Day: 6 May 2024

8.6.2024. at 19:00, CirkoBalkana big top, Trnjanska struga 34 COMPAGNIE AR- ALICE RENDE (FR): FORA circusnext Laureate 2023 Age: 7+ Duration: 50 ‘ ‘Fora’ means ‘outside’ in Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, and Sardinian. Standing on the shoulders of Houdini and the traditional contortionist techniques, FORA takes the genre to an entirely new place. In an ultra-contemporary language, Alice Rende allows distorted movement to come to the forefront as a desperate strategy against external dominance – a tribute to those who do not fit in. Based on somatic research among the homeless…

7.6.2024. at 19:00 CirkoBalkana bug top, Trnjanska struga 34 BERT VANDEN BERGHE/ TOES UP (BE):  A SENSITIVE CASE Age: 7+ Duration: 50 ‘ A landscape of 681 mouse- and rat traps, 1 last radish and 1 human are together on a stage of 3 by 4 meter. From close-by the human traces all shapes and corners with precise footwork, handstands and balanced movements, until the unavoidable happens. His journey follows an unpredictable route towards what is hidden inside this world with little room for error. Artistic disciplines: Mousetrap manipulation, handstands,…

May 5th, 6th and 7th at 17:00 and 20:00, Big Hall of Pogon Jedinstvo, Trnjanska struga 34 CIE SACÉKRIPA (FR): VRAI (TRUE) Unidentified Living Object Age: 8+ Duration: 60 ´ Occasional verbal content in French will be translated at the end of the performance. “TRUE” is the true story of an encounter: that of Étienne Manceau, a trained juggler, and a mysterious partner, Candide. At eye level, in an astonishing stage arrangement, each spectator is equipped with an audio headset and observes this improbable duo through a small skylight. So…

4. 6. 2024. u 20:00 CirkoBalkana big top, Trnjanska struga 34 DANKA SEKULOVIĆ & TJAŽ JUVAN (RS/SI): WAYS OF BEING Age: 5+ Duration: 40 ‘ The performance “Ways of Existence” uses the expression of contemporary circus, contemporary dance and elements of physical theatre; contact improvisation, partner acrobatics and ball manipulation. The performers contextualize their strong, capable bodies in the space – the audience is cross-positioned and at any moment, behind the performers, they can see the faces of other people in the audience. This procedure contributes to the initially intimate atmosphere offered by the performance of the performers, the tension…

3.6.2024. at 21:00, Pogon Jedinstvo, Trnjanska struga 34 MARIA PALMA COMPANY (ES): THE SUBMERGED VOICE Age: 8+ Duration: 45 ´ The submerged voice is a multidisciplinary piece that puts circus and movement in dialogue with an unusual medium, water. A large aquarium full of water serves as a pretext to talk about silences, barriers and overcoming. It is a path to the depths of the subconscious through the experience of apnea, where sound and light are the protagonists. A piece that investigates body movement in relation to breathing, weight, voice…