Reviewed by:
The Connect Press
Review by Laura Bennett |
03 March 2025
YOAH: Fusing circus acts with digital visual effects, YOAH is the latest work from Japan-based company Cirquework. Playing in one of Adelaide Fringe’s biggest venues, the cast get some serious height on their trapeze acts and aerial stunts but suffer from being in a show with little narrative cohesion. The costuming and graphics suggest a story is unfolding, but it doesn’t land with an audience who were heard saying “I don’t know what I’m watching, but it is pretty”. YOAH is indeed beautiful and, with its Japanese origins, brings something unique to the crowded circus offerings at the Fringe but struggles to meet the mark as expected.