The Cho Kairin company draws its inspiration from traditional Chinese street art, revisited with modernity and creativity. Each show is a true living fresco that intertwines refined illusionism, chair acrobatics, dizzying rolla bolla, balancing, humor, and many other surprises, all served by careful staging and infectious energy.
The Afuma company offers a unique show where tradition, dance, and acrobatics meet several meters above the ground. Perched on impressive 3.5-meter stilts, the artists display incredible energy and perform spectacular tricks that defy balance and gravity. Carried by traditional Togolese rhythms and dances, they transform each performance into a true celebration of living art.
“Three instruments roughly from the period, three pieces on sheet music, three polyphonic songs, three men with the looks of a boy band performing classical music. In short, a combination of chords and hearts with humor and a shift, in a great generation gap located between 1700 and 2000, from Johann Pachelbel to Philip of “2 BE 3”, in acrobatic musical interpretations, to form the Boys Band Baroque! Early music lovers, don’t forget your earplugs!”
Multi-award-winning street theater and cabaret by this classic yet unique duo. Two incredibly talented and funny artists come together in a high-energy comedy show. Richard Garaghty and Goronwy Thom are seasoned veterans of live performance. Together, they create successful shows in almost any situation, surprising and entertaining audiences, with or without language.
Mencho Sosa, an Argentine artist trained at the Municipal School of Dramatic Art in Buenos Aires, offers a highly energetic and delirious show, where his passion for football becomes a true artistic performance. On stage, each ball becomes an instrument of virtuosity and comedy, which he juggles with impressive precision. His creativity transforms simple actions into spectacular and hilarious moments, where sport, humor, and theater combine to captivate audiences of all ages.
Li Wei is a Chinese artist who offers a short but intense show, where every moment is a spectacular challenge. A master of tightrope walking and balancing, he pushes the boundaries of balance on wires, hands, a stick, or even a unicycle. His art is both impressive and fascinating: a unique, powerful, and unforgettable moment, a spectacle you only see once in a lifetime.
A mast erected on a square of colors, hula hoops suspended in the air... and here comes Julot, a supple, mischievous and tender character, who enters the scene. He turns, dances, climbs, undulates the hoops to the rhythm of his body, playing with gravity as with a dance partner. Little by little, he rises, up to 9 meters high, in an ascent both dizzying and light, where each movement seems to defy the ground and caress the sky.
Contemporary clown – Author of poetic chaos – Creator of absurd universes Dulce Duca offers comical, absurd, and intensely surreal one-woman shows, oscillating between laughter and confusion. An unclassifiable artist, she describes herself as a red chili pepper with butterfly wings – explosive, sensitive, indomitable.
Explorers of laughter, seekers of emotions, they weave a direct and vibrant connection with the audience, always in search of a look, a vibration, a shared breath. Their theater is a profoundly humanist game, a mirror of our lives, a space of imagination where everyone can recognize themselves, be moved or dream. Their specialty: multidisciplinary shows, with a particular emphasis on aerial framework, this discipline which links the poetry of movement to the weightlessness of feelings.
Alexandra Malter is a Belgian hula-hoop artist, a member of the fourth generation of the Malter circus family. Born in Ghent in 1997, she began performing with hoops at the age of 13 and created her first act at 18, leaving the family circus to launch an international career. Charismatic, passionate, and always on the move, Alexandra Malter is today a rising star of contemporary hula-hoop.
David and Tomas defy the laws of gravity... and their own limitations. Simple wooden planks transform into unstable constructions, confronting them with new challenges at every turn. Whether it's strength, focus, courage, or confidence, it all depends on the "game" they're playing at that precise moment.
From the southernmost point of Mar del Plata, Argentina, the manoAmano circus company travels the world with its masterpiece of precision, vertigo, and comedy. A pair of acrobats hover six meters above the ground, carried by extreme tension, ready to shatter anything that might seem immobile. The manoAmano company shows how acrobatics takes on a new form when it detaches itself from the ground everyone treads, to rise into the air everyone dreams of.
Lotta Paavilainen and Stina Kopra are award-winning Finnish artists specializing in Rola Bola acrobatics. Their strength lies in the fusion of acrobatics, theater, and comedy. Each act tells a story, sometimes funny, sometimes emotional, where physical humor and technical precision combine to captivate the audience.
