MADE TO MEASURE - Showcase 2022
DATES: 23 – 26 November 2022 (preview Tuesday 22 November) 2:00pm matinee and 7:30pm evenings
LOCATION: NICA National Circus Centre (NNCC Building) 39 – 59 Green Street, Prahran
WEBSITE AND TICKETS: www.nica.com.au / https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/977595
National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents the new show for its graduating student showcase 2022, Made To Measure. Met-gala-meet-circus as our graduating students walk the tight wire between real and ridiculous.
With a red carpet greeting, the show begins the minute audiences enter the building. Followed by fashion-fuelled buffoonery and outrageous skills on aerial ring, roue cyr, handstands, trapeze, bounce juggling, corde lisse, Chinese pole and hula hoops - all set to stun. Emceed by the infamous Valarie Hex (YUMMY) and curated by NICA’s Creative Team, this 12-strong cohort of disruptors are the circus industry’s newest ones to watch.
Having worked closely with Artistic Consultants Katie Cawthorne, Kyall Shanks, Jess Love and Jess McCrindle, NICA’s graduating circus artists have sharpened their industry-ready acts. NICA’s Head of Circus, James Brown (2015 – Present) and the creative team have also been pushing the student’s ideas on what the future of circus can be, and experimenting with live-feed cameras and projections within their acts.
James said: “Circus borrows all the best bits from dance, music and multimedia. We are always discovering where circus and technology intersect. These artists are walking those edges." Fun, dazzling and downright audacious. Made To Measure will leave audiences sparkling with awe.
The National Institute of Circus Arts (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.
Creative Team
Curators: James Brown, Martine Howard, Benjamin Sheen and Linda Sastradipradja
Artistic Consultants: Katie Cawthorne, Kyall Shanks, Jess Love and Jess McCrindle
Sound and Music: Lee Stout & the Box Hill Tafe Sound Design students
Lighting Design: Kris Chainey
Cast
Alanah Hill
Chelsea Hall
Chris Higgins
Grace Robins
Josh Duncan
Lily Akers
Linda Corazza
Michael McDonald
Rindi Harradine
Samantha Daly
Sophie Bohlsen
Zachary Stephens
All thanks to our friends at the show PR team, Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is covering the opening night (media: Kieran McNamara of Kieran Mcnamara Photography) please stay tuned for more information
special thanks: Deveta Patel and Bria Rechner