Circa

An offsite presentation at Lumberyard in Catskill, NY:

“Pure physical theatre, all about sheer brute strength, extraordinary dexterity and stunning skills… genuinely poetry in motion…mesmerising in its fluidity” — ArtsHub

Led by visionary director Yaron Lifschitz, globally renowned Australian contemporary circus company Circa brings their breathtaking Eternity out of the cathedrals of Brisbane into Catskill’s Lumberyard for its US premiere. Having performed in over 45 countries, the company is lauded for their “astonishing physical mastery” (The New York Times) and their continued ability to “redraw the limits to which circus can aspire” (The Age).

In this thrilling work, ten virtuosic performers push the boundaries of balance, strength, and trust, crafting breathtaking acrobatics and movement that feel at once earthly and otherworldly. Set to two monumental works of contemporary spiritual music by Arvo Pärt, Tabula Rasa and Fratres, Eternity unfolds as a 65-minute meditation on love, loss, hope, and wonder.

Here, the show is adapted for the first time to a new architecture, on the eve of a global tour. Taking place in Catskill’s soaring Lumberyard sound stage theater, the show pushes the boundaries of what we can see and understand—a poetic exploration of the human condition told through soaring lifts, suspended bodies, and moments of profound stillness. It is acrobatic theater elevated to spiritual reflection, where every breath, every movement, every note surrounds you.

Eternity is co-commissioned by Brisbane Festival and City of Newcastle’s New Annual Festival and has been performed in St. John’s Cathedral in Brisbane, Grand Theatre Groningen in the Netherlands, Freedom Festival in England, and will be at the Segerstorm Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA.