Animal Animal
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Animal

  • CIRCUS
  • Whānau Friendly
  • a little bit of country, a whole lot of crazy
  • live music, big laughs & outrageous aerial stunts
  • First time in Aotearoa

Cirque Alfonse

It’s farm life, but not as we know it. Proudly from the funky backwaters of Quebec, Cirque Alfonse has cooked up a barnyard-themed circus stacked with the weirdest livestock, tractors and giant cowbells as stunt props, and a mechanical bull…just because. Did we mention the unbelievable acrobatic skills, edge-of-your-seat tricks and madcap comedy routines? What makes Animal such a winner of a show is the pure joy and unpredictability its most wholesome troupe of carnies brings to the stage — a multi-generational family of performers and musicians, from super young to sprightly in age, who just know how to put on a show.

Cirque Alfonse is a French-Canadian circus company of family and friends from the Carabinier-Lépine clans in Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec. Since 2005 the company has toured internationally with rural and carnival-inspired acts such as Timber!, Barbu and Tabarnak. Animal is a surreal tribute to growing up on a farm. Alongside traditional circus stunts, the show is performed visually through comedy skits, slapstick humour and dance. The company also plays their own instruments, performing music throughout in their native Quebecois.


    
Accessible shows & ticket details


Audio Described Performance
Sat 22 March, 12.30pm Touch Tour & 2pm Audio Described Performance

To book tickets fill in our booking form 

Relaxed Performance
Sun 23 March, 12.30pm (pre-show demonstration) & 2pm performance

To book tickets fill in our booking form 

Very Visual Performance

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Enjoy the performance with your family

Check out our family group offer.

   
$30 for Under 30

$30 Tickets for under 30s are available for this event, photo ID may need to be presented at the venue.
   

     
Early Bird Ticket Offer

Early bird tickets available for purchase 13 November 2024 - 9.59am 27 November 2024 or until allocation is exhausted.
      

*Adult prices no restrictions
Children's prices available for kids 15 and under
Suitable for ages 5+ 
May contain loud noises, flashing lights and haze.
image by Rolline Laporte

From $59 - $69*

Early bird tickets 15% off A & B reserve on Animal
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Dates

  • Wed
    19
    Rangatira, Q Theatre
    7.00pm
  • Thu
    20
    Rangatira, Q Theatre
    7.00pm
  • Fri
    21
    Rangatira, Q Theatre
    7.00pm
  • Sat
    22
    Rangatira, Q Theatre
    2.00pm
  • Sun
    23
    Rangatira, Q Theatre
    2.00pm

Duration

1hr 15mins no interval

305 Queen Street
Auckland 1010

09 309 9771
qtheatre.co.nz

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“Edgy, extremely talented and incredibly daring”

Matilda Marseillaise

“Cirque Alfonse’s five performers juggle a repertoire of stunts even better than they do a box of free-range eggs.”

FESTMAG

“Ridiculous, unadulterated fun”

The Stage

Credits

Production
  • Cirque Alfonse
Artistic direction
  • Julie & Antoine Carabinier-Lépine
Director
  • Alain Francoeur
Original music
  • David Simard
Scenography
  • Nicolas Descoteaux
Light design
  • Nicolas Descoteaux
Costume design
  • Geneviève Beauchamp
Acrobatic props design
  • Sylvain Lafrénière
Acrobats
  • Antoine Carabinier Lépine
  • Julie Carabinier Lépine
  • Alain Carabinier
  • Jonathan Casaubon
  • Jean-Philippe Cuerrier
  • Genevieve Mori
Musicians
  • Josianne Laporte
  • David Simard
  • Guillaume Turcotte

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