About NICA Performs
From time to time, our building transforms to showcase the latest emerging talent of the circus industry. Sweeping away the crashmats and enveloping the seating bank in velveteen curtains, our beloved National Circus Centre converts into an immersive theatre space located just off Chapel Street, Prahran.
NICA routinely invites national and international directors to work alongside students to produce shows that are truly inspiring. Performances double as assessment pieces for our artists, who work on these projects with admirable dedication throughout the year.
ADRIFT
10 - 13 December
[preview 9 December]
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.
Audience Reviews
"The choreography, set design, lighting, costumes and music were so magical that the audience was hesitant to applaud individual moments of outstanding acrobatics, for fear of breaking the spell." — Audience member, Fall With Me, 2024
"Startlingly good." — Ruth Richter, Stage Whispers, ON/OFF showcase, 2023
"At the end, we thought it was half time - that’s how enthralled we were!" — Audience member, ONEIRIC, 2023
"If this was an exam, this 2nd year ensemble passes with flying colours for their very professional performance." — Jen, Weekend Notes, Within These Walls, 2023
"On the strength of Circonoclasm, their future looks bright." — Cameron Woodhead, The Age, Circonoclasm, 2022
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