Igniferi is a fire and visual theater show combining dance, physical theater, and fire manipulation. A true sensory journey, it makes fire the protagonist of a wordless story, painted by the flames themselves. Original costumes and sets create a surreal atmosphere, transporting the viewer to an ancestral world, beyond time. From the delicate flicker of a nascent flame to the roar of a volcanic explosion, every moment is designed to awaken the senses and nourish the imagination.
Get ready to meet Mighty Mike, the most charming strongman! With his vintage 1920s swimsuit and irresistible smile, he revisits the circus tradition of yesteryear with a touch of humor and a lot of energy. He juggles bowling balls as if they weighed nothing, tears open decks of cards with his bare hands, and bends metal bars before your astonished eyes. And all this without ever losing his elegance or sense of comedy.
The musician who gives objects a second life. Fils de Flûte transforms everyday waste—brooms, watering cans, chairs, cans, and bicycles—into unique musical instruments made entirely from recycled objects. His artistic, ecological, and participatory approach gives rise to astonishing concerts, where each sound is born from reality.
After more than 20 years of touring, Sebastiàn Guz, founder of the El Mundo Costrini Company, has created a "clownish" repertoire with 4 shows. The first, Nino Costrini, and the second, Humanus Comicus, both shows are still running. Over the years, he has traveled the world and has inspired real vocations. His work is centered on his clownish character, which is deep, generous, and self-assured.
Have you ever wondered how many absurd things a human being can do with a simple stepladder? In this humorous circus show, Doble Mandoble skillfully combines object manipulation, physical theater, and acrobatics to offer you a completely offbeat homage to the commonplace folding stepladder... La Belle Escabelle.
Adriano Cangemi is a circus artist, choreographer, and performer whose work lies at the intersection of contemporary circus, physical theater, and dance. He began his artistic career in 2006, leaving the field of communications to devote himself fully to the stage. Trained at the Escuela de Circo Criollo in Buenos Aires, he continued his training at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Switzerland, where he obtained a Master's degree in physical theater and created NAGUAL, his first solo work, which won an award in Germany.
Bubble on Circus is an innovative company that combines soap bubbles, theater, circus, poetry, drama, and magic. Its goal is to inspire and move people through sign language. All of the company's shows are designed for theaters, festivals, events, squares, and exhibitions, and are suitable for all types of audiences.
Tsubasa Watanabe is a Japanese artist who offers extraordinary shows, where diabolo, dance, poetry, storytelling, and visual effects come together in a fascinating harmony. On stage, every movement of his body and every throw of the diabolo becomes a language, a visual metaphor that tells a story. His performances blend technical virtuosity with poetic sensibility, inviting the audience to feel and imagine beyond mere spectacle.
A sensory journey through myth, rhythm, and fire. In the darkness of the beginnings, three figures emerge from the jungle to perform an ancestral ritual. Using instruments from Aztec culture, theater, percussion, and dance blend into a powerful and symbolic narrative. The viewer is transported to a suspended time, where fire is no longer just an element, but a healing, a rebirth, and a meditation.
Born in Rome in 1982, this multidisciplinary artist has been exploring the multiple languages of live performance for nearly twenty years. Passionate about contemporary clowning, he nourishes his practice through the study of circus, dance, theater, and magic. Present at festivals and cabarets around the world, he shares with audiences a sensitive and burlesque universe, driven by a love of laughter.
Classic circus, reinvented with audacity and elegance. Looking for spectacular variety acts, without artifice or forced smiles? You've come to the right place. At Circus unARTiq, we dust off the splendor of traditional circus to offer a refined, contemporary version that's accessible to everyone, from young to old. Our repertoire combines aerial and ground acrobatics, with technical precision and inexhaustible passion.
Based in Germany, Eyerusalem Hadush specializes in contortion, exploring the limits of the human body with grace and virtuosity. Her show combines balance, extreme flexibility, and hypnotic performance, captivating the audience from the very beginning. Every movement is precise, every pose seems to defy the laws of gravity, and the tension and visual beauty keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Mercedes Martín García and Pablo G. Raffo Durruty, artists from Argentina, form Duo Laos, a Barcelona-based company renowned on stages around the world. Trained in classical dance and then the flying trapeze, Mercedes brings grace and precision to each movement. Pablo, trained at the Criollo Circus School in Buenos Aires, adds strength and charisma, forged in traditional circus.
