An international showcase of creativity at circus arts, Festival Cirkul’art is an annual event that happens in Slovakia. It attracts thousands of circus arts enthusiasts and during the 3-day event, there are close to 500 performances being done.
After an extremely successful event back in 2019, the organizers had to postpone the festival in. the past two years due to the pandemic. They are yet to announce the dates for this year’s festival.
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The festival organizers say:
“Cirkul’art: New Circus Festival is an international show with creative and genre-varied art productions centred around contemporary theatre and modern circus. The festival provides a high-quality and inspirational programme from across the globe – and as such is unique in Slovakia.
5 years | 415 performances | 34 countries | 58.000 spectators
As one of the newest stage art genres Cirkul’art has become a modern phenomenon that integrates and reflects contemporary means of expression. This new circus is characterised by a narrative story-telling – using circus techniques and skills to express metaphors, stories, topics, theatre pictures and the main storyline
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Learn more at Festival Cirkul’art