Duck Pond
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Circus
Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat and Circa Presents
Duck Pond
Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble
10 Sep 2025
Sessions
Wednesday
September 10, 2025
19:30 – 20:45
Tickets
September 10, 2025
19:30 – 20:45
Information
Show type
Circus
duration
75 Minutes (no interval)
Location
Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat
Time
7:30 PM
Prices
Full: $49
Concession: $44
$30 under 30: $30
Cheap Seats (restricted view): $30
Mob Tix: $25
We are proud to offer Mob Tix. These are discounted tickets for self-identified First Nations People to selected shows at Ballarat’s Cultural Venues.
Concession: $44
$30 under 30: $30
Cheap Seats (restricted view): $30
Mob Tix: $25
We are proud to offer Mob Tix. These are discounted tickets for self-identified First Nations People to selected shows at Ballarat’s Cultural Venues.
Suitable for
All Ages
Additional information
Circa is based in Meanjin (Brisbane) on the lands of the Jagera and Turrbal people. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the many lands on which we create and perform. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was. Always will be.
Feathers will fly in Circa's exuberant take on Swan Lake.
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a burlesque black swan. There are sumptuous aerials, jaw-dropping acrobatics and of course feathers!
Touching, funny and utterly entertaining, Duck Pond is a tale of identity and finding your true self.
★★★★ “Graceful aerial solos. Jaw dropping lifts. Superhuman balances. Swan Lake as you’ve never seen it before” – THE TIMES
★★★★ “Thoroughly entertaining. This circus mash-up of swan lake and the ugly duckling is a seasonal treat” – TIME OUT
★★★★½ “Duck Pond may just be one of the most exhilarating and thought-provoking shows you will see this year” – ARTS HUB
Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Duck Pond is co-commissioned by QPAC and The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, The Art House Wyong, Frankston Arts Centre, HOTA - Home of the Arts, Merrigong Theatre Company and Orange Civic Theatre.
The world's most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a burlesque black swan. There are sumptuous aerials, jaw-dropping acrobatics and of course feathers!
Touching, funny and utterly entertaining, Duck Pond is a tale of identity and finding your true self.
★★★★ “Graceful aerial solos. Jaw dropping lifts. Superhuman balances. Swan Lake as you’ve never seen it before” – THE TIMES
★★★★ “Thoroughly entertaining. This circus mash-up of swan lake and the ugly duckling is a seasonal treat” – TIME OUT
★★★★½ “Duck Pond may just be one of the most exhilarating and thought-provoking shows you will see this year” – ARTS HUB
Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Duck Pond is co-commissioned by QPAC and The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, The Art House Wyong, Frankston Arts Centre, HOTA - Home of the Arts, Merrigong Theatre Company and Orange Civic Theatre.
Created by
Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa ensemble
Director and Stage Design
Yaron Lifschitz
Composer and Sound Designer
Jethro Woodward
Costume Designer
Libby McDonnell
Lighting Designer
Alexander Berlage
Associate Director
Marty Evans
Dramaturg/Associate Choreographer
Rani Luther
Voice Over Artist
Elise Greig
Photograph
Damien Bredberg
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