ADRIFT
About the show
Company 25 Showcase
To be cast adrift is not to be lost, but to be liberated. It is an allegory for the end of one journey and beginning of another.
Before we close the final chapter, we turn back the pages and reflect on the path that brought us here. Of every idea scribbled, workshopped, buried, and dug up again. Each student searched within to find their stories, their quirks, and elements of connection. Now, they approach the threshold and leave behind the relics of student life. With a clean slate, they'll write a new narrative, and from the student emerges a professional artist bound for new horizons.
Join our 2025 graduates as they perform their final acts.
This production is curated by Tegan Carmichael, devised by NICA’s graduating class with Artistic Consultancy by Alonso Pineda, Kyall Shanks, Velma Vouloir and Nicci Wilkes. Supported by Katie Cawthorne, Linda Satradipradja and Juliana Neves.
EVENT INFO
Bookings:
Via Trybooking
Tickets between $15 - $40
Performances:
Tuesday 9 December 7.30pm (preview)
Wednesday 10 December 7.30pm (opening night)
Thursday 11 December 7.30pm
Friday 12 December 7.30pm
Saturday 13 December 2.00pm (matinee)
Saturday 13 December 7.30pm (closing night)
Duration:
2 hours (including 20 minute interval)
Location:
The National Institute of Circus Arts
39-59 Green Street, Prahran
Content Warning:
Parental Guidance Recommended
The show contains loud music, partial nudity, coarse language, adult themes, themes of mental health, strobe lighting, and smoke haze.
THE AMAZING CAST
Alex Burris
PERFORMER
Bethany White
PERFORMER
Bridie Callahan
PERFORMER
Christina Godwin
PERFORMER
Dakoda Barr
PERFORMER
Georgia Pozorski
PERFORMER
Hannah Dickers
PERFORMER
Holly Jobson
PERFORMER
Imogen Drury
PERFORMER
Immy Turecek
PERFORMER
Jam Travers
PERFORMER
Lachlan MacDonald
PERFORMER
Naz Turner
PERFORMER
Paige Dorrity
PERFORMER
Sammy George
PERFORMER
Saskia Gallasch
PERFORMER
Shianne Crampton
PERFORMER
Talia Sofizade
PERFORMER
Taliesha Hall-Huynh
PERFORMER
Zephyr Patterson
PERFORMER
To book graduate artists contact Australia’s leading circus agency for professional circus performers:
NICA RepresentsTHE PRODUCTION
Curator
Tegan Carmichael
Artistic Advisors
Katie Cawthorne & Linda Satradipradja
Artistic Consultants
Alonso Pineda, Kyall Shanks, Velma Vouloir & Nicci Wilks
Scenic & AV Concept and Designers
Rachel 'Stoz' Stone & Aeva Milos
Lighting Design
Kris Chainey
Sound
Lee Stout
Production Manager
Scott Grayland
Stage Manager
Lucie Sutherland
Show Riggers
Andrew Dyson & Kyle Raftery
Safety Officer
Amy Nightingale-Olsen
LX Operator
Kris Chainey
Sound Operator
Lee Stout
Front of House Manager
Natalie Frijia
Bar Manager
Niamh Howard
Photography
Dan Rabin
Video Documentation
Alex Sibbison, Masterworks Media Productions
NICA ED
Head of Circus Studies
Juliana Neves
Senior Educator – Academic
Tegan Carmichael & Valentina La Piana
Performance Studies Coordinator
Katie Cawthorne
Movement Convenor
Linda Sastradipradja
Circus Operations Coordinator
Alexander Gullan
3rd Year Coordinator
Linda Sastradipradja (Acting)
Martine Howard
1st Year Coordinator
Emily Hughes
Certificate IV Coordinator
Hannah Trott
Coordinator – Alumni & Industry Engagement
Natalie Frijia
Circus Teachers
Earl Shatford, Gang (Charlie) Cheng, Helene Embling, Jon Griffingham, Mireille (Mimi) Goyette, Rong Lu, Vasily Ivanov, Brett Franzi, Amanda Lee, Felicia O'Brien, Lauren Skopal, Will Anton & Rikki Morgan.
Business Studies
Lauren Eisinger
Circus History
Antonella Casella
Administrator (dance programs)
Jenny Vanderhorst
EXECUTIVE & ADMIN
Chief Executive Officer
Simona Jobbagy
Operations Manager (Human Resources)
Emily O’Connor
Operations Manager (Facilities & Resources)
Franx Ann
Operations Manager (Commercial)
Paula McKaskill
Executive Officer
Josephine Byrt
Head of Finance
Faye Stathakis
Senior Administration Coordinator
Anne Young
NICA Represents Agent
Christina Cox
Samuel Boyd (acting)
Marketing & Communications Manager
Karen Leskiw
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Halina Powierza
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Rosa Quinton
NICA Rec Administration Assistants
Jessie Shook & Meagan Kenny
NICA Administration Assistant
Timmy Foley
CROSS-FACULTY
Special thanks
Zilla Design and Zilla & Brook Publicity
NICA MEDICAL TEAM
Head Physiotherapist
Dr David Munro
Sports Doctor
Dr Suleiman Halabi
Sports & Performance Psychologist
Dr Alex Beaconsfield
Physiotherapist, Strength & Conditioning Coach
Cat King
Physiotherapist
Emily Irvine
Therapy Dog
Larry
DONATE TO NICA
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