AAF: Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus: CANCELLED

*Information regarding cancellation.

Four Auckland Arts Festival shows have been cancelled as a direct result of the Government’s new border control measures requiring all arrivals into New Zealand to self-isolate for 14 days.

All performances of Circolombia – Acéléré, Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus, Watt by Samuel Beckett and Soweto Gospel Choir are cancelled.

“The Festival and our artists are deeply disappointed and we are sorry that audiences will miss out on seeing these shows.”

Ticketholders will be contacted by Ticketmaster and, in the case of Watt, ASB Waterfront Theatre to arrange refunds.

All other Festival shows are going ahead as planned.

Straight from the score to the stage, Mozart appears amid a storm of powder, tumbling and twirling, as musical mayhem and movement fuse in this family show with a circus twist. Reinventing the composer’s magical music, this skillful and illuminating show features Circa’s dexterous daredevil artists and a live accordionist.

To those who know him, he is Wolfgang, the dart-playing ratbag. To those who are watching and listening, he is the wigged genius Mozart. Come and discover his irrepressible spirit and vibrant compositions through physical comedy and mischievous antics.

Reinventing the composer’s magical music, this skillful and illuminating show features Circa’s dexterous daredevil artists and a live accordionist. Watch as the notes are physically lifted off the page as performers bring the renowned compositions to life in a hilarious and high-spirited act young ones will fall head over heels in love with.

"Manic and magical." - The Guardian
"Delightful…performed with an infectious sense of joy." - Sydney Morning Herald
"Cheeky, charismatic and boundlessly energetic." - Herald Sun
"Take the kids, take someone else’s or unashamedly take yourself and giggle googly eyed along with them all for lashings of Mozart contagious joy!" - Herald Sun

Created by Yaron Lifschitz with Benjamin Knapton and the Circa Ensemble.

Recommended for ages 3+.

Presented in partnership with Auckland Live.