Shows

Shows

FEDERICO MENINI “LLAR” Argentina/Spain The 2025 festival will open with a performance by Federico Menini. “Llar” (“home” in Catalan) is a meeting point between architecture and circus art, where the main role is given to the material — wood. At the heart of the performance lies the artist’s search for and creation of a space where one…

ROMAN ŠKADRA “ABSURD HERO”

ROMAN ŠKADRA “ABSURD HERO” Germany/Slovakia Roman Škadra is a Slovak juggler and maker currently based in Berlin. In his work, various techniques merge to investigate the relationship between body and object. Roman questions the conventional perception of circus, and creates works that stand at the intersection of different art forms. The central theme of his pieces…

CIRC RODINI “AMAZING KATLEEN”

CIRC RODINI “AMAZING KATLEEN” Belgium The Amazing Katleen brings an ode to the traditional circus by focussing on the position of the woman, the mother. She is very strong in her arms but shows the human and vulnerable side of being rather weak. This show is an invitation to stop taking ourselves so serious and…

CIE ONE SHOT “ONE SHOT!”

CIE ONE SHOT “ONE SHOT!” Belgium The company One Shot’s performance “One Shot!” combines acrobatics, dance, live music, axe throwing, and Chinese pole disciplines. Two friends. Two brothers. Two men claiming their space. They could be at home, in a garden, a park, a desert, a forest. They are calm—until the spirit of play awakens. Pieces of…

IF CIRCUS “MELIC – WEAVING MEMORIES”

IF CIRCUS “MELIC – WEAVING MEMORIES” Spain / Netherlands Artists Mar Olivé and Shalom Gramiccioli have been collaborating as If Circus since 2023. Their work is inspired by the ancient art of knitting and the act of reclaiming their ancestors’ knowledge. The show “Melic – Weaving Memories” is a poetic exploration where hand-knitted ropes take center stage – transforming, tightening…

LELDE FELDMANE. Work-in-Progress “Fragile Power”

LELDE FELDMANE. Work-in-Progress “Fragile Power” Latvia Lelde Feldmane represents contemporary art that blends dance, circus, and the physical intensity of pole technique. In the performance “Fragile Power” the performer — through movement, acrobatics, and spoken word — transforms personal experience into a language of expression that weaves together strength and sensitivity, resilience and vulnerability. At…

MAIJA SUKUTE “HURT”

MAIJA SUKUTE “HURT” Latvia HURT is a fusion of dance and aerial acrobatics that explores the body and mind’s ability to adapt in the face of difficulty and pain. Pain—both physical and emotional—has become a new kind of normal. We rarely notice the slow shift from “I’m fine” to “it is what it is,” and many take pride in…