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22 Oct–1 Nov 26
de Cirque
Machine
to perform at the 2026
Tauranga Arts Festival!
2026 events
Early release
23 October, 6pm
24 October, 3pm & 7.30pm
25 October, 1pm
Addison Theatre, Baycourt
$85 Adult, $60 Child, $280 Family + service fees
Machine de Cirque
Somersaulting in from Québec, Canada, are five internationally acclaimed contemporary circus performers for the premiere of their Aotearoa, New Zealand season. Their family friendly show follows the performers as they find themselves alone in an uncertain world, trying to contact other survivors with the help of a strange machine. Reckless, touching and comical, these five wacky characters share a contagious bond. They masterfully handle a teeterboard, juggling clubs, a drum kit and even a bath towel!
Machine de Cirque blends their ingenious and deeply human storytelling with acts that dazzle the mind, touch the heart and move the spirit.
Proudly Sponsored by Port of Tauranga
22 October, 8pm
Addison Theatre, Baycourt
$115 + service fees
Macy Gray Live
The singing star has been loved by many for more than two decades and is widely considered one of the greatest rhythm & blues and soul artists. Her plaudits including more than 25 million records sold worldwide, a Grammy Award, two BRIT Awards, and 10 studio albums.
New Zealanders were amongst her earliest fans. As the history books show, I Try went straight to number one in New Zealand, while On How Life Is spent 44 weeks on the New Zealand Albums Chart — a long time, it is said, before America fully caught on.
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