Greatest show coming to mall

JOIN the circus for one day at Hargreaves Mall next Wednesday.

The Connected Circus is bringing a range of props and tricks and encouraging everyone to have a go.

Ringmaster Vern Hardie said the workshop is a fun way for children to play and get moving.

“It’s an opportunity for us to bring some circus fun and life into the Bendigo mall which is a little bit quiet, and allow kids and adults coming through to come and have a bit of a play with us,” he said.

“We’ll be doing everything from using things like hula hoops and flowerstix, pois and even dragon staffs.

“We’ll be instructing them how to use it and having a bit of fun.”

The Bendigo-based Connected Circus has been running events for about six years and held a workshop at the Easter festival earlier this month.

“There was an undercover space which was all about games and allowing people to come and play games with each other,” Mr Hardie said.

“At the workshops we would have a few different props and show people how to use them.”

Mr Hardie said the premise of the workshops is to inspire creativity through movement.

“The main idea for that is to really give everyone a chance to play, we really believe in the importance of play,” he said.

“It’s looking at the same thing and doing it together and learning and playing and having fun, that’s a really big part of what we do.”

For more information check out The Connected Circus on Facebook.