Cirque de la Symphonie brought the magic of cirque to the concert hall, with the elegant adaptation of some amazing circus acts  performed on stage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO). The performance showcased many of the best artists of the world – aerial flyers (Alexander Streltsov and Christine Van Loo);

 

acrobat (Vitali Buza); 

 

 

 

 

 

juggler, (Vladimir Tsarkov);  balancer (Elena Tsarkova) and strongmen (Jarek and Darek).

I love the music conducted by Benjamin Northey (who by the way, got right into the spirit of the circus performance!) – and the selection of music was outstanding. I got to hear composers I had heard of, but had not listened to before – Smetana, De Falla, Khachaturian, Glinka and Respighi. Fabulous!