HAUS of YOLO: Where Circus Meets Couture in a Riot of Queer Joy - Australian premiere at Adelaide Fringe
What happens when a fashion house is put under circus-level pressure? HAUS of YOLO doesn’t just ask the question — it stages the meltdown. This glitter-soaked cabaret from The Dust Palace fuses live costume-making with high-risk performance, turning creativity, time pressure and spectacle into a full-body experience. Known for pushing circus beyond the expected, the company leans into excess, humour and bravado, inviting audiences to witness artistry in motion and identity on display. With its pulse firmly on contemporary culture and its heart in collective celebration, HAUS of YOLO is more than a show, its a shared night out — loud, messy and electric. If you’re craving theatre that feels alive, unstable and joyfully out of control, this is a world worth stepping into.
Venue: The Paragon, Garden of Unearthly Delights
Address: Rundle Park - Kadlitpina, East Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Date: 3 - 22 March 2026
Time: Tue-Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
Ticket: $40-$49
Buy / Ticket: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/haus-of-yolo-af2026?genre%5B%5D=circus_and_physical_theatre
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Address: Rundle Park - Kadlitpina, East Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Date: 3 - 22 March 2026
Time: Tue-Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
Ticket: $40-$49
Buy / Ticket: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/haus-of-yolo-af2026?genre%5B%5D=circus_and_physical_theatre
Web: https://www.thedustpalace.co.nz/whats-on
: https://www.facebook.com/TheDustPalace/
: https://www.instagram.com/thedustpalace/
EMail: producer@thedustpalace.co.nz
Call: +64225427057
Request Image Contact: producer@thedustpalace.co.nz
Image Copyright / CDN: The Dust Palace
Photo by Garth Badger, feat. Eve Gordon, Mary Piggin, Luis Meirelles, Jaine Mieka. Graphic Design by Rachael Dubois
If fashion is performance and performance is risk, then HAUS of YOLO is couture at its most dangerous. Returning to the stage after sell-out seasons across Aotearoa and Canada, this smash-hit circus cabaret by The Dust Palace lands in Adelaide in 2026, bringing sequins, sweat and high-stakes spectacle with it.
Part party, part fashion show and part adrenaline-fuelled circus, HAUS of YOLO invites audiences inside the inner sanctum of a fictional fashion label where head designer Welt Couture — equal parts visionary and con artist — must create an entire collection live on stage. Costumes are sewn in real time, models become acrobats, and each look is launched straight from sewing machine to circus act. The clock is ticking, the music is pumping, and for once, the circus might not be the riskiest thing happening.
Created by Aotearoa’s most daring contemporary circus theatre company, HAUS of YOLO is bursting with camp comedy, jaw-dropping acrobatics and unapologetic queer joy. Aerials, straps, contortion and sideshow collide with banging party tunes and razor-sharp humour, skewering fast fashion while celebrating creativity, identity and excess. As Stir Vancouver put it, it’s “a wild beginning-of-summer party… queer joy,” while Red Raven simply called it “thrilling and sexy.”
Behind the chaos is a powerhouse creative team. Co-directors Eve Gordon and Rachael Dubois bring theatrical precision and playful anarchy, joined on stage by Lizzie Tollemache, Jaine Mieka and Luis Meirelles — performers known for their technical brilliance and magnetic presence. Lighting designer Sam Mence amplifies the madness with a design that turns every reveal into a runway moment.
Founded in 2009 by Gordon, The Dust Palace has become a global force in contemporary cirque theatre, known for genre-defying work that blends spectacle with substance. From kaupapa Māori circus to large-scale international tours, the company continues to expand what circus can be — and who it’s for.
Whether you come for the fashion fantasy, the circus feats, or the sheer pleasure of a night out with your besties, HAUS of YOLO delivers. You only live once — but if you do it right, once is enough.
HAUS of YOLO plays Adelaide Fringe in the Garden of Unearthly Delights from 3–22 March 2026.
Part party, part fashion show and part adrenaline-fuelled circus, HAUS of YOLO invites audiences inside the inner sanctum of a fictional fashion label where head designer Welt Couture — equal parts visionary and con artist — must create an entire collection live on stage. Costumes are sewn in real time, models become acrobats, and each look is launched straight from sewing machine to circus act. The clock is ticking, the music is pumping, and for once, the circus might not be the riskiest thing happening.
Created by Aotearoa’s most daring contemporary circus theatre company, HAUS of YOLO is bursting with camp comedy, jaw-dropping acrobatics and unapologetic queer joy. Aerials, straps, contortion and sideshow collide with banging party tunes and razor-sharp humour, skewering fast fashion while celebrating creativity, identity and excess. As Stir Vancouver put it, it’s “a wild beginning-of-summer party… queer joy,” while Red Raven simply called it “thrilling and sexy.”
Behind the chaos is a powerhouse creative team. Co-directors Eve Gordon and Rachael Dubois bring theatrical precision and playful anarchy, joined on stage by Lizzie Tollemache, Jaine Mieka and Luis Meirelles — performers known for their technical brilliance and magnetic presence. Lighting designer Sam Mence amplifies the madness with a design that turns every reveal into a runway moment.
Founded in 2009 by Gordon, The Dust Palace has become a global force in contemporary cirque theatre, known for genre-defying work that blends spectacle with substance. From kaupapa Māori circus to large-scale international tours, the company continues to expand what circus can be — and who it’s for.
Whether you come for the fashion fantasy, the circus feats, or the sheer pleasure of a night out with your besties, HAUS of YOLO delivers. You only live once — but if you do it right, once is enough.
HAUS of YOLO plays Adelaide Fringe in the Garden of Unearthly Delights from 3–22 March 2026.