BARBAROI [LIVE circus]

A blend of high octane circus, cabaret and physical theatre, suitable for all ages.

BARBAROI  combines daring acrobatics, aerials  & phenomenal  circus acts set against a pumping soundtrack complimented by finely  tuned  lighting  and special effects. 

                                  

BARBAROI  will leave audiences young and old holding their breath and on the edge of their seat. Welcome to the five star award winning cyberpunk circus showdown that is BARBAROI  !

FRI 22 JULY

11AM

7.30PM

BARBAROI circus 

[LIVE on stage]

by After Dark Theatre

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Adult $59.00

Child 3-12 yrs  $35.00

Concession  $49.00

Student $49.00

Family Ticket (2AD+2CH) $160.00

review:

https://glamadelaide.com.au/fringe-review-barbaroi/

"These wonderful acrobats keep the crowd’s attention through changing scenarios with varying equipment. Their balance and agility is formidable and they demonstrate a trust in each other than allows for some breathtaking moments. The five men and one woman demonstrate many circus skills among them juggling, tumbling, trapeze, cord lisse, pole climbing, bar work and even parkour." 

Cast: 

Stan Ricketsoons' background is in elite  gymnastics, having trained at the High Performance Centre of  Gymnastics  and studied Theatre Arts at Swinburne University Melbourne, Australia where he honed in his performance skills. He trained for three years at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) graduating in 2011 specialising in aerial straps, Chinese pole and teeterboard.

Stan has performed aerials and acrobatics in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Macau in  touring  shows, corporate functions, traditional circus, cabarets, festivals and cruise liners.

Stan also has experience as a circus trainer, having taught on the degree program at the National Centre for Circus Arts (formally known as Circus Space) in London, Aircraft Circus (Woolwich, London) and Gravity Aerial Academy, London. Stan  has  also taught aerial straps on the degree program at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) in Melbourne, Australia.

Stan is a co producer and performer in 'Barbaroi'.

Amy Nightingale-Olsen is a professional flyer. She gets tossed in the air by people and lands on them again for a living. A graduate of NICA, the national institute of circus arts, Amy has performed with Australian circus companies such as Circus Oz, Circa & Highwire Entertainment.

Alongside flying, Amy also performs Club Juggling, Foot Juggling & Icarian Games (human foot juggling). Currently she works for Dummies Corp, a Melbourne based independent circus company, in the internationally acclaimed show 'Trash Test Dummies'.

Amy has travelled all over the world with her work. She loves the art form, the community and the people she gets to work with every day.

Ryan Darwin once threw a pair of tomatoes up in the air: that act would send him stumbling for the next twenty years down the rabbit hole, that is: performing. Ryan uses a combination of juggling, rola bola, corde lisse, headstands and handstands to create moments of beautiful simplicity. His aim – to present circus at a human level.

Inspired and moulded by years of street performing prior to studying at the National Institute of Circus Arts. Ryan realised what he called ‘the necessity of training evolution’ was paramount. He became fascinated by the potential of fusing circus and dance elements, choosing to study an additional year at The Space Arts and  Dance  Centre. This resulted in the co-founding an original show: 'My Sight–Their Sight' by company Blindful that incorporated both physical practices.

Currently an ensemble member of the shows 'By A Thread' and 'Sensory Decadence' by the company One Fell Swoop Circus, Ryan looks forward to expanding and sharing repertoire with the cast of 'Barbaroi'.

Excitable, energetic, enthusiastic  and  most  of  all  determined, Karina Schiller began her career as a circus performer with 16 years in elite gymnastics and then at the Australian National Institute of Circus Arts.  Seeking to learn a diverse range of specialities,  Karina has travelled the world training Chinese pole with Mahrane Hannachi in Quebec, hand to hand, ground acrobatics, teeterboard, banquine, tightwire, flying trapeze and clowning with specialist teachers from tiny towns in Spain to masters from

China.

Interested in the academic side as well she has participated in workshops ranging from the DAS Arts Method of Feedback Giving all the way to Feminism in Circus and everything in between. Karina was a lead character in the show ‘Finestra Aperta’ for the European Capital of Culture in the Netherlands and Australia's own Circus Oz in their show ‘Precarious’. She was an ensemble member for the off festival show 'William the Great' in Montréal Complètement Cirque, is the shorter half of the Chinese pole duo...Moxie and is thrilled to be a part of the cast of 'Barbaroi'.

Jon Allingham found circus as a teenager in Wollongong through Circus Monoxide. This sparked a love for the art form, and he was soon training daily before moving to Melbourne when he was accepted into NICA. Specializing in  partner  acrobatics,  hoop diving, and Russian bar,

Jon graduated in 2011. Since then, he's worked around the world, including on board P&O Cruise ships, as a specialist circus artist for Opera Australia, and many shows with group acrobatics troupe Affinity Circus. More recently, Jon was part of 'PARADE' - a resident show in Chamaeleon Theatre in Berlin, performing over 170 shows in 6 months.  Jon has strong passion for group acrobatics and ensemble work, and is a self-described tosser (and catcher, thankfully).

Byron Hutton is an ambitious circus performer who constantly challenges himself by learning new  performance  techniques. Byron made a duo full length juggling show called 'Jugg  Life', which has toured around Australia, was nominated for a Green Room Award 2019 and won Gasworks Circus Showdown 2015.

Byron's solo show 'Bit by Bit' was nominated for Best Circus in its inaugural season at Melbourne Fringe 2018.  Byron has dedicated his life to making juggling as entertaining and interesting as possible.   He’s achieved this through his unstoppable dedication and combining his high skill level in juggling, with  dance, percussion and stage craft.

Byron has directed, taught, and performed  juggling  his  whole adult life.

After Dark Theatre

Company History

Beginning in 2008 as a black- light theatre company, After Dark Theatre created its debut circus show ‘Runtime Error’. This was, at the time a ground-breaking performance, fusing black light illusionary techniques with physical theatre and circus. In 2009 ADT produced the production of ‘Limbo – requiem’, which was an inter-art circus piece utilising puppetry and advanced lighting techniques.

Since then, ADT have become circus producing veterans and have produced and or designed a number of award- winning productions, including in their portfolio Barbaroi, PDC Rock!, They Say She’s Different, Trash Test Dummies, Pappilion, We Should Quit, Element of Consequence, By a Thread, Society, Rouge, Rebel, and Hochie Mumma; After Dark Theatre's running resident circus cabaret in Fitzroy.

From 2014 to present After Dark Theatre have been the technical Co-ordinators for ‘Gluttony' at Adelaide Fringe Festival where it managers 8 venues, 2 acres of outdoor parkland, and over 50 productions.