Circus

LOOPS

NZ's multi-award winning production, for those who stuck in a loop and not sure how to break out.

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A pair of hands reaches out from a tangled pile of cassette tape.
Two women are hanging from an aerial rope. One is upside down, the other is sitting on top of the other and they are holding hands. They are in a dark theatre with white floor and purple theatrical lighting. There are piles of cassette tape on the floor.
Two women are performing on aerial apparatus in a theatre. The one closest to the camera is upside down on an aerial rope loop, reaching out to the audience. The other in the background is tangled high up in the air on an aerial rope. There are piles of cassette tape on the floor.
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Image Credit: Phil Tasker-Poland

A pair of hands reaches out from a tangled pile of cassette tape.
Two women are hanging from an aerial rope. One is upside down, the other is sitting on top of the other and they are holding hands. They are in a dark theatre with white floor and purple theatrical lighting. There are piles of cassette tape on the floor.
Two women are performing on aerial apparatus in a theatre. The one closest to the camera is upside down on an aerial rope loop, reaching out to the audience. The other in the background is tangled high up in the air on an aerial rope. There are piles of cassette tape on the floor.

  • Presented by: Company Hiraeth

  • Directed by: Brynne Tasker-Poland

  • Created and Performed by: Benny Jennings, Leanne Jenkins and Fran Muir

'Loops' is a multidisciplinary performance piece about the frustrations and repercussions of experiencing burnout, explored through immersive live sound and aerial art.

'Loops' was first presented at the 2022 NZ Fringe Festival at BATS Theatre Wellington for a sold-out season, was the recipient of the NZ Fringe Grand Design Award, the Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award, and nominated for Most Original Production and Sound Designer of the Year at the Wellington Theatre Awards 2022.

Presented by Company Hiraeth, a design-led performance company based in Pōneke, New Zealand.

About Company Hiraeth

Company Hiraeth is a multidisciplinary performance company based in Pōneke/Wellington, New Zealand.

companyhiraeth.com

  • Duration: 45 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier

  • Age suitability: PG

  • Event warnings: Sustained Loud Noises.

  • Content warnings: Mental Health.

  • Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Theatre
    21 Graham St, Albert Park, VIC, 3206

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  • Full: $32.00

  • Concession: $28.00

  • Child: $25.00

  • Group 6+: $25.00

  • Extra Applause: $40.00

  • Blak Tix: $20.00

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"For what could be difficult subject matter, Loops is somehow a lightening, or a letting go. It gets into one of those deep places where only art can really touch us." - Cordy Black, Theatreview

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Sessions: In Person Events

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Date Time Venue

Thursday, 05 October 2023

9:00pm

Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Theatre

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Friday, 06 October 2023

9:00pm

Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Theatre

 Past Event

Saturday, 07 October 2023

9:00pm

Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Theatre

 Past Event

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