Circus

The circus has always been a symbol of escape, from children being amazed, amused - and often bemused - by their first experience of a live show, to disgruntled rebels running away to join the circus… Audio, Gallery

Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash might have recently turned 80, but there appears little chance of the octogenarian slowing down after more than half a century in the professional music… Audio

The French aerial circus Place des Anges which is preparing to soar above Auckland's domain next month, encouraging the audience to look skyward and form a new relationship with a familar place… Audio, Gallery

Running away to join the circus is a dream for many, but for Kiwi theatre performer Thom Monckton it's been an absolute reality. Thom's based in Helsinki but is Calling Home is currently touring his… Audio

Brent Bushnell runs a circus - but not the kind you might remember from your childhood. It's a Micro-Amusement Park, combining Virtual Reality, escape rooms and carnival games - with liberal amounts… Audio

Massive balloons, a giant snow globe, and huge kites - that's what's being promised in a new circus show coming to town. Air Play is just that, a show all about the air we breathe and they way we play… Audio

Does it test your nerve when you see someone jumping off something dangerously high, or pulling on a rope just to see what happens? And what if that person testing their limits is a child? Audio, Gallery

It’s difficult to imagine circus artists and an orchestra working together, but that is what’s happening this weekend when trapeze artists and acrobats team with Orchestra Wellington for Under the Big… Audio

Sugar and spice, and all things nice… and naughty make up a variety spectacular coming to Wellington. The Menagerie Deluxe combines burlesque, circus acts, opera singers, jazz vocalists, drag queens… Audio

Daniele Finzi Pasca, is an internationally acclaimed director with a special knack for letting the audience's imagination run wild. His shows range from productions of the English National Opera, to… Video, Audio, Gallery