The idea for the Fijian Flying Circus came about purely by circumstance, which aligns with VOU’s ethos of creating new works based on the latest ideas and exploring the next boundary they can push.
Fijian Flying Circus choreographer, Navi Fong highlighted this during fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan that the concept began when they already had a circus tent and some Cuban friends who joined them in 2023, were willing to teach the artists circus skills.
Fong says no one had originally set their hearts on creating a circus show; instead, it developed naturally from training their artists in a different discipline, as opposed to only dancing.
Fong says that it began as part of their artistic evolution and the next step in pushing themselves as artists, and it snowballed from there.
He adds that they moved into full-scale training, creating the circus from their existing strengths in dance and storytelling, combined with these new circus skills.
Fong also emphasised that in everything they do, they remain conscious of expressing creativity in a uniquely Fijian way, drawing inspiration from local flora and fauna, and weaving in Pacific humour.
The Fijian Flying Circus shows are currently underway in Nadi.
The shows will continue until the 20th of this month.