Sam Goodburn is a variety artist, comedian, and stuntman renowned for making unicycling both incredibly technical and astonishingly fluid. Each of his acts combines spectacular feats, humor, and suspense, where danger meets the thrill of watching him in action.
Mission: Save the world... one laugh at a time. Agents Honeymoon and Butterfly are on a top-secret mission: to spark laughter wherever they go! Their explosive show brilliantly blends fire juggling, extreme acrobatics, and deliciously absurd humor. Dressed in action suits as ridiculous as they are pointless, these two elite spies twist the codes of the spy movie to take the audience on a journey through their crazy operations.
Verónica González has two feet, like almost everyone else in the world... But her feet are special: they transform into funny characters every time she raises them to the sky. In "Twice Upon a Foot," her flesh-and-blood puppets perform the most hilarious stories, accompanied by a rich soundtrack, in scenes full of rhythm, fantasy, poetry, and humor.
Joan Català creates a captivating gestural poetry using simple objects: a wooden post, a bucket, and a few belts and ropes. Throughout the performance, he engages in an unusual duet with the pole, measuring it, manipulating it, and taming it with a striking grace. Every movement seems to tell a story: does he want to reach the top of the pole, or surrender to the present moment?
Simone is a flow artist, performer, and acrodancer specializing in fire shows and object manipulation. For over 13 years, he has enchanted audiences with acts that combine acrobatics, virtuosity, and pyrotechnics to create spectacular and poetic performances. Each movement transforms fire into a true artistic language, captivating the viewer's eye and emotion.
When music, juggling, and clowning become one. In this show, “Per un pelo,” two colorful clowns provide musical accompaniment to the exploits of two acrobatic jugglers. Together, they weave an absurd and poetic universe, where movement and sound intertwine in joyful and lively harmony.
Mr. Vita seems to have stepped straight out of a cartoon and invites the audience into his zany world, where each act surprises and amuses young and old alike. His wacky inventions, such as the famous “bomba,” and his absurd humor make him a unique artist, capable of captivating without a word thanks to his expressive body and comical sounds, eliminating all language barriers.
Claudio Mutazzi is an Italian street artist and performer born on June 18, 1986. A vagabond by passion and curious by nature, he discovered the art of performance in 2005 and, at the age of 19, traveled the squares of Europe, transforming adrenaline into the driving force of life. Juggling, balancing, and humor blended in thousands of performances that gave birth, in 2009, to his first show, "TRICI."
Two street art “perfectionists”... back in Santa, as artists and friends. These two professionals, among the first Italian pairs of international classical juggling, began their careers in Latin America over twenty years ago and have performed at the best Italian and European festivals. After many years abroad—cruise ships, conventions, various shows—they returned to Italy and continue their daily training at the Circus Academy of Cesenatico.
It's Gonna Do It is a duo, a tandem, a pair, a pair of two! Like a breeze of Laurel and Hardy from the present day blowing a circus tune. But watch out, there's fighting! There's twirling! And there's fighting! A journey towards comedy into which the audience is sucked in without their full consent! Popular and contemporary circus. A clown duo 2.0.
Bruno Martín Gagliardini, born in Buenos Aires in 1979, is a street and circus artist with a unique style that combines diabolo, acrobatics, music, poetry, and storytelling. Trained at the Grupo de Teatro Catalinas Sur, he has developed from the very beginning an artistic approach that combines technical virtuosity, humor, and collective creativity, captivating spectators of all ages and cultures.
Samantha is a charming superstar who displays a slight irritation with the public but simply cannot live without them—she almost believes she is too big for herself. With inflated confidence and self-esteem, she is so focused on herself that she forgets the simplest things, finding herself in impossible physical situations and accidents... which are never her fault.
Simone Riccio, born in Naples on August 22, 1978, is a contemporary circus artist and German wheel specialist, creator and director of his shows, exploring the body as an artistic language. Trained in Madrid and London, he has traveled the world as an acrobat and creator with award-winning shows.
World-class magic and an irresistible stage presence. With his charisma and high-level magic, Charlie Caper wins the hearts of every audience member. Since becoming a full-time magician in 2001, Charlie has performed for some of the world's biggest companies. His mastery of magic and keen sense of audience management guarantee an impeccable show at every performance. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Charlie is arguably one of the most international magicians in the world.