Leading performance company Circa and globally renowned, independent animation studio Aardman collaborate in the European premiere of Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show at Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, this winter.
Aardman’s classic, slapstick, comedy character Shaun the Sheep is combined with live circus performance, simultaneously blurring the lines between movement, dance, theatre and circus for a visual spectacle packed with wit.
Shaun, Bitzer and the Flock entertain the Farmer, and the audience, with incredible feats of daredevil acrobatics and circus skills including tumbling, juggling, aerial hoop, aerial silks, trapeze, Spanish web and Chinese pole, plus Aardman’s signature heartwarming comedy.
Led by internationally acclaimed artist and Artistic Director and CEO of Circa, Yaron Lifschitz, the Circa Ensemble demonstrate incredible circus skills whilst embracing the fun, humour and playfulness found in the world of Shaun the Sheep. Seamlessly blending the dimensions of animation, stage, film and live acrobatics, scenic Designer Dan Potra and Costume Designer Libby McDonnell have created a new world for Shaun and his Flock to inhabit.
Circa are at the forefront of the new wave of contemporary Australian circus, redefining the art form by showcasing how extreme physicality can forge powerful and emotive experiences. For almost 50 years, Aardman has entertained the world, creating much loved characters such as Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and Chicken Run.
Listings information
Shaun the Sheep’s Circus Show
11 December – 4 January
Produced by Shaun Comerford and Yaron Lifschitz with QPAC, Screen Queensland, Merrigong Theatre Company and Circa Contemporary Circus
By special arrangement with Aardman
Created by Yaron Lifschitz
Based on the Television Series “Shaun the Sheep” devised by Richard Starzak
Based on an original idea by Nick Park
