Head Count by Company 23 at NICA at National Institute of Circus Arts

For the first time, the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the home of circus for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023 with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts, the State Government of Victoria, Melbourne Fringe, and the City of Stonnington.

NICA will support independent artists and small to medium companies to present works within NICA’s renowned venue, the NICA National Circus Centre, in Prahran. Operating over two and a half weeks, multiple shows will be programmed as part of the festival with new Australian work and international Taiwanese circus company FOCA bringing the space to life.

For two nights only, NICA’s third-year students will be presenting Head Count as part of Melbourne Fringe as well. Head Count features twenty breathtaking displays of gravity-defying physical feats, brought to you by Company 23 and the National Institute of Circus Arts. Head Count will be showing Friday 6 and Saturday 7 October, 6pm.