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This event is part of QPAC’s brand-new Learning and Engagement program in 2026 and is currently only on sale to schools.
To book your school group for this event simply fill out the Creative Learning Enquiry Form and one of our Group Sales team will contact you to confirm all details.
Designed for school audiences, this version of Duck Pond delivers the full magic of Circa in a shorter, curriculum and timetable friendly run time.
Overview
Feathers will fly in Circa's exuberant take on Swan Lake
The world’s most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy.
Be swept away by this tale of swans and hapless princes sparkling with quirky touches like the sequinned flipper-wearing duck army and a burlesque black swan. There are sumptuous aerials, jaw-dropping acrobatics and of course feathers! Touching, funny and utterly entertaining, Duck Pond is a tale of identity and finding your true self.
Gallery
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
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Photo credit: Pia Johnson 
Creatives
- Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble
- Director Yaron Lifschitz
- Composer & Sound Designer Jethro Woodward
- Costume Designer Libby McDonnell
- Lighting Designer Alexander Berlage
- Dramaturg/Associate Choreographer Rani Luther
- Associate Director Marty Evans
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