Animal - Dunedin Arts Festival
Schedule
Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC+13:00Location
17 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016 | Dunedin, OT
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Canada / Cirque AlfonseThe worldwide circus sensation is finally coming to New Zealand!
Expect jaw-dropping acrobatics, daring juggling (everything from eggs to giant cowbells), tap dancing, absurd humour and even a tractor doing wheelies.
With Animal, Canadians Cirque Alfonse takes us on a journey of discovery through a series of slightly surreal farm fables served up with a touch of irreverence, impressive virtuosity and the company’s familiar comic touch. In this re-invented agricultural world, the farm is turned upside down and the barn turned inside out!
A gentleman farmer has surrounded himself with some familiar but slightly outlandish creatures: the chickens have teeth, the ducks are slightly menacing and the cows are kicking up a fuss. In this “farm fantasy”, the imagination conjures up stories from childhood, rural life proves to be both energetic and poetic and clichés are joyfully turned on their head.
Yet again, the clan of family and friends that make up Cirque Alfonse has favoured its multidisciplinary approach where circus, song, dance and theatre all come together, driven by original live music … an irresistible mix of trad and soul that the troupe calls ‘agricultural funk!
A production for young and old alike, Animal is the farm gone haywire!
★★★★ “The Quebecois company has a slightly anarchic approach to circus that sets it apart from the crowd.” – The Scotsman
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Where is it happening?
17 The Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand 9016, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
