About the Show

Head Count

This is not your grandmother's Vaudeville. It's a velvety circus cabaret of cheek and charm. Prepare yourself for a variety of edgy and contemporary circus acts featuring Australia’s hottest emerging performers.

'Head Count' features twenty breathtaking displays of gravity-defying physical feats, brought to you by Company 23 and the National Institute of Circus Arts.

Join our graduating students as they present the culmination of three years of intense training, with exhilarating acts including: trapeze, hoop diving, acrobatics, hand to hand, rope, hula hoop, contortion, handstands, manipulation, and straps.

"The show combines jaw dropping aerial acrobatics, modern dance, music and sound to bring you on a journey through light and dark, leaving your awe inspired and clinging to the edge of your seat. NICA knows how to deliver a good circus show." - The Plus Ones (ONERIC, 2023)                                                                          

"an unforgettable experience!" - TAGG (ONERIC, 2023)

EVENT INFO
Bookings: 
Via Melbourne Fringe
Tickets between $20 - $27

Performances: 
Friday 6 October 
6.00pm 
Saturday 7 October 
6.00pm

Duration: 
75 minutes

Location:
The National Institute of Circus Arts
39-59 Green Street, Prahran

Rated:
G – for all circus fans
This show contains haze effects, some nudity, some infrequent/low pressure audience interaction.

THE AMAZING CAST

Amy Stone
PERFORMER

Asha Colless
PERFORMER

Celso March
PERFORMER

Courtney Sturm
PERFORMER

Dean Moran
PERFORMER

Dhani Johnson
PERFORMER

Ethan Harris
PERFORMER

Gabi Platus
PERFORMER

Gemma Truong
PERFORMER

Griffin Hooper
PERFORMER

Harrison Sweeney
PERFORMER

Jace Gonçalves Da Costa
PERFORMER

Jacob Kenner
PERFORMER

James Bartlett
PERFORMER

Louis Green
PERFORMER

Maya Davies
PERFORMER

Tim Simpson
PERFORMER

Zahnee Kimmel
PERFORMER

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) humbly acknowledges the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation as the traditional Custodians and knowledge-holders of the lands on which we create and, learn. We recognize that sovereignty has never been ceded, and we pay our deepest respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We extend our sincere acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, partners and visitors, who have contributed to NICA's success, diversity and growth.