The Dutch Circus Showcase is a two-day event during Circusstad Festival where (inter)national programmers, producers and impresarios are invited to scout new professional talent.
Would you like to register for a place at the Dutch Circus Showcase? Mail your proposal or question to menno@circusstad.nl and you will hear as soon as possible whether you have been selected.
You will have the opportunity to see 7 performances and ‘work in progress’ by Dutch artists and companies. During interactive pitching sessions, you will be introduced to emerging creators and their upcoming projects. This year, we will also take you on a tour of Rotterdam, showing you the facilities that make Rotterdam a circus city, with visits to the Tall Tales Studio and Codarts Circus Arts. In addition, we offer informal lunches and panel discussions where you can network and exchange ideas in a relaxed setting.
We have several options to also book part of the showcase. The links for this are at the bottom of this post.
The showcase programme:
Thursday 1 May
10.30 – 12.30 Interactive pitching sessions (11 companies)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
14.00 – 14.45 David Eisele – Tornado’s Eye (work in progress)
16.15 – 16.45 Captain Frodo’s NEW Family Freakshow, with Lisa Chudalla and Melinda Meijs (premiere)
17.00 – 18.00 Cie. Bolbol / Roxana Küwen Arsalan – Omâ, or the privileges of the potato (NL première)
Friday 2 May
11.00 – 13.00 Circusstad Talk: representation of and co-creation with people with intellectual disabilities, within a professional circus context. Followed by 2 acts from Extraordinary, the new Circusstad project led by Liza van Brokel. (premiere)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch and shuttle to Tall Tales Studio (training room)
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Clara Köpf – Garment Gatherings (work in progress) presentation Tall Tales Studio
15.15 – 15.45 Shuttle to Codarts Circus Arts (circus academy)
15.45 – 16.45 Visit and presentation Codarts Circus Arts
Option route 1:
16.45 – 17.15 Shuttle back to Schouwburgplein / Theatre Rotterdam
17.15 – 18.15 Marta & Kim / Knot on Hands / Felix Zech – Meander
18.15 Р18.45 L̩Ol̩ РThe stage is not enough (premiere) outdoor performance
Option route 2:
17.30 – 18.50 Codarts Circus Arts 3rd year group performance: All and Nothing, directed by Tim Lenkiewicz
19.00 – 20.00 closing drinks
programme changes reserved
You can buy tickets for the full showcase programme:
Dutch Circus Showcase complete 1 & 2 May 2025 with option route 1
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Dutch Circus Showcase complete 1 & 2 May 2025 with option route 2
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