Circus Obscura
Cast and Creatives
Artistic Director and Lighting Designer: Vanessa McGregor
Lead Trainer: Anna Moses
Trainers: Riley McDonald, Ceejay Shuttleworth, Cecilia Martin
Sound Tech and Operator: Tim Watkin
Production Manager: Rick Everett
Stage Manager: Holly Scott
Lighting Tech and Operation: Rick Everett and Isa King
Producers: Elanor Nunn and Daniela D’Onofrio
Costume and Props: Anna Moses and Vanessa McGregor
Front of House: Emma Erdis and Elanor Nunn
Marketing: Cassia Duncan and Emma Erdis
Photography: Cecilia Martin
Artistic Advisory: Marty Evans, Yaron Lifschitz and Cecilia Martin
Cast: Circa Academy Performance Program, Circa Academy Youth Guest Performers and Collective Circus
Circa Academy Performance Program would like to thank the people who helped shape and make this show happen: Yaron Lifschitz, Danielle Kellie, parent and Circa staff volunteers, JWAC Arts
Queensland staff, Collective Circus and the wonderful young artists of Circa Academy.
Vanessa McGregor Head of Academy
Anna Moses Lead Trainer
Circa Academy Performance Program
Olivia Matigain
Araluen Waters
Audrey McDonald
Ruby Martin
Daniel Levingston
Samantha Riegler
Adelaide Allen
Skylah Le-Huy
Annika Higgins
Lorelei Fritz
Alice Cary
Circa Academy Youth Guest Performers
Teodora Stoican
Aurora Dugan
Edie Smith YE
Beatrix Dugan
Elsje Evans Lara Stanford Maribel Hong
Emma Dodds
Collective Circus
Sam Giles
Jedda Bell
Ava Paydon
Anabella Gregory
Tallulah Bennetton
Olivia Matigian
Charlie-Diva Stevens
About Circa Academy
Circa Academy offers exceptional training programs with one of the world’s leading circus companies.
Spanning from early childhood play to pre-professional development, our programs build physical and creative skills in a safe, non-competitive environment with some of Australia’s best trainers.
Circa has created a suite of award-winning productions seen by over 1.5 million people across 45 countries. We bring this curiosity, expertise and daredevilry to Circa Academy – making circus experiences available to everyone.
Circa Academy is based at the home of Circa in the Judith Wright Arts Centre. We also host circus classes and workshops on the road and in the community.
Together we move. Enrol now for Term 3 of Circa Academycirca.org.au/academy
Support Circa
At Circa we believe circus is for everyone. We deliver programs to communities far and wide and are committed to creating the next generation of circus artists with the Circa Academy Performance Program.
Your support will help us grow this engagement deeper and more broadly.
Donate at circa.org.au/support
You can also support our Performance Program by purchasing Circus Obscura Raffle tickets!
circacircus.pub/circusobscuraraffle
Photography by Cecilia Martin. Featuring Circa Academy Participants and Collective Circus.
A huge thank you to all of the businesses that have supported Circa Academy and our Performance Program through donating to the Circus Obscura Raffle.
