What’s Up with Circus in Australia? ^expired Free

Australia has a unique role in the circus world with traditional circus thriving there and contemporary circus flourishing in international touring circuits. Australia also hosts large Fringe festivals in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne which feature a large variety of circus.

In this panel, we ask how the circus sector in Australia has been adapting to pandemic lockdowns and restrictions? What has been the impact on working and touring artists? How have tour strategies shifted to accommodate international travel restrictions? Are companies developing long term and a back up plans to keep circus artists training, paid and creating? What has the government response been to the arts unemployment crisis and how has the circus sector fared in that regard? In short, ‘What’s up with Australian circus?’