About the Event

Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment and then descend into a sinuous trance. Towers grow and decay, bodies leap and are caught as physical limits are pushed to their extreme. Can we ever find a perfect balance, or is adapting to constant change the only way forward? 

This next chapter of Circa’s internationally acclaimed Humans is a tightly woven choreography of bodies, pulsing with music by composer Ori Lichtik and revealed in Paul Jackson’s dramatic lighting. Created by circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, Humans 2.0 is intimate, primal, and deeply engaged with the challenge of being human. 

A symphony of acrobatics, sound, and light, this is next-level circus by Circa. 

“Humans 2.0 is a seriously sensational spectacle: as aesthetic as it is athletic, as comedic as it is grave, and all in all, a visceral delight.” — The Conversation, Australia 

“… 70 minutes of wonder … perfectly timed, perfectly executed, perfectly staged.” — Courier Mail, Australia 

“… impressive and sophisticated contemporary New Circus at its best.” — Berlin Morning Post, Germany   

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.

Humans 2.0 is commissioned by The Mondavi Center, UC Davis

Dance Series Sponsors 

Betty Hum & Alan Yudell and Karen & John Voris