There's a range of great events, fundraisers, and shows, all happening over the next four weekends around Wellington. Most of which directly support the Circus Hub.

How many will you attend?

The Beautiful People: The Circus Hub Benefit Cabaret

Sunday 26th November 2017, from 4-5pm

The Theatre, Whitireia Performance Centre, 25-27 Vivian Street, Wellington

The Beautiful People: A circus cabaret show to raise money for The Wellington Circus Hub.

The students of the Whitireia circus course and we are getting together to say thank you to the Circus Hub, for all our support of their training program.

Come along for a family friendly, fun filled afternoon celebrating circus!

TICKETS can be purchased from:

The CIrcus Hub: 11 Hutchisen Road, Newtown. Please come up to the office.

Alternatively they be purchased from Whitireia on Vivian Street,

Or from any of the year 3 students already on the degree program.

$15 per person ($10 concessions)

Cirkopolis, by Cirque Éloize

Friday - Sunday, 1-3rd December 2017

St James Theatre, Wellington

With Rosita from Cirque Éloize, joining us at the Circus Hub to run a couple of Aerials Workshops, we're excited to share details of the show coming to Wellington.

Montreal's Cirque Eloize renowned modern circus production, Cirkopolis, and save up to 48%* off the standard ticket price.

On the final leg of its world tour, this "feast of modern circus" (Sydney Morning Herald) draws inspiration from the classic movie Metropolis, with a dramatic story interwoven with magical performances from acrobats, contortionists, dancers and clowns who are truly masters of their art.

It is a fun, imaginative and fast-paced piece of theatrical entertainment that all ages will love. End your year on a cultural high-note and take your friends, family, workmates or just yourself to Cirkopolis.

All remaining Adult Tickets $39* and children $10*

Book before midnight Sunday 26 November and save up to $36 per ticket

A Murder in Hubbington - A Murder Mystery Circus Show

Friday - Sunday, 8th-10th December 2017

The Circus Hub, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington

The Circus Hub's Performance Programme is celebrating 2 years of wonderful circus craziness! To mark this occasion they are bringing you a unique show, created and performed by current and former students of the programme and two of their trainers.

Join us for an investigation like no other.

Welcome to Hubbington! A quiet and normal town like any other, where townsfolk send their children off to school, get their fine meats from the butcher, attend church on Sunday and visit the library to borrow books. But don’t let appearances fool you! Upon taking a closer look, you might notice that the villagers aren’t as normal as they seem…

It's the Centennial Celebration and the village people are gathering to celebrate the unveiling of a new commemorative statue. Nothing could prepare them for the real surprise when instead of a statue, the bloody dead body of the town mayor is revealed!

Who killed the mayor? Could it be the obvious suspect, his wife? Or the bartender? Perhaps his mistress? Or what about his biggest rival the school teacher?

Never fear! Hubbington’s best (and only) police officer, and the reporter who has everything to prove will both investigate to discover the killer of a mayor who had many enemies…

8th, 9th, and 10th December, from 9pm. Doors open at 8.30pm.

Tickets on sale on EventFinda ($15 online, $20 at the door)

Alcohol will be served for the occasion (Eftpos and cash accepted). Not suitable for children.

Please note that the audience will not be seated during the show, and will be required to move in the space. (seating will be available for people with reduced mobility).

RAW Summer Showcase - Santa vs The Grinch

Saturday, 16th December 2017, Doors open at 8pm

The Circus Hub, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington

Join us at the Circus Hub once again, for our 3 monthly RAW showcase. Presenting the talents of many of our students, teachers, and local professionals.

The theme for this showcase is Santa, vs The Grinch. Which side will you be on?

Our family friendly show is available for Koha on the door.

RAW Kids Summer Showcase - Santa vs The Grinch

Sunday, 17th December 2017, From 3pm

The Circus Hub, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington

From our younger students and performers.

Come to the Circus Hub on the Sunday afternoon, for an entertaining family show.

Rosita Hendry is a Kiwi-Circus Artist performing in Cirkopolis by Cirque Eloize.

Rosita grew up training in gymnastics, music and dance.

