Flippin' yeah!
In Spanish, the verb ‘flipar’ means to be mesmerised, to end up with your mouth wide open because you’re so impressed. It is an appropriate name, then, for the unique celebration of circus, aerial, street and physical theatre that will be taking place as part of the Canberra Festival this March.
“The name is derived from the Spanish word, and also from the act of flipping – because in physical theatre there’s a lot of flipping – combined with the word ‘art,’” artistic producer Frank Madrid tells me. Frank first came up with the idea for FLIPART when brainstorming ways to drive demand for the arts in Canberra. “Canberrans really like to party and there is a tradition of Canberrans getting out and doing things like the Folk Festival or the Multicultural Festival,” Frank says. “I wanted to do something different and I thought the whole idea of circus and seeing ordinary people doing extraordinary things had to work.”
The festival is certainly going to be something special, featuring national and international acts such as Grammy-winning Latin fusion band Los Amigos Invisibles, Ethiopian acrobat trio The Zimboyz and aerial dance group Dislocate, as well as local acts such as ... READ MORE »
