About the show
Now You See Me
Curated by Linda Sastradipradja
Whiplash at the hands of human emotion, with circus
Drop into a world of suspense, excess, and intriguing possibilities of What Happens Next?
NICA’s final-year students invite you on a whiplash ride through twenty unpredictable circus acts after the objects of their affection sends them on a tailspin. We’ll be flying at high speeds through the entire spectrum of human emotion, so brace yourself to feel sensitive, vulnerable, maniacal, hysterical, inquisitive, demure, ecstatic, sassy, psychotic, stoic, heroic, lustful, cheeky, creepy, and MOTHER. Turbulence is the undercurrent but it’s all about the thrill.
Feet-first, head-first, upside down and airborne, Now You See Me… will juggle your logic and sense of stability. Simmering beneath the surface, nothing is quite as it seems.
These vivid artists are armed with equal parts mischief and mastery in a kaleidoscope of acrobatics, balancing, manipulations, aerial feats and more.
What awaits at the turn of the act? Now you may see them… but now you don’t.
Now You See Me… takes the form of 2 x 1 hour shows (Show A and Show B), each with a cast of ten unique artists and acts. You may choose to participate in half the fun or double the trouble.
Company 2025 sold out their 7-show performance season of Fall With Me (2024) – so don’t blink or you’ll miss them and be automatically redirected to their sideshow Now You Do Not Get To See Me… (disclaimer: it doesn’t exist).
EVENT INFO
Bookings:
Melbourne Fringe
Performances:
Tuesday 30 September (Show A) 6:00pm
Wednesday 1 October (Show B) 6:00pm
Thursday 2 October (Show A) 6:00pm
Friday 3 October (Show B) 6:00pm
Saturday 4 October (Show B) matinee 3:00pm
Saturday 4 October (Show A) 6:00pm
Duration:
60 minutes
Location:
Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Theatre
21 Graham St, Albert Park, VIC. 3206
Warnings:
Adult Themes, Course Language, Sudden Loud Noises, Smoke Haze, Loud Music
THE AMAZING CAST
Show A
Bridie Callahan - Hula Hoops
Jam Travers - Aerial Rope
Hannah Dickers & Holly Jobson - Acro Duo
Talia Sofizade - Aerial Hoop
Paige Dorrity - Handstands
Immy Drury - Dance Trapeze
Lachie MacDonald - Bounce juggling
Taleisha Hall-Huynh - Cyr wheel
Georgia Pozorski - Loops
Show B
Immy Turecek - Aerial Hoop
Bethany White - Contact Juggle
Alex Burris - Silks
Christina Godwin - Loops
Dakoda Barr & Sammy George - Hoop Diving
Naz Turner - Straps
Shianne Crampton - Handstands
Saskia Gallasch - Dance Trapeze
Alanah Lewis - Hula Hoops
To book graduate artists contact Australia’s leading circus agency for professional circus performers:
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