Westside Circus Competitors

Circa Contemporary Circus is one of the world’s leading performance companies. Since 2004, from our base in Brisbane, Australia, we have toured the world – performing in over 40 countries to over a million people. Our works have been greeted with standing ovations, rave reviews and sold-out houses across six continents. Circa is at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus – pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving performances. We continue to ask ‘what is possible in circus?’ as we push the boundaries of the art form, blurring the lines between movement, dance, theatre and circus. Circa is leading the way with a diverse range of thrilling creations that ‘redraw the limits to which circus can aspire” (The Age). Under the direction of circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Circa features an ensemble of exceptional, multi-skilled circus artists. We are a regular fixture at leading festivals and venues in New York, London, Berlin and Montreal with seasons at Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Barbican Centre, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Chamäleon Theatre as well as major Australian Festivals. Find a Circa performance near you and discover why Circa has been hailed as nothing short of “… a revolution in the spectacle of circus.” (Les Echos). We are committed to fostering the next generation of circus artists and run a Training Centre from our studio in Brisbane. We also run regular circus programs with communities throughout Queensland and around Australia. As a champion of live performance, we manage arTour and were the Creative Lead for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games arts and cultural program.

Masters of the credible incredible. Setting the standard for the spectacular. WE ARE NICA. We make the extraordinary world of circus arts a professional reality with world-class training, innovation, research, and development. It’s through these tools that NICA creates truly extraordinary, industry-elite artists. NICA is an internationally renowned Centre of Excellence based in Melbourne, Australia. We are a proud member of the Arts8 Organisations. Currently flying under the flag of Melbourne’s Swinburne University, we provide tertiary-level, innovative education, training, performance, research, leadership and talent to the local, national and global circus arts industry. At NICA, we utilise our world-leading credentials to unlock and bolster pathways to the extraordinary. We’re an authority on the awe-inspiring and set the standard for the spectacular through our seamless blend of accredited training and exceptional talent.

Our Mission To set the standard of excellence in education among dance instructors in order to promote technique and progression in Acrobatic Dance Acrobatic Arts The Acrobatic Arts program provides easy progressions for dance teachers to follow, taking the guess work out of offering acro dance by providing step by step instructions for every level. Acrobatic Arts starts at the very beginning, we teach instructors everything they need to know about proper placement and technique so their students will have the building blocks to progress safely and quickly from one level to the next. Acrobatic Arts Teacher Training and Certification courses provide extensive, hands-on training in spotting and progression so teachers leave feeling knowledgeable, confident and inspired to teach acro dance. Studios who continue with Acrobatic Arts Exams for their students will have continuous support, with adjudicator meetings offering feedback and suggestions to improve the studio's acro program annually. Benefits Dancers who train through Acrobatic Arts have balanced development, are stronger, more flexible and fearless. Studios that implement this program will see dancers with more skills, who have fewer accidents, and are less likely to develop chronic injuries.