Producer / Company name: Na Djinang Circus
Created by: Harley Mann, Johnathan Brown (Anawan) , Manelaya Kaydos-Nitis , Isabelle Champagne-Chittick
Performer/s: Jonathan Brown, Manelaya Kaydos Nitis, Violette Van Geyzel
Directed by: Harley Mann (Wakka Wakka)
Associate Director: Benjamin Sheen
Devised with: Margot Mansfield, Emily Loe
Cultural consultant: Uncle Dan Mitchell
Lighting Design by: Harrie Hogan
Sound Designed by: Jason Renehan
Costumes designed by: Emily Barrie
Originally Commissioned By: Deadly Fringe
★★★★★ Blak Australian circus at its most compelling
A First Nations person, a descendant of settlers, and a migrant ask one urgent question…
How should we acknowledge Country?
Deftly mixing acrobatics and contemporary dance Of The Land on Which We Meet follows the journey of three circus artists with distinct relationships to Country.
Heartbreaking circus, bodies colliding, lifting up and slipping away reveals the clumsy and dangerous dialogue that surrounds this vital question. With five-star reviews both at home and abroad, Of The Land on Which We Meet is a physical triumph.
Created in Na Djinang Circus’s signature style, merging Indigenous forms with Western mediums, this deeply personal work reminds us that the impossible can be willed into existence when we choose to move through it together.
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Tiffany Garvie
Photography by Cam Matheson
Photography by Cam Matheson
EdFringe 2024
"Captivating, breathtaking, and profoundly moving"
Melbourne Fringe 2023
"This tremendous art piece explores individual ways Australians connect to Country"
The Indiependent
"A physically and emotionally awe-inspiring show Of the Land on Which We Meet will amaze you by finding new ways to ask the most important question"
SPECIAL Q&A
There will be a Q&A with the cast and creatives following the performance.
Cast & Creatives
ACCESSIBILITY
In English.
Wheelchair accessible.
Companion Card accepted.
Assistive Hearing system available (FM).
Find out more about accessibility at PHIVE.
Additional Ticketing Information
$7.95 Transaction Fee applies.
The authorised ticket agency for this event is Riverside Theatres.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency, you risk that these tickets are fake, void, or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies.
Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection. Children aged 0-18 months at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap free of charge. A valid ticket is required for all children over 18 months.
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This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, as part of Deadly Fringe.
Supported by The City of Melbourne, The City of Maribyrnong, Craig Semple, Creative Victoria, The Australia Council for the Arts.
Na Djinang Circus is generously supported by Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, The City of Melbourne, and the Sue Beeton Foundation.
