According to Ansell, “There has never been a circus show in the Concert Hall of that scale. Stratosphere will be a swansong of sorts, as it will be one of the last major performances in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall before it undergoes major renovations over the next two years. “I was noticing that the historic importance of the original moon landing was really resonating with everyone, so that became the overarching theme of the new show.”Ħ. According to Neil Dawes, director and creator of Stratosphere, the show’s inspiration comes from 2019 being the 50 th anniversary of the moon landing.
Ansell says, “The rest is history really because they produced The Illusionists, they toured the country and then went on to tour around the world and then developed different iterations.ħ. For Olivia Ansell, Sydney Opera House’s head of Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre, the Opera House was keen to collaborate with The Works Entertainment Group again, as it was the breakout show, The Illusionist, at Sydney Opera House that started its meteoric rise. This stratospheric rise over the past 11 years has resulted in the company, originally founded by Tim Lawson and Simon Painter, being quietly acquired by the leading circus behemoth - Cirque du Soleil. This Melbourne-based circus company has been taking its heady mix of high concept circus, death defying stunts, mysterious and uncanny magic, and razzle dazzle production values to audiences around the world.Ĩ. Cirque Stratosphere is the latest production from The Works Entertainment Group, responsible for such box office smashes as The Illusionists 1 and 2, Le Noir, The Unbelievables and Circus 1903. The Sydney Opera House will be transformed into the Funkadelic Mothership on December 24-29.ĩ. Stratosphere will be a giant leap into the entertaining world of Mission Control, omega watches, silver pantsuits, velcro, microwaves and other elements of 1960-70s futurism. On the eve of the Sydney Opera House’s upgrade of the Concert Hall, the final performance prior to its two-year closure will be a blast off by Cirque Stratosphere celebrating the historically transforming power of the original 1969 moon landing.
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