Australia’s foremost circus artists, Circa, travel to Gainesville on Oct. 13

Press release from UF Performing Arts

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A symphony of acrobatics, sound, and light – this is next-level circus by Circa. Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment and then descend into a sinuous trance. For one night only, at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on October 13, the Australian group Circa’s internationally acclaimed Humans 2.0 can be experienced in Gainesville. 

Circa is at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus, pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving performances. It pushes the boundaries of the art form, blurring the lines between movement, dance, theatre, and circus. Compelled by the question “what is possible in circus?”, Circa is leading the way with a diverse range of thrilling creations that “redraw the limits to which circus can aspire” (The Age).

Humans 2.0 is a tightly woven choreography, pulsing with music by composer Ori Lichtik and revealed in Paul Jackson’s dramatic lighting. Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Humans 2.0 is intimate, primal, and deeply engaged with the challenge of being human.

Experience Circa: Humans 2.0, Sunday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center. Tickets $25-45, or $12 with student discounts. Tickets and more information at performingarts.ufl.edu.