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CHINA+AUSTRALIA | CIRCUS NANJING PROJECT A MELBOURNE–NANJING COLLABORATION ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, FAIRFAX STUDIO Wed 15 – Fri 17 Oct Wed & Thu at 7pm Fri at 6pm & 9pm 1 hr, no interval $49 / $39 Family Pack $129 Students $25 Transaction fees may apply melbournefestival.com.au/nanjing Arts Centre Melbourne 1300 182 183 artscentremelbourne.com.au Ticketmaster 136 100 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTED BY MEREDITH KITCHEN (NICA) ARTISTIC CONSULTANT LU GUANG RONG Three decades ago, Australian circus was changed forever when the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe came to Victoria to teach our finest young performers the art of Chinese circus. Three decades later, Melbourne Festival celebrates this milestone by welcoming five of Nanjing’s extraordinary circus artists for an unmissable program of jaw-dropping juggling, spinning and tumbling. Nanjing’s finest are joined on stage by performers from the Flying Presenting Partner CIRCUS IN MOTION MELBOURNE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLAYKING FOUNDATION PRESENTS Fruit Fly Circus and the National Institute of Circus Arts, making for a remarkable international collaboration between a whole new generation of Australian and Chinese circus talent. Come witness a historic showcase – a one-off opportunity to see some of the world’s best circus artists performing alongside Australia’s rising stars. Nanjing Project is part of a multi-faceted development and performance project initiated by Melbourne Festival that is a collaboration between Australian and Chinese artists, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA), the Flying Fruit Fly Circus and Jiangsu Acrobatics Association. This collaboration has been made possible thanks to the support of Playking Foundation. melbournefestival.com.au 25