NICA presents Circus Showcase 2014

From 2nd to 5th July the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) Australia’s annual Circus Showcase will see final year circus students refine their graceful, dynamic and captivating acts.

To be held at the custom built National Circus Centre in Prahran, the showcase, titled ROUGE et BLANC, will present two distinct cabaret-style performances – with each show to be performed three times throughout the six show season.

The showcase will see NICA's 20 final year students presenting their circus specialties in a unique and diverse way with individual narratives to be presented that showcase the students’ chosen circus specialties as a culmination of their study so far in Australia’s only Bachelor of Circus Arts.

These artists will test the limits of physical strength with an eclectic mix of circus skills including: Aerial Cube, Aerial Straps, Chinese Pole, Contortion, Duo and Single Rope, German Wheel, Hand Balancing, Head Balancing, Head Trapeze, Hula Hoops, Juggling, Roué Cyr, Single Point Trapeze, Tightwire, Tissu, Tumbling and Unicycle.

The show is directed by NICA’s Head of Performance, Megan Jones – who has a formidable

30 year career as an actor, director and performing arts educator.

Jones has directed NICA’s performances of Ariel’s Dream (2009) and Circus Showcase (2010), and co-directed with Meredith Kitchen NICA’s hugely successful productions: CODA (2011), Made to Fit (2012), One False Move (2013) and Circus Showcase (2013).

NICA is Australia’s Centre of Excellence for training in contemporary circus arts. It is one of eight national arts training institutes and offers Australia’s only Bachelor of Circus Arts.

Graduates of NICA have gone on to pursue exciting careers both locally and internationally and have contributed to the development of Melbourne’s vibrant circus arts industry. The

course is accredited by Swinburne University of Technology and attracts applicants from around the world.

Tickets are on sale now at www.nica.com.au