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…
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!” 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…
