This intervention performed by five acrobats from Kenya is a celebration of African culture. The act has references to the artists’ country of origin, explains Marion Op het Veld, the general director of the company. “The acrobatic style is typically Kenyan: the jumps and human pyramids are always executed at a very fast pace,” she […]

Guimarães Rosa’s short story “Third Bank of the River” is the starting point for Bubuia, a free interpretation of the tale in which a man gives up everything to live alone in a canoe in the middle of the river. The performance has elements that instigate children’s imagination and sensory perception. Water buckets and basins […]

Contemporary circus dramaturgy reflects the plurality of creative individual and collective processes that involve the construction of each work. But how does the initial idea for a show come about? How to translate ideas, themes and sensations on the scene? What are the longings in the art of composing and representing a story? Geared to […]

Cia. Las Martas is comprised of six artists who execute balancing, juggling and dancing acts to a soundtrack that includes salsa, cumbia and forró. They take turns playing the saxophone, trumpet, cymbals, bass drums, clarinet and other instruments, while also performing ad-libbing comedy, in so-called gags or improvisations. Presented as an itinerant procession, the company’s […]

In addition to elements such as costume, set and lighting design, along with the soundtrack and apparatuses used in scene, contemporary circus aesthetics and its diversity are the focus of this round table, which presents a panorama of the recent worldwide production. The guests will debate new ways to produce circus arts: choosing conceptual, philosophical, […]

The group brings together fifteen artists from eight countries, whose work addresses urgent contemporary issues from the perspective of the circus arts. “We use our cultural plurality to talk about current socio-political relationships in the world, its steps forward and setbacks, and the idea of collectivity within an increasingly individualistic society,” says Rodrigo Ceribelli, one […]