera in a new way, an acrobatic staging aims to do the same. Iestyn Davies, whose Orpheus will be amid the tumblers, dancers and acrobats, writes of pushing boundaries – and heart-stopping wonder

The Guardian - UK

Circa: Wolf review – snarling, sexy circus show is wildly entertaining

Brisbane’s Circa are consummate pros, achieving acrobatic feats edged with animal instincts

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh festival 2025: kicks and tricks in this summer’s dance and circus shows

Get ready for gravity-defying acrobats, electrically stimulated dancers and a punk ballet take on Mary, Queen of Scots

The Guardian - UK

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The moment I knew: standing on her shoulders, I was impressed she could bear my weight

After training together for years, acrobats Tristan St John and Asha Colless realised their ability to support one another was more than just physical

The Guardian - AU

Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics

Multitudes festival opened with a stunningly effective collaboration between the Australian circus company and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Guardian - UK

“They said, ‘Uh, okay!’ They didn’t know what I was talking about – and in a way, neither did I”: How William Shatner learned to love prog and make an all-star album with all the humanity of classic Star Trek

Knowing some people would never get over the novelty, Billy Sherwood decided to go for broke with Ponder The Mystery, featuring Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman, Nik Turner, Edgar Froese and others

Louder

Duck Pond review – masters of modern circus soar on the silks

Borrowing from Swan Lake and the Ugly Duckling, Circa deliver wow moments and ornate arrangements as the dancers move in finely tuned equilibrium

The Guardian - UK

First details of 2025 Edinburgh International Festival line-up announced

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place between August 1-24 2025.

The Independent UK

“Each guitar sounded stunningly warm, natural and lush…like putting your ear in front of the guitar’s soundhole, only much louder”: Circa ’74 150-10 Acoustic/Vocal amplifier review

Meet the guitar amp that's literally Taylor-made for the acoustic in your life, with a high-end design and performance that will look after your vocals, too

Guitar World

Circa CEO Offers to Pay Alleged NIL Deal to UNLV QB Matt Sluka

The CEO of the famed Las Vegas resort and sportsbook has offered to provide payment to UNLV quarterback Matt Sluka to resolve an NIL dispute with the school that landed him in the transfer portal this week.

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Opera Aust's awkward 2025 launch after Jo Davies' exit

Just weeks after the unexpected exit of artistic director Jo Davies, Opera Australia is spruiking the 2025 program she created.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Spartans open as massive underdog in rivalry matchup vs. Michigan

See the Michigan-Michigan State football opening line from Circa Sports

AVNetwork

Crestron Powers Hospitality Solutions Across Las Vegas Strip

The world's largest sportsbook and Palms Casino Resort turn to Crestron for complete control.

Evening Standard

A foodie’s guide to Dartmouth: where to eat and drink in style

From small batch wine tasting to nose-to-tail cooking, Vicky Jessop has the must-try spots in the coastal Devonshire town

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Kembra Pfahler revisits ‘The Manual of Action’ for CIRCA

Artist Kembra Pfahler will lead a series of classes in person and online, with a short film streamed from Piccadilly Circus in London, as well as in Berlin, Milan and Seoul, over three months until 30 June 2024

Louder

"I don't know if what I'm about to do has significance or whether I'm about to make an idiot of myself": William Shatner, progressive rock icon

Everyone's favourite nonagenarian starship captain continues to boldly go where no man has gone before

Evening Standard

Artist Frank Bowling at 90: 'I’m still trying to make the best painting the world has ever seen'

One of Britain’s greatest living artists hits a landmark birthday today... and launches a project designed to ‘spark the fire of creativity’ in new generations

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: “Finally, an acoustic amp you can leave in your living room when company comes over”: Taylor debuts its own amp brand, Circa ’74 – complete with mid-century modern design, mahogany cabinets, and looks to kill

The brand's debut solid-state combo hides a modern feature set behind its beautifully retro form

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Ai vs AI: Ai Weiwei asks the big questions nightly in central London

Ai Weiwei and Circa consider the role of the question in Piccadilly Circus, London

Newcastle Herald

A city made new: New Annual cemented as arts scene bellwether

Up to 1500 artists have been involved in the festival since it began.

Newcastle Herald

Circa at Cathedral raises the bar for New Annual

'We want to use unusual spaces, and that location is pretty special.'

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