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1 hour 30 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
Image Credit: Damien Bredberg
Feathers will fly in Circa’s exuberant take on Swan Lake.
The world's most romantic ballet is reimagined as an acrobatic spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour, enchanting duets and colourful surrealism.
You'll meet a clumsy film crew, a sequinned flipper wearing duck army and a burlesque black swan. There'll be sumptuous aerials, dynamic cyr wheel and of course feathers! Touching, funny and completely entertaining, Duck Pond is a tale of identity and finding your true self.
Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz (“the Caravaggio of contemporary circus”) with ten members of the globally renowned Circa ensemble, this will be one of Circa’s most ambitious works yet with haute couture costumes courtesy of Libby McDonnell, music by Jethro Woodward (with hints of Tchaikovsky) and lighting from Alexander Berlage.
The thrilling physicality of Humans 2.0 and the playful comedy of Carnival of the Animals combine to make Duck Pond a must-see circus epic. Direct from sell out seasons across London, Berlin, Montreal and more, Circa can’t wait to return to Brisbane for the world premiere of Duck Pond.
Created by
Director and Stage Design
Composer and Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Head of Wardrobe
Lighting Designer
Dramaturg and Associate Choreographer
Associate Director
“THE MIGHTY CIRCA” (LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN)
Circa Contemporary Circus is one of the world's leading performance companies and a Queensland member of the national performing arts partnership framework alongside Opera Queensland, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Theatre. Since 2004, from its base in Brisbane, Australia, Circa has toured the world - performing in 40+ countries to over 1.5 million people. Circa's works have been greeted with standing ovations, rave reviews and sold-out houses across six continents. Circa is leading the way with a diverse range of thrilling creations that ‘redraw the limits to which circus can aspire’ (The Age), including smash hits Humans, Humans 2.0, Carnival of the Animals, Peepshow and On by Circa.
Accessibility at QPAC
For wheelchair users, Companion Card holders or those requiring assistance, dedicated seating options are available, and bookings can be made through our Call Centre by calling 136 246. You can also find information on access and accessibility .
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Presented by QPAC and Circa
Duck Pond is co-commissioned by QPAC and The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi; The Art House Wyong; Frankston Arts Centre; Merrigong Theatre Company and Orange Civic Theatre.
Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Circa is based in Meanjin (Brisbane) on the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the many lands on which we create and perform. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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