Christchurch circus returns

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The Christchurch earthquake last February forced many circus performers to flee the city in search of work. Their base - the Circo Arts school - was damaged in the quake and is likely to be demolished. But they're now slowly returning, as a new base for circus performers is established in the city.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 23:07:55

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:13:42

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 23:03:00

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:16:14

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:15:18

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:14:42

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:16:15

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 23:02:28

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A photograph of a performer at the 'Sound Cone' project at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 21 (12)

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Director of Gap Filler, Coralie Winn, with a young performer on the site of Gap Filler's Monopoly square.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:27:54

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A photograph of a performer using a large hoola hoop during a performance in the 'Sound Cone' space at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:27:14

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A photograph of a performer using a large hoola hoop during a performance in the 'Sound Cone' space at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 21:37:08

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A photograph of a performer using a large hoola hoop during a performance in the 'Sound Cone' space at LUXCITY.

Photograph of Sound Cone 2012:10:20 22:26:35

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A photograph of a performer using a large hoola hoop during a performance in the 'Sound Cone' space at LUXCITY.

MARYROSE CROOK, PURPLE PILGRIMS, THJE

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A poster advertising performers Maryrose Crook, Purple Pilgrims and Thje. The photographer comments, "Maryrose Crook, Purple Pilgrims, Thje. Saturday 26 Feb (2011). HSP 9PM $5. HSP stands for High Street Project. Here is the introduction for her concert 'Maryrose Crook's spectral voice and calenture tunes float through New Zealand giants, The Renderers' psychic country-punk and splatter rock, and emerge in her solo encounters with horripilated grace and filigree menace. Purple pilgrims' wraithish hymns evolve through a braided field of curled nautical drone and distant littoral roar, abstract thrums and change-rung celestial rustle'. She was supposed to perform on 26 February, but I am guessing the concert was cancelled due to the major earthquake in Christchurch on the 22nd. The horrendous quake made the venue at 84 Lichfield Street out of limits due to it being in the dangerous earthquake red zone. It looks like she next performed on the 17 May at the Loons in Lyttelton".