About the show – MADE TO MEASURE
NICA’s graduate year showcase 2022
Met-gala-meets-circus as our graduates walk the tight wire between real and ridiculous.
With a red carpet greeting, the show begins the minute you 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, our 2022 Graduates 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.
“Circus borrows all the best bits from dance, music and multimedia. We are always discovering where circus and technology intersect. These graduates are walking those edges."
Fun, dazzling and downright audacious. MADE TO MEASURE will leave you sparkling with awe.
EVENT INFO
Bookings:
Via Trybooking
Tickets between $28 - $35
Performances:
Tuesday 22 November 7.30pm (preview)
Wednesday 23 November 7.30pm
Thursday 24 November 7.30pm
Friday 25 November 7.30pm
Saturday 26 November 2.00pm
Saturday 26 November 7.30pm
Duration:
90 minutes
Location:
The National Institute of Circus Arts
39-59 Green Street, Prahran
Rated:
PG – Parental Guidance recommended
This show contains loud sound effects, smoke/haze and flashing light effects
THE AMAZING CAST
Alanah Hill
PERFORMER
Chelsea Hall
PERFORMER
Chris Higgins
PERFORMER
Grace Robins
PERFORMER
Josh Duncan
PERFORMER
Lily Akers
PERFORMER
Linda Corazza
PERFORMER
Michael McDonald
PERFORMER
Rindi Harradine
PERFORMER
Samantha Daly
PERFORMER
Sophie Bohlsen
PERFORMER
Zachary Stephens
PERFORMER
To book graduate artists contact Australia’s leading circus agency for professional circus performers:
NICA RepresentsTHE PRODUCTION
Curators James Brown, Martine Howard, Benjamin Sheen & Linda Sastradipradja
Artistic Consultants Katie Cawthorne, Kyall Shanks, Jess Love & Jess McCrindle
Lighting Designer & Operator Kris Chainey
Sound Operator & Music Lee Stout & the Box Hill Tafe Sound Design students
Production Manager Scott Grayland
Safety Officers Kyle Raftery
Show Riggers Christian Schooneveldt-Reid & Mark Bradford
NICA in-house Rigger Ryan Taplin
Stage Manager Edwina Guiness
Emcee Valerie Hex
Front of House Manager Isabelle Champagne-Chittick & Leo Pentland
Bar Manager Violetta Van Geyzel
Digital Technologies Coordinator Kaleb Hawkins
Video Promo & Documentation Masterworks Media Productions & Jeff Young
Poster & Show Photography Rob Blackburn
Graphic Design Karen Leskiw & Louis Green
NICA ED
Head of Circus Studies James Brown
Senior Educator – Academic Tegan Carmichael
Performance Studies Coordinator Benjamin Sheen
Dance & Movement Coordinator Linda Sastradipradja
3rd Year Coordinator Martine Howard
2nd Year Coordinator Alexander Gullan
1st Year Coordinator Emily Hughes
Certificate IV Coordinator Hannah Trott
Alumni Industry & Engagement Coordinator Natalie Frijia
PSA Dance Coordinator Merryn Tierney
Circus Teachers Earl Shatford, Gang (Charlie) Cheng, Helene Embling, Jess Love, Jon Griffingham, Ludwig Schukin, Mark Douglass, Mark Graham, Mireille (Mimi) Goyette, Mitch Jones, Rong Lu, Siarhei (Serge) Sharapayeu, Skip Walker-Milne & Vasily Ivanov
Dance Teacher Jess Smith
Anatomy & Physiology Dr David Munro
Business Studies John Paul Fischbach
Circus History Antonella Casella
Music Studies Carl Polke & George Papanicolaou
Technical Studies Jamie Henson
Administrator Jenny Vanderhorst
EXECUTIVE & ADMIN
Director Simona Jobbagy
Operations Manager (Human Resources) Emily O’Connor
Operations Manager (Facilities & Resources) Sonya Curry
Operations Manager (Commercial) Paula McKaskill
Executive Officer Josephine Byrt
Senior Finance Officer Faye Stathakis
NICA Represents Agent Melenie Stevenson
Marketing & Communications Manager Karen Leskiw
NICA Represents Administration Assistant Samuel Boyd
NICA Rec Administration Assistants Felicity Dennis & Vanessa McGregor
NICA Administration Assistants Sebastien Pasche & John Martin
SPECIAL THANKS
To NICA Board of Directors and the NICA Medical Team.
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The National Institute of Circus Arts is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples in Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and their Elders past and present, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which NICA is located.