Australia’s National Youth Circus
Flying Fruit Fly Circus is proudly Australia’s National Youth Circus and the country’s only full-time circus school, unique in the Australian professional circus landscape.
With many landmark projects to our name and an ever-increasing roll call of alumni working in leading companies around the world, we are arguably Australia’s “most influential circus company” (ArtsHub). In 2029 our company will turn 50, marking half a century of providing exceptional, life-changing opportunities for Australian young people, their families and audiences.
Our Circus
We deliver Australia’s only full-time circus program for young people aged 8-18, with up to 80 students enrolled each year. Students receive world class training across a wide range of circus disciplines, performance and touring experiences. Our headquarters is a state-of-the-art facility in Albury consisting of a large training hall, studios and theatre. The training program is delivered alongside primary and secondary academic studies.
We are also a busy cultural hub for our regional community, with a range of public classes and community and school programs for participants from 18 months up to 80 years old.
Independent artists and companies regularly use our spaces via the Under Construction creative residency program and free open training. Our Albury-Wodonga headquarters are a national asset for the circus industry, fit-for-purpose with a strong culture of safety.
Our industry partners include Cirque du Soleil, Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne, National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA), The Cube Wodonga, Circa and Casus Creations.
We thank our government partners for supporting our full-time circus training and performance program – Australian Government through the Office for the Arts, Creative Victoria, Create NSW, Creative Australia, and AlburyCity.
Our Schools
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus trains young people in the art form of circus from Year 3 to Year 12. We provide a creative and caring environment conducive to producing educated, healthy, well-balanced individuals including outstanding circus artists of the highest international standard.
Up to Year 9, students are automatically enrolled into our Flying Fruit Fly Circus School, a specialist school within the Victorian public education system that is exclusive to our young acrobats. Our school’s unique structure and culture enables primary and secondary age students to concentrate on circus and performing arts without jeopardising academic success.
From Years 10-12 our academic partner is the Wodonga Senior Secondary College. In collaboration with us and the National Institute of Circus Arts, the college delivers a Certificate III in Circus Arts, a nationally recognised qualification.
Our students are a close knit and supportive cohort of young people and each individual within our school community is a valued member of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus family of students, parents and teachers.
We thank the Victorian Government through the Department of Education for providing this unique training and academic opportunity to the talented young people who join the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.
Our Vision
To be the leading centre of contemporary circus in Australia.
Our Mission
To train young people in the artform of circus and create extraordinary new circus works.
Arts8
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is proud to be a member of the Arts8 group of elite performing arts training organisations alongside: