Welcome ladies and gentlemen to today’s Inaugural Symposium of Distinguished Scientists. Professors Wild and Barnard are here to demonstrate some important scientific breakthroughs – if only Professor Wild would stop tampering with the equipment and making friends with the audience.
It’s Not Circus It’s Science is a 40 minute show complete with acrobatics, clowning, neuroscience and physics. Audiences gasp, yell and laugh uproariously as these ridiculous scientists fumble their way through their presentation. Adults love it, children love it, scientists wish they were it; this is circus for the elite minds of the 21st Century!
Dates: September 27th – 30th
Times: 11am each day
Duration: 40 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A
Ages: 5 to 12 & their families
Venue: Northcote Uniting Church Hall
Cost: $15 regular, $12 concession
Bookings: (03) 9481 9500 or Click Here
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This is a really well rounded show, which achieves the difficult task of reaching (and entertaining till the end,) theatres harshest critics, the tiny tots! As a childless adult, I was amused and entertained all the way through too, but knowing how difficult it is to keep little ones still for more than a few moments, I was all the more impressed with the sense of wonder and laughter on every child’s face- each one totally engaged right till the end.
I think that people who dedicate themselves to creating such enthralling educational theatre for kids should be highly commended. The performers clearly have a passion for science and a passion for play and combine the two elements perfectly so as to ensure our future generations are properly entertained whilst developing their own sense of exploration and thirst for knowledge. The young ones in the audience still have a chance at obtaining that masters degree in bio-physics one day (they may well be dreaming about it tonight), while the rest of us can only laugh in relief that the silliest of the clowns, using balloons and loud noises, successfully upstages the serious one while she’s trying to lecture us on some hard to grasp concept with really big words. It’s easier to follow the fool, but, as she is offering a welcome distraction, she’s actually setting up the next amazing science experiment which combines a fine balance of physical dexterity with scientific credibility in a highly visual and stunning way of educating us about the speed of sound, the distribution of mass, and force versus pressure.
thanks lady in the middle row!! It was really fun performing for you…
Thanks Ailsa and Kate – E’s first “show” and he loved it. After a hectic afternoon of play and a spring egg hunt and friends, at dinner he announced (without prompting and pretty much outta nowhwere) “I liked how they tumbled. That was my favourite.”
Definitely a great show for the 6-8 age range, but heaps to keep the littler and bigger ones amused and engaged as well. (Oh, and I learned stuff too!)
I learned stuff too!!! Sonic BOOM!
we loved the show today- especially the info about force vs pressure. very very interesting!!! well done Teacup Tumble!
Louis Stan and Kate
thanks Stan and Louis and Kate. You looked so fabulous in those lab coats boys!