circusnext residency: Aurora Dini
circusnext 2026 finalist Aurora Dini is an Italian circus artist based in France. After different professional experiences (collective creation, stage and street performance, actress for theater company, assistant director, educational circus workshop in…
Introducing w/: A New European Co-Production Network for Contemporary Circus
Updated 1/2026 A new push for contemporary circus begins with the launch of w/ (pronounced “with“), a network of circus presenters across Europe and the UK. The launch takes place at the CircusExpo event in Stockholm, where w/ will unveil its…
Tobias Piero Dohm’s open rehearsal at Cirko on October 23rd
Berlin-based circus artist Tobias Piero Dohm will work at Cirko – Center for New Circus’ residency in October. As part of the residency, Cirko will host a work-in-progress of the project Raum · Zeit by Dohm and sound designer Fabian Laute on Wed…
An open office once a month for artists and producers
Cirko, Dance House Helsinki and Zodiak will launch a joint Open office in Helsinki in autumn 2024. These open pop-up offices will offer practical advice, discussion support and a shared workspace for artists and producers in the dance and circus fields.…
Lightsphere and the Night of the Arts at Cirko
In 2022 Cirko started working with Hands some Feet Circus Company on co-producing their new family production: Colorsphere. The show is created together with Kerttu and Adam Opus from Company Opus and Liisa and Jeromy Nuuk from Hands Some Feet. Colorsphere…
Dramatic Fields – a BNCN project in development
A contemporary circus artist sits across the table from me and starts talking about one of their future creations. They don’t feel that they have that many ideas yet and they are not quite sure how their idea relates to the surrounding world at the…