When: 4-6 September 7pm
Rise is Circa’s latest creation, commissioned for and premiering at Osaka World Expo 2025.
A celebration of human resilience, strength, and collective ascent, Rise explores our capacity to elevate ourselves and one another. It is a poetic meditation on possibility—on the triumphs and trials of our striving, the perils we face, and the limits we push against. In this journey, we confront uncertainty, test our boundaries, and ultimately, together, rise.
Conceived for an ensemble of world-class acrobats and aerialists, Rise is directed by Circa’s Associate Director Benjamin Knapton, with a stirring, dynamic score by Jethro Woodward and breathtaking physical artistry, the performance is a kinetic odyssey of gravity-defying feats and raw energy.
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Circa is one of the World’s leading performing arts companies. They are at the forefront of contemporary circus, redefining the art form by showcasing how extreme physicality can forge powerful and emotive experiences.
Photo by Kurt Peterson