This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

4 young adults standing in a row looking at each other smiling, all dressed in purple with a black background: Putra IGN, 2025
4 young adults performing circus acrobatics, all dressed in purple, captured mid-movement against a neutral background: Putra IGN, 2025
Three young adults performing circus acrobatics using a unicycle, trapeze, and handstand canes, all dressed in purple against a neutral background: Putra IGN, 2025
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Focal Point

'FOCAL POINT' explores the power and complexity of focus. How it can both guide our attention and cleverly deceive it. Blending bold circus artistry with physical theatre and an intriguing soundscape, this original contemporary circus work follows the story of four unique performers as they navigate a world built on precision, play, and discovery.

Witness vibrant colours, expressive movement, and high-level circus skills in an immersive experience where perception is constantly shifting.

Audiences are invited to reflect on their relationship with attention, gaining deeper insight into both the performers’ stories and their own. Prompting the questions; What drives our focus? How do our personal lenses shape our view of the world? Are we truly in control of where our attention goes?

Presented by: The Adelaide Circus Collective

The Adelaide Circus Collective is a vibrant new circus company dedicated to providing performance opportunities and professional support to emerging and diverse artists from South Australia and beyond. With a focus on fostering a creative and inclusive environment, The Adelaide Circus Collective offers a safe space where like-minded artists can train, develop, and collaborate to produce original works. Committed to nurturing talent and experimentation, The Adelaide Circus Collective, directed by Alex Charman, celebrates innovation, artistic growth, and community connection. The company brings high-level circus and physical theatre to the stage through the power of collaboration, creating new and exciting circus experiences for audiences locally and nationally.
Circus • Acrobatics
South Australia • World Premiere
 
Fringe Fund Recipient
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: G
Family friendly: Yes
Target audience: Primary (8-11) | Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
High visual content
 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area
 
Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Presenter

Presented by: The Adelaide Circus Collective

The Adelaide Circus Collective is a vibrant new circus company dedicated to providing performance opportunities and professional support to emerging and diverse artists from South Australia and beyond. With a focus on fostering a creative and inclusive environment, The Adelaide Circus Collective offers a safe space where like-minded artists can train, develop, and collaborate to produce original works. Committed to nurturing talent and experimentation, The Adelaide Circus Collective, directed by Alex Charman, celebrates innovation, artistic growth, and community connection. The company brings high-level circus and physical theatre to the stage through the power of collaboration, creating new and exciting circus experiences for audiences locally and nationally.