9–11 March Bruce Mason Centre
JUNK
FLYING FRUIT FLY CIRCUS
auckland arts festival season supported by The Clyde Graham Charitable Trust managed by
55mins no interval photography: jacquie manning (cover); oga creative agency
THE SHOW “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” — Thomas Edison JUNK tells the story of a modern-day boy finding himself in an abandoned junkyard inhabited by the spirits of children from the 1940s. They teach him to play, trust, invent and take risks. JUNK responds to the creative question “in 2018 do we over supervise our children? Are we creating a generation denied the opportunity to take risks, find their boundaries and exercise their imagination?” JUNK is reminiscent of a time when children created their own fun, when they played outside from dusk to dawn,
climbing trees, jumping off roofs, hanging off the hills hoist and discovering that their imagination could take them anywhere they wanted to go. This work will take audiences on a journey back in time, before children had access to televisions, computers and expensive toys, when the neighborhood street was a playground full of adventure and make-believe. Our young artists undertook research with local elders, collecting their stories into childhood play in regional Australia during the 1940s. These became the inspiration to create JUNK, a beautiful intergenerational exchange that has been a privilege to create within. Jodie Farrugia, Director
CREATIVE TEAM Artistic Director Jodie Farrugia
Lighting Designer Tom Willis
Executive Director Richard Hull
Set Designer Joey Ruigrok
Master Trainer Loic Marques
Costume Designer Lyn Shields
Technical Manager Scott Stoddart
Rigging Designer Simon Yates
Creative Circus Associate/Trainer Alex Mizzen
Rigger Darryl John
Sound Designer Bec Matthews
Dramaturge & Puppet Direction Sarah Kriegler (Lemony S Puppet Theatre)
Creative Circus Associates Chelsea McGuffin Simon McClure Shane Witt Ben Lewis Tour Manager Madge Fletcher Stage Manager Jordan Hiles junk has been supported by australian government – ministry for the arts, creative victoria, create nsw, city of wodonga, albury city, oga creative agency
PERFORMERS Savanna Barker Holly-Rose Boyer Campbell Clarke Tilly Hendrie Kayla Hulm Mitch Kilsby
Fidel Lancaster-Cole Tom Leask Will Ledingham Gaby Lee Ellie Marks Georgie McFarlane
Poppy McFarlane Soma Murphy Angus Onley Ewan Schell Abbey Szakal
THE FLYING FRUIT FLY CIRCUS is one of the world’s leading youth arts companies, both a celebrated producer of contemporary circusbased theatre for young people and a national centre of arts training excellence, catering primarily for young people from age 8 to 18.
including the Nanjing Projects with China’s Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe and collaborations with the Moscow Circus. In 2015 the Flying Fruit Fly Circus continued the legacy with landmark partnerships with Sydney Opera House, the Vietnam School of Circus and Vaudeville in Hanoi and collaborations with other notable organisations and artists.
the Sydney Opera House with Circus Under My Bed by popular demand and performed seasons in Albury, Canberra and internationally in Istanbul as part of the Australia in Turkey Festival. The company’s most recent production JUNK premiered at the Cube Wodonga in 2016 before performing at the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne to sold-out audiences.
In 2014, the company’s 35th year, its hit show Circus Under My Bed performed triumphantly at Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, while another major production Control Alt Delete was on tour to 12 towns and cities around the nation. In 2015 the Flying Fruit Fly Circus returned to
Seeing the young artists of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus perform live is like no other experience on the Australian stage.
Based in Albury-Wodonga, the company delivers a world famous circus program and complementary academic program, providing elite-level technical skills and artistic learning for young people who have the dedication and attributes to become professional, industry-ready circus performers. The company has many groundbreaking achievements to its name
The Company is a registered charitable foundation. fruitflycircus.com.au
aaf.co.nz Auckland Arts Festival is a place for ambitious ideas by storytellers, provocateurs and creators. The Festival reflects our contemporary, cosmopolitan city with its many communities. It challenges artists and audiences to be bold and take a risk. Through the work of artists from Aotearoa and across the world, we aim to unify, uplift, enlighten and inspire the people of Tāmaki Makaurau and our many visitors. Taking place annually in March, 2018 marks the 10th Auckland Arts Festival. This year more than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Festival, which comprises more than 50 events taking place in all corners of the Auckland region and many of which are free.
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1–25 March DAILY UNTIL LATE
FESTIVAL CLUB All roads at the Auckland Arts Festival lead back to the iHeartRadio FESTIVAL CLUB at the Aotea Centre, a hangout space and music stage for audiences, artists and the creative community to meet, mix and celebrate. Food and drink curated by ArtDego
FESTIVAL CLUB designed by Angus Muir
In the centre of the Aotea Arts Precinct, this comfortable and upbeat pop-up club is your place to gather before and after a show, grab a delicious meal from a bespoke menu, enjoy live music from instrumentalists and DJs, or unwind over the long summer nights with an ice cold beverage.