From a young age she dreamed of being a circus performer. When she realized that she could amalgamate all three art forms, she finally made the commitment to train full time as a Circus Artist. This in turn lead to her attending National Institute of Circus Arts, Australia graduating with a Diploma in Circus Arts. Montreal was next on the horizon. In 2014 she moved to Canada to train at Ecole Nationale de Cirque, (ENC), where she graduated in June 2017 as a specialist in Aerial Rope and Cyr Wheel. Since then she has gone on to perform with Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Eloize.

Rosita is excited to be back home and looking forward to passing on some of the knowledge she had gleaned during her time overseas.

We are very excited to announce that during her visit here as part of her performance with Cirque Eloise, she's offering a couple of Aerials workshops at the Circus Hub.

* Tuesday 28th November, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Rope and Tissus Workshop, for Advanced students only.

* Wednesday 29th November, 10am-11:30am, Rope and Tissus Workshop, open workshop (but with some prior experience and a reasonable level of fitness)

The price per person is just $65 cash on the day.

Spaces are limited to 8 students per workshop. Pre-booking is essential. Spaces reserved on a first come first served basis.

Please email Jason on manager@circus.org.nz to confirm your attendance.

We’re so grateful to Lucy, who today donated this much loved 2010 iMac desktop computer to the Circus Hub.

It was on our wish list, to help replace the donated PC from a few years ago used in the office, which unfortunately was crashing more times that it was loading.

So this will really help maintain the various admin and marketing aspects of the Circus Hub, moving forward.

We’re so appreciative of all your support.

An evening of circus and song with a sprinkle of magic.

This is a show for all the family, featuring Wire walkers, acrobats and trapeze artists mashed with Motown ,Jazz and Soul…the beautiful, the wonderful and the wild...

Sawdust premiere’s the spectacular and vibrant talents of Wellington’s full time Circus Programme from Whitireia New Zealand (who often train at the Circus Hub).

The show features music, mind bending acrobatics, dance and humour.Explore the onstage magic and the backstage madness of the circus in an exhilarating performance at The Hannah Playhouse,

Directed by Deborah Pope and Rosalie Ducharme.

16th to 18th November 2017.

Thursday 16 November, 8.00pmFriday 17 November, 8.00pm Saturday 18 November, 2.00pmSaturday 18 November, 8.00pm

Sawdust simply explodes with future talent.

Tickets available via www.hannahplayhouse.org.nz

If you've seen the various videos of flash mobs around the world, you may appreciate how captivating they can be.

If you'd like to be a part of them, we've just had Holly come into the Hub, asking to get the word out, about dancers and performers wanted for choreographed routines as part of a flashmob group.

You can get involved by heading along to Whitireia , this coming Sunday 22nd October, from 12:30-2pm. This is at 25 Vivian Street, Wellington.

Rehearsals will begin in November, around the same time each Sunday.

Some professional roles may also be available

Contact ehrickman@yahoo.com for more information as wanted.

The Circus Hub brings you another wonderful evening of entertainment and spooky excitement, this Halloween weekend, on the 28th October 2017.

Enter the world of Cthulu, and witness mesmerising performances from the Hub's students, teachers, and local artists.

This Halloween event features a Victorian era theme. Dress up in your finest or spookiest, with prizes to be won for the best dressed!

Entry is koha, with all monies raised supporting the Hub helping further its aim to inspire passion for the circus arts.

This is looking to be one of our biggest shows yet, with over 30 performers in the ensemble.

Imogen, Zane & Degge were back at the Hub yesterday evening, setting up their newly made portable aerials rig. You’ll be seeing this rig around NZ at various shows and events, including those outdoor events the Circus Hub is involved with too.

'Highlight - Carnival of Lights' is happening this coming Labour Weekend in the Riddiford Gardens, Lower Hutt.

Featuring the talents of many Wellington based Circus Artists. The circus installations and performances have been created and produced by COLOSSAL (you may know better as Imogen, Zane and Degge) and they're so looking forward to seeing it all come to life.

For the last few years, Whitireia has been utilising the Circus Hub to provide a classroom with a difference, to the students of the full time Circus Diploma program.

Some of those students now work directly with the Hub as teachers, and many of them are involved in shows and events around Wellington and New Zealand.

If you'd like to become part of the 2018 intake as part of the new Te Auaha program, still largely taught here at the Circus Hub, Auditions are taking place in a couple of weeks.

Email Deb.pope@whitireia.ac.nz

or Phone 0211 360 883