Casting Off
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Dynamic and gutsy with an abundance of absurdity, Casting Off is circus-as-conversation that boldly challenges convention and topples expectation with raucous and poetic beauty.
Casting off stereotypes, three generations of spirited women talk, tumble, fly, and balance precariously. The personal is political, the furious is funny, and the acrobatics are downright dangerous.
Self-directed, hand-knitted, and honouring the life events that get in the way of work, Casting Off is an exuberant accumulation of moments that shine a light on women in playful, fruitful and radical relationship.
Monologues, melodies, arguments and chit-chat infiltrate acrobatics with philosophical charm.
Always intimate and a little bit improvised, the work is immediate, communal and authentic.
Winner: Jacksons Lane & Total Theatre - Best Circus Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Winner: Melbourne Fringe Festival - Best Circus 2018
Winner: Adelaide Fringe Festival - Best Circus and Physical Theatre 2019.
Company
A Good Catch Circus
Company / Artist Bio
Founded in 2017, A Good Catch cultivates creativity through an embodied feminist practice based on three principles: to disagree, to seek understanding and to be willing to change with new knowledge. The work is designed to provoke conversation amongst the collaborators, the artists they engage with and audiences.
The company purposefully questions what is lacking in the circus art-form and experiments with methodologies that encourage creative risk taking determined to nurture surprising possibilities. The work they make is underpinned by the principal that authenticity is a more useful ambition than originality.
"We disagree, we divulge, we digress, we listen and we change. Our process allows the physical connections that circus bodies share to flourish and to deepen our understanding of difference. We aim to experiment without fear of failure, without adhering to genre expectations, and with curiosity about what circus can be."
Location
VIC
Audience
Adults - General
Venue suitability
Black boxProscenium archConcert hallSpiegeltent / temporary venue
Reviews
'It is a playful, poignant and ultimately spectacular show about inter-generational female relationships' - The Scotsman
'[a] sense of humour that turns Casting Off from a good circus show into a great one' - The Scotsman
Duration
60min
Touring Party
3-5 dependent on complexity
Previous Seasons
Where we've been...
2017: Melbourne
2018: WA Circus Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne Fringe.
2019: Adelaide Fringe, Bondi Feast, Warrnambool
2020: WA Circus Festival, Albany, Perth Fringe
2021: SA: Leigh Creek, Hawker, Brinkworth, Keith, Naracoorte, MICF Melbourne
2022: Gasworks, Toowoomba, Circfest Meanjin Brisbane Powerhouse, Brunswick Picture House, Edinburgh Fringe, National Circus Festival, Melbourne Fringe.
2023: WA Circus Festival, QLD: Esk, Saint George, Goondiwindi, Warwick, Stanthorpe, Tara
UK: Greenbelt Festival, London, Cornwell, Cork, Bristol, Sweden- Stockholm, Canada: Saint John, Summerside, Fredericton, Moncton, Chester, Annapolis Royal, Ottawa, North Bay, Kingston, Vernon, Revelstoke, Trail, Nelson, Cranbrook.
2024: WA Circus Festival, Germany- Berlin, Sweden- Uppsala, Czech Republic- Prague, QLD- Macleay, Dysart, VIC: Camperdown, Numurkah, Tarwin Lower, Mirboo, Strzelecki, Moyhu, Stratford, Bruthen, National Circus Festival, Woodford Folk Festival,
2025: Upcoming USA / European dates
Estimated Remount Cost
$0 - 5k
Weekly Sell-Off Fee
$15 - 20k
Royalty %
5
Availability
20262027
Partners
Cluster Arts as Producer.
Instagram
@agoodcatchcircus
Facebook
@agoodcatchcircus
Contact Name
Emma Serjeant
Contact Phone
0497 398 464
Contact Email
emma@clusterarts.com
Technical Specifications
Program information
APAM presentation type
1-min short video