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Alta Gama is more than a company, it is a life project. A pair of clowns, on their acrobatic bicycle. A couple who believe in the transformative nature of art.
Mentir lo mínimo is a conceptual project that based on minimalism. The artists have transferred the creative processes from a minimalist plastic or sculptural work to a live show, to a performance. Like in minimalist sculptures, this creation is not complete without the gaze of the public, without its presence. Like in minimalist movement, the meaning of the artwork changes depending on who is looking at it. The work does not depend on the artist, but on the eyes that see it.

Recommended age: +6.

Per un pelo by Chalibares combines juggling and hand-to-hand acrobatics with live music and clowning. The show appeals to audiences of all ages, and its title has become a catchphrase, making the performance both memorable and beloved.

Winner of Perform-It! Italian Performers Showcase 2024–2025, promoted by ANAPagis, the National Association of Performing Arts.

Bien Joué by Fermín Mora is a comic mirror reflecting the beauty of our fragility.
With every calculated fall and knowing glance, Fermín disarms the audience, revealing that vulnerable part we all try to hide. The audience doesn’t just laugh—they see themselves.
Laughter gives way to a warm silence when, between one gag and the next, a flash of human truth appears.

Suitable for the whole family. Recommended age: +6. OFF show.

FATIGA, la mémoire des objets is a circus and object theater show, where the audience is invited to immerse itself in a world populated by more than six thousand tea bags, a trolley full of surprises and laughter as an accomplice in the relationship built with the audience. The character, in his solitude, presents us with his life in this traveling house, where nothing is as it seems.

Recommended age: +4.

Cie BRUBOC was born as an artistic project based on a research path rooted in the study of gestures, body movement to give life to a comedy that makes truth its strong point. 
WOOW! is a surreal, nonverbal, clownish comedy show. A pair of clowns aboard their bizarre copper and metal vehicle, with wheels, motor and sound system, will traverse the streets of the Festival. They come from far and wide, traveling for no one knows how long...!

Suitable for the whole family. Recommended age: +3.

Compagnie Tita8lou promotes circus, performing, visual, and street arts in Switzerland and around the world and aims to foster cross-cultural encounters. 
Siku is a circus, music and theater show about the Arctic and the Inuit people, inspired by artist Jessica Arpin's travels to Iglulik. On stage, the story of an adventurer and his wacky crew comes to life amid poetry, rhythm and storytelling.

Suitable for the whole family.
Limited capacity show, on-site reservations. Recommended age: +4.
With the support of Pro Helvetia. 

Un Amour en Couleur is a playful exploration of the colors of the human soul in a cold, commercial age—this vertical journey represents a return to the purity of childhood. A flexible, comic language sparks wonder and brings circus to life through aerial acrobatics, clowning, and juggling, accompanied by live music, in search of what humankind has long lost: the sudden joy of the present moment.

National premiere.

Doble Mandoble is a contemporary circus and nouvelle magie company. Specialized in magic and acrobatics, they create visually striking and theatrical shows with engaging humour.
In Hero For One Day, a few essential questions draw us into an unsettling game where everything can change in an instant: who are today’s heroes? Who is really pulling the strings?

National premiere. Recommended age: +7.

Love and salt is an acrobatic comedy, a love story starring a couple of sailors, which after some funny disagreements, culminates in a happy ending. The show has an emotional ending, with a message of peace and inclusion.

OFF show.

About is a carefree blend of grit, mockery, passion, and madness. A punk circus cuddle-fest inspired by friendship and constant play, where body language prevails over words and unpredictable rhythm leaves room for improvisation! Two quirky friends, an acrobatic bike named Betsy, explosive juggling, wild and improbable percussion, epic showdowns, beatings, chases, and tumbles—without getting hurt too badly.

Winner of the Trampolino Vetrina 2024 call by A.C.C.I. for the Pills section of the Circ_Up 2.0 project.

Espera is a participatory circus show where the audience is invited to experience the acrobatic moments on stage firsthand. When the boundary between stage and audience disappears, the show becomes a chance to share a collective experience—meeting the gaze of strangers and listening with the body.

With the support from Institut Ramon Llull. 

What happens on the day when the unexploded bombs inside us finally go off? And what about the days and hours leading up to that moment—how do they tell the prelude and reveal the omens of a possible reckoning?
Sweet Molotov is a small poem written with the body, telling with generous cynicism how a personal disaster can sometimes border on the absurd—or rather, the tragicomic.

National premiere. Recommended age: 9+.

El Aletreo is a show inspired by the aesthetics of the painting Fenomeno ingravidez by the painter Remedios Varo. Through the language of circus and clown, Humberto Kalambres tries to recreate the inner world of this character, exploring with books the possibilities that arise in them, worlds full of wonders and games that open like doors, accompanying the viewer in a flight between text and music.

OFF show.

A story of humor and love where the laws of gravity come into play. A place where everyday objects are transformed into a poetic and endearing world, a space where two hung beings connect. Between the clothes, they come closer and begin a strange dance. With new costumes, they discover the star that they each carry within them. From feats to madness, from songs to dances, they transform the wardrobe on wheels into a “Grand Cabaret". In a street market, anything can happen.

OFF show.

Gianni Risola, known as Otto Panzer, defines himself as a clown and street artist, occasionally lending his talents to cabaret. On a small stage, animated by unexpected characters, a unique show comes to life: banknotes, coins, and credit cards become the protagonists of everyday stories. With irony, poetry, and a surreal touch, Valore explores themes ranging from love to politics, from friendship to social inclusion, while also addressing the big issues of our time.

Théâtre Circulaire aims to bring people together around a performance, with the belief that culture should not be reserved for an elite but accessible to everyone.
Porte-à-Faux is performed inside a chapiteau, where the audience is welcomed into the show’s surreal and clownish world. Blending physical theatre, clowning, live music, poetry, and acrobatics, the performance plays with doors and the metaphors they evoke. An unpredictably clownish journey, where the audience becomes part of the scene alongside the characters.

Suitable for the whole family.
Limited capacity show, on-site reservations. Recommended age: 4+.
With the support of Pro Helvetia.

Astolfo is a psychological clown show in which everything is driven by the real emotions the performer evokes in the audience: wonder, discomfort, fear... A surreal, neurotic, grumpy character. A trolley. A glass of water. A rubber band.
How would you feel if you suddenly had power in your hands?

Recommended age: 8+. OFF show.