Conversation: Circus on new paths

– Experimentation and tradition in a boundary-pushing art form

How does circus manifest itself today, and where is it heading?

This year’s edition of the festival presents 15 entirely new productions, where circus disciplines merge with other art forms and elements of performance, installation, or live concerts. These are genre-defying multidisciplinary works where experimentation meets tradition, reflecting our contemporary world in various ways. At times, they surprise and challenge our perceptions of what a circus performance can be.

On the festival’s first Sunday, we invite you – whether you’re a culture enthusiast, an artist, or a curious futurist – to join a conversation with four circus artists from different generations, backgrounds, and disciplines. Culture journalist Cecilia Djurberg will moderate a discussion exploring the ideas and impulses shaping today’s and tomorrow’s circus. What boundaries are being pushed? What visions drive the art form? And does it matter if an experience is labeled as circus?

Cecilia Djurberg is a performing arts critic and editor at Aftonbladet Kultur. Over her 25 years as a culture journalist, she has covered all genres and hybrid forms of performing arts, both in Sweden and internationally.

Information about the panelists will be found here soon.

Welcome on Sunday, February 9, to Subtopia!
We celebrate the festival with a festival bar, two performances, and a conversation about the art form!

14.00 Festival bar opens
15.00 Performance: Tancarville (Hangaren)
16.30 Conversation: Circus on new paths
18.00 Performance: Manifest (Punkshangaren)