National Institute of Circus Arts Archives

National Institute of Circus Arts debuts brand new work for Melbourne Fringe 2023

For the first time, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the home of circus for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023, with the support of the Australia...

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Events

NICA to open first live show in two years ‘ECLIPSE’

The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) will present ECLIPSE from 10 – 18 June, at NICA National Circus Centre. ECLIPSE is NICA’s first public-facing...

Photo by Tim Cross, courtesy of the Royal Academy of Dance.

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Dance Advice

5 ways you can diversify your skills in movement related fields

Dancers are agile and intelligent individuals, who have the capacity to learn quickly, adopt new information and strike with precision. So when...

'Barnum: The Circus Musical'. Photo by Jeff Busby.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Circus and musical theatre unite in ‘Barnum: The Circus Musical’

Comedy Theatre, Melbourne. 5 May 2019. Barnum: The Circus Musical is a biographical musical of impresario P.T. Barnum. The original Barnum musical opened...

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Featured

NICA: In circus, 600 fails equal success

Of all the creative physical performance disciplines, it is perhaps circus that is the most beguiling. With its mix of artistry, acrobatics...

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Featured

For Todd Patrick, the future is creative

It is stating the obvious to say that the world is changing at an ever increasing pace. Technology, globalisation, climate change, the...

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Featured

Federal government cuts financial assistance for diploma level dance students

A week ago, Dance Informa got an email from a distressed parent, after her daughter had to pull out of her WAAPA dance...

NICA student Elizabeth Jackson. Photo by Aaron Walker Photography.

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Featured

Kate Champion directs National Institute of Circus Arts in ‘Please Hold’

If there’s anything we can safely ascertain from Kate Champion’s CV, it’s that she does not like to be restricted to artform...

NICA's 'Precipice'. Photo by Aaron Walker.

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Australian Dance Reviews

National Institute for Circus Arts’s ‘Precipice’: Proves NICA is worth a view

NICA, Prahran, Melbourne. 23 September 2017. The National Institute for Circus Arts (NICA) is Australia’s training ground for contemporary circus arts. It...

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Australian Dance Reviews

NICA’s ‘Circosis: Left Brain, Right Brain’

NICA National Circus Centre, Melbourne. 24 June 2017. National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) has been training circus artists since 1999. NICA...

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Australian Dance Reviews

‘Last Orders’ by National Institute of Circus Arts

NICA National Circus Centre, Prahran, VIC. June 11, 2015. Directed by James Brown and Helene Embling, the National Institute of Circus Arts’...

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Australian Dance Reviews

The National Institute of Circus Arts presents ‘7’

NICA National Circus Centre, Prahran, Victoria September 24, 2014 By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. This year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival offered performances...