Puzzle

Five shirtless circus performers in an outdoor plaza balance and move red and white cube frames as one performer flips through the air above them, while a crowd watches in the background.
  • Kids & Families
  • Experiences
  • Australian premiere
  • Free
  • Wild Things
  • Forecourt
  • Run time: 30 minutes Subject to change

What happens when five circus performers take over the Forecourt?

Taiwan

Puzzle is an exciting outdoor circus performance from Taiwan, specially created for open-air spaces.

Watch as the performers tumble, balance, handstand, flip, juggle, jump and build human pyramids while stacking five hollow cubes into an ever-changing series of shapes and structures.

Over 30 action-packed minutes, the performers play, experiment and solve the giant ‘puzzle’ before scrambling it all apart again.

Presented by Focasa Circus, Puzzle will inspire and delight kids as they discover how simple objects can be transformed into extraordinary moments through creativity, teamwork and play.

Sydney Opera House presents a FOCASA Circus production

Event details

Creative, original, astonishing visual effect.

Scèneweb

An outstanding performance combined with culture and acrobatics.

WorldJournal

Indescribable magic power.

NewspaperLa Provence

We love the cheekiness and fun these performers bring to their athletic performance, and the daring physical journey they take us on.

Why the Wild Things Festival Curator loves this show

Meet the cast

A woman with long black hair is holding her hand to her cheek and smiling. She is wearing a black shirt and silver necklace.

A shirtless man sits at a table. He is resting his arm on the table and looking off to his left.

A shirtless man stares to the left.

A woman in a beige singlet sits with her arms in front of her. A tattoo is visible on one arm.

A man sits looking forward. His arms are in front of him with his fingers interlinked.

A woman is smiling looking forward. She is wearing a tan coloured singlet and is holding her elbow.

About FOCASA Circus

Founded in 2011, FOCASA Circus is Taiwan's first professional contemporary circus company, dedicated to advancing the art of contemporary circus. Since 2017, the company has been recognised for nine consecutive years by the National Culture and Arts Foundation as a recipient of the TAIWAN TOP Performing Arts Group. 

Over the past fifteen years, FOCASA Circus has pioneered and cultivated the contemporary circus scene in Taiwan, transforming the island into fertile ground for the genre's growth. The company stages over 100 performances annually, both at home and abroad, and has toured 98 cities across 25 countries. Their presence has been featured on major international stages, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Festival OFF d'Avignon. 

In 2023, FOCASA launched Taiwan's first circus arts festival, attracting over 80,000 audience members and featuring international companies from 8 countries. The second edition in 2025 expanded to three circus tents, hosted an even broader range of international companies, and welcomed 250,000 audiences.

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Forecourt

Set below the famous white sails the Forecourt is located at the base of the Monumental Steps, between the Opera House and the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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