Baltic circus art focus during Spoffin 2024

23.08.2024.

During August 23–25, 2024 Festival Spoffin in Amersfoort, the Netherlands will feature a showcase of Baltic circus performances in the frameworks of Baltic Circus on the Road (project coordinated by Rigas Cirks and supported by Baltic Culture fund).


This year outdoor art from the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) is in the focus of the Spoffin festival. In partnership with Rigas Cirks (Latvia) and Baltic Culture Fund, Spoffin will present new pieces by Accompany ME (LT/IT), Art for Rainy Days (LV/UK) and Kanta Company (LT), as well as existing work from Big Wolf Company (EE), Jūratė Širvytė-Rukštelė & Adrian Schvarzstein (LT/ES) and again Kanta Company.


Spoffin Baltic Circus Programme

Friday 23 august

18:00–18:20 Art For Rainy Days (LV/LT/UK) “How a spiral works” at 13Verzamelen: Plantsoen-Oost

19:00–19:45 Accompany me (LT/IT) “A messure (Handle with care)” at 1Lieve Vrouwekerkhof

19:30–20:15 Jūratė Širvytė-Rukštelė and Adrian Schvarzstein (LT/ES) “Arrived” at 11 Kortegracht

20:30–20:50 Art For Rainy Days (LV/LT/UK) “How a spiral works” at 13Verzamelen: Plantsoen-Oost

22:15–23:00 Accompany Me (LT/IT) “A messure (Handle with care)” at 1Lieve Vrouwekerkhof

Saturday 24 august

14:00–14:20 Art For Rainy Days (LV/LT/UK) “How a spiral works” at 13Verzamelen: Plantsoen-Oost

14:30–15:00 Kanta Company (LT) “Gandras” (work-in-progress) at 10 Grote Koppel

16:30–17:20 Kanta Company (LT) “Clothes and Us” at 10 Grote Koppel

17:00–17:45  Big Wolf Company EE “Three Sisters” at 3Hof

18:00–18:45 Accompany Me (LT/IT) “A messure (Handle with care)” at 1Lieve Vrouwekerkhof

19:00–19:50 Kanta Company (LT) “Clothes and Us” at 10 Grote Koppel

19:30–20:15 Jūratė Širvytė-Rukštelė and Adrian Schvarzstein (LT/ES) “Arrived” at 11 Kortegracht

21:00–21:45 Big Wolf Company EE “Three Sisters” at 3Hof

22:15–23:00 Accompany Me (LT/IT) “A messure (Handle with care)” at 1Lieve Vrouwekerkhof

Sunday 25 august

13:30–13:50 Art For Rainy Days (LV/LT/UK) “How a spiral works” at 13Verzamelen: Plantsoen-Oost

14:00–14:45 Accompany Me (LT/IT) “A Messure (Handle with care)” at 1Lieve Vrouwekerkhof

14:30–15:20 Kanta Company (LT) “Clothes and Us” at 10 Grote Koppel

16:00–16:45 Big Wolf Company EE “Three Sisters” at 3Hof

16:30–17:00 Kanta Company (LT) “Gandras” (work-in-progress) at 10 Grote Koppel

16:30–17:15 Accompany Me (LT/IT) “A Messure (Handle with Care)” at 1Lieve Vrouwekerkhof


For professionals: An updated catalogue of Baltic circus performances available.


Organisers: BCR is a collaboration between the coordinator RigasCirks (Latvia), partners in the Baltic states:  Estonian Contemporary circus development centre (Estonia), Arts Printing house (Lithuania), Teatronas (Lithuania)  and receiving partners outside Baltic countries: Festival “Spoffin”  (Amersfoort, the Netherlands), Festival “Carnaval Sztukmistrzów” (Lublin, Poland), The Berlin Circus Festival (Germany) and an associate partner Baltic Nordic Circus Network (BNCN).