The Women's Circus

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Event The Women's Circus
Venue Footscray Community Arts Centre, Footscray, VIC
First Date 22 October 1992
Opening Date 22 October 1992
Last Date 7 November 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere Yes
Description The Women's Circus began at the Footscray Community Arts Centre in 1991. Initially it was formed as a means of personal empowerment for victims of sexual assault but it has since made membership available to all women...the performance skills used are of the basic rope walking, tumbling and trapeze variety.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Circus
Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cathy Johnstone Assistant Director
Sally Forth Choreographer
Donna Jackson Choreographer
Dawn Bamforth Circus Style Performer
Kirsty Bartlett Circus Style Performer
Ruth Bauer Circus Style Performer
Michele Bottroff Circus Style Performer
Fi Bowie Circus Style Performer
Christina Branton Circus Style Performer
Michelle Brisbane Circus Style Performer
Katy Brown Circus Style Performer
Caron Byrne Circus Style Performer
Lena Cirillo Circus Style Performer
Penni Clarke Circus Style Performer
Julia Cull Circus Style Performer
Jenny Denton Circus Style Performer
Megan Donne Circus Style Performer
Kimberley Downing Circus Style Performer
Danielle Edwards Circus Style Performer
Janine Edwards Circus Style Performer
Annie Fayzdaughter Circus Style Performer
Kayt Fitzpatrick Circus Style Performer
Jeni Foster Circus Style Performer
Vig Geddes Circus Style Performer
Jenni Gray Circus Style Performer
Zoe Green Circus Style Performer
Mandy Grinblat Circus Style Performer
Sharee Grinter Circus Style Performer
Catherine Hearse Circus Style Performer
Nicole Hunter Circus Style Performer
Cathy Johnstone Circus Style Performer
Jen Jordan Circus Style Performer
Ann Krastev Circus Style Performer
Josie Kristensen Circus Style Performer
Swee Leng Lim Circus Style Performer
Deb Lewin Circus Style Performer
Min Lewin Circus Style Performer
Emma Margetts Circus Style Performer
Karen Martin Circus Style Performer
Debby Maziarz Circus Style Performer
Gayle McPherson Circus Style Performer
Louise Merrett Circus Style Performer
Martine Murray Circus Style Performer
Helen North Circus Style Performer
Andrea Ousley Circus Style Performer
Marg Peck Circus Style Performer
Louise Rad Circus Style Performer
Bridget Roberts Circus Style Performer
Linda Rose Circus Style Performer
Michelle Siu Circus Style Performer
Sue Slammer Circus Style Performer
Georgie Stewart Circus Style Performer
Trish Sykes Circus Style Performer
Jean Taylor Circus Style Performer
Karen Traumanis Circus Style Performer
Loreen Visser Circus Style Performer
Kylie White Circus Style Performer
Coral Wilkinson Circus Style Performer
Linda Wilson Circus Style Performer
Marianne Permezel Composer
Wendy Black Designer
Donna Jackson Director
Sally Forth Movement Director Circus Trainer
Radha Claridge Musical Director
Marianne Permezel Musical Director
Kerry Ann Musician
Fi Bowie Musician
Caron Byrne Musician
Ria Catherine Musician
Sharon Follett Musician
Rosemary Joy Musician
Fiona Madigan Musician
Janet Patterson Musician
Morrigan Sutherland Musician
Karen Traumanis Musician
Kath Waites Musician
Justin Poza Sound Designer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October, 1992
Programme
Data Reviewed By LizLarkin on 28 October 2024
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16984