Sydney Festival review: Circa's Humans 2.0 is a visceral delight
Review: Humans 2.0, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, Circa at Sydney Festival The black circular stage is lit by small towers of side-lights. Lights fade to black before suddenly revealing ten humans. The haste of this image elicits gasps. Each body is frozen in a parallel plank position, twisted with one armpit raised towards the crowd. Another blackout. The bright light returns: a soft strobe pulsing in tempo with the bodies, twisting in and out. Circa’s Humans 2.0 is mesmerising. The show is divided into several movements, each with a different mood and combination of thrills, taking the aud...