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CIRCUSNEXT OPEN CALL FOR PROJECTS 2025

25.04.2024.

Baltic circus artists! circusnext platform has announced Open Call for new creations. Apply till April 30! Why to apply? It is an opportunity to receive • financial support: grants of €3,000 for Finalists & €5,000 for Laureates; • creation and touring support: residency opportunities across Europe, laboratory with authors from all over Europe, exposure of…

“Tell me a story!” by Circus School students

23.04.2024.

Riga Circus School invites you to take a journey on an unusual magical train with no destination. When: June 5, 6 and 7, at 6.30PM When: at Rīgas cirks (4, Merķeļa street) Suggested age: 3+ Duration of the show: 1h 15 min (with intermission) About the show Riga Circus School invites you to take a…

Photos: work-in-progress “AVoid” by Marina Cherry

15.04.2024.

We were happy to have Marina Cherry and her work-in-progress “AVoid” at Rīgas Cirks art-residence. Created and performed by Marina Cherry with the artistic direction being lead by Brandon Lagaert, “AVoid” is an interdisciplinary project between acro-dance, contortion, contemporary dance and physical theatre. This project is born from Marina’s fascination with solitude, contradictions, alienation and…

EXHIBITION OF HISTORICAL CIRCUS POSTERS “METAMORPHOSES OF FUN”

12.04.2024.

From March 12th to June 7th, the Rīgas Cirks Gallery is hosting the exhibition “Metamorphoses of Fun”, featuring the oldest part of the Rīgas Cirks archives – a collection of historical circus posters. When: Saturdays 12.00PM–4PM / Group visits can be booked on weekdays at cirks@cirks.lv Enrance fee: No entrance fee for individuals visiting exhibition…

“AVoid”: Work-in-progress by Marina Cherry

04.04.2024.

A complex tension between internal and external. A voluntary—albeit subconscious—seclusion – work-in-progress by the contortionist Marina Cherry. Photos: HERE When: April 12, 7PM Where: Rīgas cirks (4, Merķeļa street) Age restrictions: 13+ Duration of the show: 25 min (after the performance there will be a conversation with the artist) About the work-in-progress show “AVoid” Created…

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