We’re checking in with the Mini Spots at their latest rehearsal for A Smorgasbord of Circus – The Legends and Fairy tales edition. There’s less than 2 weeks to go until A Smorgasbord of Circus, which will showcase The Circus
Kyle Raftery took some time out this week to catch up with one of The Circus Spots former students, Rose Chalker McGann, as she prepares for the Melbourne Premiere of the new Circus Oz show – Model Citizens. Rose, as
Check out this rehearsal with Tess and Bella who are performing together in the upcoming Smorgasbord of Circus. These two have been working super hard, fine tuning and finessing their performance. You’ll be able to catch them in the
It’s a harsh reality to face but there’s always someone out there that’s better than you. You may have nailed that hip lock or finally held that handstand but it only takes a quick look on your phone to go
2017 has gotten off to a flying start and certainly is showing no signs of slowing! Term one is officially over and our students are kicking goals in all areas. We have seen incredible improvements across the board and can’t
It’s finally happening. We’ve got the go ahead to relocate to our new home. From the 18th of April (the beginning of Term 2) The Circus Spot will now operate from 31 Essex street in Pascoe Vale. The new location
Much earlier this year, I perhaps prematurely announced our intention to relocate The Circus Spot to a bigger premises. It was very exciting. I even made a video about it. There’s been some hiccups. It’s not been a simple process.
At the end of Term 2 many of the students at The Circus Spot participated in a “Show off”, an informal chance to show friends family some of the skills we’ve been working on during the term. Here are some
Recently I heard someone talk about circus as “Aiming to do something perfectly useless, perfectly”. I can’t quite get the idea out of my head. As a circus performer this is a very evocative way of explaining our job. The
The first time Free and I ran A Smorgasbord of Circus was in 2011*. It was super cool. We converted our training space into a makeshift theatre. We spent the night before sewing lengths of fabric together to make a