The circus company Based On Kimberly is developing the performance “Yes Person” as part of Rīgas Cirks’ residency programme. Based on Kimberly, a new company created by Imogen Huzel and Inka Pehkonen (formerly co-directors of Fauna Circus and Sisus). Their desire is to uncompromisingly and unpretentiously commit to our vision of what circus can be,…
A new generation of Latvian circus and stage artists – Elīna Konrade, Betija Krolle, Roberts Aubēns, Ketija Jurčenko, Andris Zeļonka, and Emīls Zenne – look at Latvia’s circus past and reflect on their personal journeys to explore why the idea of “running away with the circus” remains so compelling today. Followed by a conversation with…
We know that man is fragile and at the same time incredibly strong. Man is one of the rare animals that has a sense of humor and self-irony. Therefore, this year in the festival program and its communication we talk about the animal in man, about the animal in us, which we can cherish, tame,…
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” 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…
