Circa: Duck Pond

The final Abu Dhabi performance for this exuberant take on Swan Lake (with a hint of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling) that mixes the enchantment of the ballet with the thrill of the circus. Australia’s Circa Contemporary Circus is one of the globe’s leading performance companies, pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving performances and drawing rave reviews and standing ovations across six continents since its foundation in 2006; Duck Pond is one of the company’s most ambitious works yet, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour, colourful surrealism, and a thoroughly contemporary energy. You’ll see a clumsy film crew, a sequinned flipper-wearing army of ducks, and a burlesque black swan in this tale of identity and finding your true self; there are sumptuous aerials, enchanting duets, jaw-dropping acrobatics, and many, many feathers …