What’s On

Circomedia is proud to present some of the results of the second cohort of its Masters Degree in Directing Circus.

Meet Quimera, a retiree who wants to change the world… emerging from her tiny room into a fantastical landscape that inadvertently leads her to becoming a hero.

The Escape Act – A Holocaust Memoir is a one-woman theatre show incorporating circus and puppetry. It is based on the life of IreneDanner, a Jewish acrobat who survived the Holocaust hiding from the Nazis at a German circus.

It will come later is a stripped back and edgy international contemporary dance work, performed and watched around a revolving set, six different bodies push against each-other in constant transformation.

UK Premiere as part of the In Between Time Summit. – Facing the unspeakable to give voice to a generation Dorothée Munyaneza was 12 when, after miraculously surviving genocide, she moved to London.

Following the success of 2018’s sell-out run at London’s Roundhouse, the femmes of Hive City Legacy bring their riotous and empowering show to Bristol Circus City.

Gloria was never a Swedish singer or a figure skating champion, but she dreamed of it. Hanging in midair, looking uncomfortably overdressed, she’s waiting for things to happen.

Lavrak return with their instant hit, Reach, as these two bouncy besties jump, climb and swing to obtain the cookies on the top shelf.

VOLT will see emerging circus creators from different backgrounds take to the stage to share their works in progress- watch, discover and feed back!

A Different Beast by Sneaky & Raptor is an acrobatic exploration of the human psyche, using Contemporary dance, Chinese pole, Acrobatics, and Live music.

Come and join us as we celebrate the work created, devised and presented by our Mynahs class, a mixed age group of talented circus performers.

Watch Jack’s world come to life in this interactive tale of dance, circus and music, bringing you a trove of secrets and surprises that will delight, excite and charm the whole family.

The Richard Award will showcase the work of exceptional emerging artists trained in Bristol, the powerhouse for the creation and development of circus in the UK.

Testing Ground is a platform for dance artists, emerging or established, to test new performance ideas in front of a live audience. It provides a place for new work to be shown and encourages an opportunity for an open discussion on the work presented.

Three performances over two nights of the highest quality cabaret featuring comedy, aerial, acrobatics, burlesque and juggling along with beautiful and innovative live music from our resident musical maestro. A call to all cabaret comrades to dress up, come out and be part of a dazzling, sexy and fun night that will leave you a devotee of decadence.