Borderville Festival

3 – 20 December 2024

Welcome to Borderville 2024!

Our annual Borderville Festival is our love letter to the Border region and the incredible circus community that calls Albury-Wodonga home.

Since 2014 Borderville has showcased the full range of circus talent on the border. From our young, up and coming circus arts kids to the skills of our full-time ensemble, graduating students and Fruit Fly alumni with stellar careers that have taken them around the world.

We hope you can join us this December for our summer of circus.

Read on to find out more about the 2024 Festival Program!

2024 FESTIVAL PROGRAM

SWING STYLE

Tuesday 3 December
Borderville Theatre

Our talented Night Flies are taking on the roaring twenties for one night only. Join these teen fanatics as they turn the Borderville Theatre into their very own Jazz and & Blues club. Showcasing a wide variety of swingin’ circus acts from our advanced teen ensemble.

SYNTHOTRONICA’S
SCHOOL DISCO

Thursday 5 December
Borderville Theatre

A groovy all ages evening of irresistibly danceable music by circus composer extraordinaire Ania Reynolds under her alter ego Synthotronica. Expect fat beats with fatter synths and a really good time.

FLOP

Friday 6 December
Borderville Theatre

Arthur Hull uncovers some of the best songs from the worst musicals ever written. The neon lights aren’t always bright on Broadway, for every hit, there are fifty flops. This snappy little show is a love letter to the rollercoaster world of musicals and the people who make them.

CIRCUS ARTS SHOWCASE

Saturday 7 December
Flying Fruit Fly Circus Training Hall

The extraordinary energy of our Circus Arts kids will fill the training floor at Fruities HQ over 4 special shows. These young acrobats are bursting with passion and new tricks. Join us as they celebrate the end of another circus year with their friends and family.

MIRRORED

Thursday 12 – Saturday 14 December
Gateway Village Amphitheatre

Step into a world of wonder and illusion with Mirrored, an extraordinary circus performance inspired by the mesmerising symmetry of MC Escher’s artwork and presented by 67 talented artists from the renowned Flying Fruit Fly Circus.

LIVE & FAMOUS
THE GRAD SHOW

Monday 16 – Friday 20 December
Borderville Theatre

Join our 2024 graduating students and some friends in their final show as Fruit Flies.

A magical cabaret cocktail for all the family packed full of tricks, flips and fun. Marvel at mesmerising aerial acts and dare devil acrobatics. Experience the 2024 graduates of the world famous Flying Fruit Fly Circus before they fly the coop!