Stories and yarns with Bubups (2022)
Circus Nexus in partnership with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) ran a program in the first half of 2020 called ‘Stories and Yarns with Bubups’. Aboriginal children aged 2-5 years in out of home care (OOHC) in and around Darebin, and their foster and Kinship carers, played with stories, art, dance and circus to get physical and build trust, and to create an illustrated storybook and live performance that will support the children to develop greater school readiness skills and stronger connections to culture. It also helped Kinship and foster Carers become more confident and informed about school readiness and ways to support connection to culture and link them to available supports and resources including kindergarten programs.
Pages Fly into the Sky (2020)
When Melbourne was in the middle of hard lockdown we adapted our Pages Fly project, transforming three of the printed books previously created into interactive online stories with craft, circus activities and storytelling in multiple languages. Click these links to check them out.
Moon Lake
Proudly supported by Hume City Council and RE Ross Trust.
Sisi Wote = All Together (2021-2022)
Young people have the capacity and inspiration to be changemakers, building cohesive communities. Young people from public housing join their peers from the wider community in a series of fun circus workshops and performance.
In partnership with Drum Youth Services at North Melbourne Community Centre, proudly supported by City of Melbourne.
Circus for Young & Old (2021)
A range of workshops with young people at Furlong Park school for the Deaf and elderly residents of St Bernadettes Aged Care, delivering fun and physical circus activity and recording of digital letters sent back and forth between the groups, keeping them connected through times of restrictions.
Proudly supported by Brimbank City Council.
Power Up! (2020/21)
Urban Aboriginal youth are inspired to make positive choices through opportunities to build new skillsets and connect with creative professionals and career pathways. Workshops with filmmakers, theatre-makers, dancers, circus artists and more.
Proudly supported by Inner North Community Foundation, in partnership with Koorie VCAL at Melbourne Polytechnic.
MY Circus Plugged In (2020/21)
A project creating a new interactive online learning tool for young people living with disability to access and engage in fun and engaging circus activity from anywhere through our Virtual Circus Environment. This project includes a performance and film created with and by participants.
In partnership with Croxton SDS and proudly supported by Darebin City Council’s Community Grants Program and Tobin Bros.
Hoop Army Mask Parade (2021)
Hoop Army “Mask-Parade" is a dynamic response to the needs of the community; offering solutions to recovery from COVID-19 impacts through building community cohesion and personal empowerment, whilst embracing the power of the female spirit. World-first recording of a 360 degree hoop-hop video, public performance and establishment of a new Hoop Club.
Proudly supported by Darebin City Council’s Community Grants Program.