Lecture by Prof. Alessandro Serena Monday, 16 June – 7:00 pm Park – Outdoors – Circus Circle Free admission, no reservation needed The history of the circus is an epic dotted with memorable characters. Among them are a large number of Italian artists who have determined the success of this art form throughout the world. Antonio Franconi, who made an essential contribution to the spread of the circus in France, is one of the first in a long line of tricolor pioneers. The Circus Circle is an innovative travelling cultural salon conceived by the Madame Rebiné association in collaboration...

The lady with the lamp – a journey into the circus of creation Monday, 16 June – 9:00 pm Marquee The documentary follows circus artist Laia Picas Rodoreda in the final stage of the creation process of her show and during a small tour in some villages of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Through residencies, rehearsals, meetings and moments of daily life, the film tells the essence of the circus of creation, and how it can be born and transformed thanks to places and people, becoming an opportunity for exchange and reflection on identity, sense of belonging and the value of culture and art in the...

“A tribute to Georges Perec” Zeroidee (Italia) Sunday, 15 June – 2:50, 3:50, 4:50 pm Park – Starting point at the festival’s info booth in Parco Moretti Tickets can be purchased online and at the ticket booth in Parco Moretti Multimedia experience on a local bus line  Duration: 35 minutes  Recommended age: 5+ Audiobus is a multidisciplinary performance, a literary journey, packed with visual and sound suggestions, acrobatics, and stories. Everything happens simultaneously, inside and outside the bus. Upon departure you will receive a pair of headphones, and a narrator’s...

Company: Cirque Inextremiste (France) Sunday, 22 June – 9:00 pm Park – Outdoors – Big stunts Free admission, no reservation needed * Duration: 60 minutes * Recommended age: 6+ The fantastic Cirque Inextremiste team and its 3400 m3 aerostat immerse the public, body and soul, in an unusual scenographic universe. In EXIT, a group of sweet lunatics find themselves trapped in spite of themselves in a life-size epic. Their mission: to free themselves from their straitjackets and escape at all costs from this world governed by strict and implacable rules. The play area, transformed by the flight...

Company: MagdaClan Circo (Italy) Sunday, 22 June – 7:30 pm Main Stage – Outdoors – Tout public Free admission, no reservation needed * Duration: 60 minutes * Recommended age: all ages ECCEZIONE is a triptych of contemporary circus, a three-act journey into the poetic universe of Magdaclan. It all begins with an everyday action: preparing a coffee. A ritual of the beginning of the show and welcome to the spectators inserted in an incredible domino effect machine, playing ironically to defy the laws of physics. It continues with a eulogy to the circus and its balancing acts and concludes with...

Compagnia: Marcel et ses drôles de femmes (France) Friday, 20 June – 8:00 pm Saturday, 21 June – 8:00 pm Park – Outdoors – Big stunts Free admission, no reservation needed * Duration: 45 minutes * Recommended age: for all ages Masacrade is an acrobatic tragic-comedy in 7 acts for 1 mini-flying trapeze, 3 performers, 25 costumes, and a pyromaniac stage manager. It is a hilarious show, humorous yet poignantly deep, that skilfully intertwines high-flying acrobatics and theatrical flair. How to find the meaning of death in order to give meaning to life. Or how to find meaning in life by...

Company: Fabrizio Rosselli (France) Friday, 20 June – 7:00 pm Saturday, 21 June – 6:30 pm Sunday, 22 June – 6:30 pm Marquee – Tout public Tickets can be purchased online and at the ticket booth in Parco Moretti * Duration: 50 minutes * Recommended age: 5+ In this mimed show called Bakéké, a foolhardy character diverts himself by manipulating buckets into geometric constructions. Stubborn when faced with the impossible, this sweet dreamer offers us a playful look into the absurd and obsessional world. Fabrizio Rosselli developed his technique by enrolling in 2001 at the circus school of...