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The students of Riga Circus School and their teachers have decided to go on a creative camp in nature. And the forest becomes a circus training ground. Acrobats challenge their balance on tree branches, aerial acrobats spin through the treetops, and hand-balancers perform on tree stumps and rocks. An unexpected thunderstorm becomes the impulse for…

Species Shifter. Ieva Gaurilčikaitė-Sants. Dance house

The future of the contemporary human is marked by a transformation from Homo sapiens into the as yet undefined human of the future – Homo technologicus: a representative of a new human species that not only functions in close interaction with technology, but is itself technologically transformed, altered and shaped by it. The performance draws the audience’s attention…

Solo. Agate Bankava. The Translations of My Eyes. Alise Bokaldare. Dance house

An Evening of Two Contemporary Dance Performances When: July, 7:00 PM Where: Riga Circus Arena, Merķeļa Street 4, Riga Recommended age: 12+ Accessibility: wheelchair accessible; suitable for people with hearing impairments “Solo” Agate Bankava An intuitive, sensation-led dance performance that invites the audience to become part of the event. Agate Bankava is a contemporary dance…

Play Dead. PEOPLE WATCHING

Set in a shifting universe of domestic trappings and interlocking stories, People Watching’s debut creation ‘Play Dead’ brings us a surrealist chronicle of the familiar. The show’s inventive mix of acrobatics, dance, and physical theatre casts circus in a fresh and unexpected light. By giving place for seemingly unexceptional stories to unfold, we look closer…

Zilonis. Circus Fahraway (CH)

As part of the European Night of Circus, Riga Circus presents the performance “Elephant” by the circus collective Circus FahrAwaY (Switzerland). The elephant’s time in the circus has passed. Yet this kind-hearted and absurdly large giant embodies the bold spirit of the circus. The performance “Elephant” is also big, unusual, raw, and a little risky—while…