Be Kind
Your baby’s first circus
Event details
| Date | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 8 October 2026 | 2:00pm | |
| Friday, 9 October 2026 | 10:00am | |
| Friday, 9 October 2026 | 11:30am | |
| Friday, 9 October 2026 | 2:00pm | |
| Saturday, 10 October 2026 | 10:00am | |
| Saturday, 10 October 2026 | 11:30am | |
| Saturday, 10 October 2026 | 2:00pm |
Post-show artist talk will run for approx. 20 mins after this show |
| Sunday, 11 October 2026 | 10:00am | |
| Sunday, 11 October 2026 | 11:30am | |
| Sunday, 11 October 2026 | 2:00pm |
| Standard Ticket 1 ticket is for 1 baby and 1 adult | Price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | $70 |
| Additional Patron To book call 1300 764 849 | $35 |
| SOH Insiders Ticket 1 ticket is for 1 baby and 1 adult | Price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | $62 |
| Groups 4+ 1 ticket is for 1 baby and 1 adult | Price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | $62 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
9am, Tuesday 7 July 2026
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9am, Wednesday 8 July 2026
General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Thursday 9 July 2026
Relaxed – all sessions
Relaxed performances are low sensory and are open to everyone including people with disability with sensory sensitivities and anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environment. There is an open-door policy allowing for movement in and out of the venue. A social story is provided in advance for reference about the journey to the venue and a FAQ sheet detailing all elements of the show.
Download the Access FAQs here and the Social Story here.
For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on 1300 764 849 or by email.
This show is for babies ages 6-18 months old at the time of performance.
One ticket is for 1 baby and 1 adult.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
The ScotsmanBe Kind is jam-packed with multiple circus skills, exploring the arc of a day and play within that day. It’s a stunning work.
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Why the Wild Things Festival Curator loves this showEmilie has created a beautiful piece of acrobatic/circus theatre for babies, underpinned by great research and rigour as to what young audiences get excited about.
Meet the cast and creatives
Emilie trained in dance at the Rosella Hightower Ballet School in Cannes. In 2000, she joined Jeune Ballet International, where she performed both classical and contemporary works. She later returned to Paris to earn her degree as a ballet teacher.
Together with Menno van Dyke, she created Juggling Tango, a unique fusion of dance and juggling that has captivated audiences worldwide since 2007.
In 2021, Emilie founded her own circus company to develop and direct Be Kind. Since 2022, the piece has been touring internationally. Emilie continues to lead the production while also focusing on directing and developing new creations for the company.
Janick Kremer studied Contemporary Circus at Codarts in Rotterdam (NL), where he specialized in partner acrobatics and partnering dance. With a movement background in the Martial Arts Shinson Hapkido, Janick is an acrobat who enjoys to bring movement into the art of lifting. With their show Kaleiding by Lily&Janick and the show Be Kind by Emilie Weisse Circustheater he is touring throughout europe and beyond since 2022.
Lily Schlinker is a performing and visual artist from Berlin. She graduated Codarts (NL) with a Bachelor in Contemporary Circus in 2022 and is touring with her company Lily&Janick and Emilie Weisse Circustheater ever since. Publishing is her other passion. She is working as an editor and graphic designer, always curious to bring circus in new contexts. Most recently Lily published her photography book ARCHES.
About Emilie Weisse Circustheater
Emilie Weisse Circustheater is a company born in 2021 amid the global pandemic.
The company has made its first steps with a baby circustheater experience called Be Kind. An original performance based on scientific research, which aims to emotionally reach babies, their parents/care givers and artists. A perfect first project to express the creativity and originality of the company.
The company doesn’t limit themselves in one genre, one audience, one style. All doors are open to developing original concepts. Emilie Weisse as artistic director wants to touch upon the subjects that truly matter to her as a woman, as a dancer and as a circus artist.
Credits
Concept and direction Emilie Weisse
Set and book Rianne van Duin
Light design Wouter Moscou
Costumes Heidi de Raad
Scientific advice Sabine Hunnius (Baby & Child Research Center)
Co-producers
TENT
2Turvenhoog Festival
Made possible by
Fonds Podiumkunsten
Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Mingler Scholarship 2022
Het Cultuurfonds
More for crawling cubs (ages 0-2)
Attending this event
Practical information about this event, ticketing and visiting. If you have questions or need help, see our general terms and conditions for tickets and events or contact us.
Ticket information
If you have further questions or need help, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events or contact a member of our team on 1300 SOH TIX.
A resale restriction is in place, meaning it is unlawful for a person to resell their ticket for more than 110% of the face value. In all cases, it is advisable that tickets are only purchased from authorised channels, to protect your rights should the event be cancelled or postponed and to be sure you receive all necessary communications.
The authorised agency for this event is listed under ticket pricing. Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies.
A booking fee of $8.95 applies per transaction. Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Please contact Box Office on 1300 SOH TIX as soon as possible if you are unable to attend.
eTicket or postal delivery should be used wherever possible. Tickets will be emailed three days prior to the event. Download your e-Ticket and have it ready on your mobile device for scanning before you queue to enter the venue.
At the venue
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lift access to the main and western foyers.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy. The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House is a smoke-free site. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
The safety and security of patrons, visitors and staff is our highest priority. Entry to venues inside the Opera House including theatres, the Utzon Room, the Centre for Creativity and Bennelong Restaurant is via a single entry point located under the Monumental Steps.
In line with our venue security procedures, all ticketholders must present their bags and personal belongings for visual inspection or x-ray screening prior to entering the building.
We hope all our audience members, including those children with us, have a wonderful time. Please keep disturbances to a minimum. Ticketholders who interfere unreasonably with another’s enjoyment may be asked to leave.
If your child becomes unsettled during the performance, we ask that you step outside with them until they settle. Note that you may not be readmitted until there is a suitable break in the performance.
Filming and photography is not permitted inside the venue, unless expressly authorised by us. You must switch your mobile phone off or to silent while in the venue.
Refreshments are available to purchase from our theatre bars, with foyers open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
The Opera House has a range of restaurants and bars on site. Explore our venues.
Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show. It is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly. Larger items – including handbags bigger than A4-size, backpacks, umbrellas, suitcases and prams – are not permitted inside the venues and must be cloaked.
Yes, pram parking is available outside our theatres. All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers.
Foyer doors are usually open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 120 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Theatre doors will open 30 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 15 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
If you’re collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts.
We’ll aim to seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat.
Where an event has a lock-out period, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
Location and access
Studio
The Studio is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.