Zoe Robbins

A4 Circus Ensemble is a Melbourne based circus company, established in 2009 by graduates of The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. A4 toured their first production DownPour nationally and internationally, including Montreal Completement Cirque 2010.

A4 is excited to premiere their newest work ASORE - A Series Of Rare Events at the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2013 at GasWorks Arts Park (presented by AfterDark Theatre and GasWorks) and we need your help!

What series of rare events leads someone to a life in the circus? A4 explores this very question through text, mesmerising acrobatics, foot juggling and rizley. ASORE mixes the tradition of 1920's travelling circus with the sensuality of contemporary circus. A4 invites you behind the curtain where nothing is as glamours as it seems!

Target goal: $2000
We will be using this money for the development of our show as detailed below:

$1000 - we would really like to pay our director a wage. Our wonderful director Anni Davey has donated a lot of time for free and we would really like to reward her for her time.

$600 - Research trip to Sydney to interview the Kermond family who are now 3rd Generation Circus/ Vaudeville performers, having toured with the Ice Follies show, Barnum and Bailey and the Tivoli circuit in America. We will use some footage and text from these interviews in the show.

$400 - Will go towards costumes by the talented Amanda Fairbanks. We want our show to stay true to the 1920's aesthetics and look.

Anything you could spare would be greatly appreciated!






Kali Retallack is an experienced physical performer based in Melbourne, specialising in Aerial Ring, Tissu, Hula Hoops and Rizley. Kali became a member of The Flying Fruit Fly Circus at the age of 14, where her love of circus began. She has starred in the Helpmann award winning Smoke and Mirrors in The Famous Spiegeltent touring Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney and Edinburgh and with Strange Fruit at the World Expo 2012, Korea. Kali is a member of new and upcoming circus company A4 Circus Ensemble. Kali's passion is to create circus that fuses movement and skills in a beautiful and honest way.



Zoe Robbins is also a graduate of The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. She was introduced into the art of Foot-juggling by her trainer, Ms Lu a former member of The Shanghai Circus. During her time at FFFC Zoe toured regionally, nationally and internationally. Graduating from the FFFC in 2008 Zoe was accepted into The Beijing International Art School to hone her skills in foot-juggling. Returning to Australia in 2009 Zoe established A4 Circus Ensemble. In 2010 Zoe performed in A4's first production DownPour, including The Melbourne Fringe Festival 2010 where Zoe was a recipient of ACAPTA's Melbourne Fringe award and performed at the inaugural Montreal Circus Festival. Zoe regularly performs at high end corporate events and venues.

Director: Anni Davey