Her artistic work is rooted in the belief that circus is a tool for social reflection and political engagement. She has performed in both contemporary and traditional circus across Europe, and recently worked as Assistant Director for MYSTICA by Moved by Matter. She has also experience in social circus projects in Palestine, Lebanon, and the UK. Leire is currently developing Lumen, a solo that merges circus and interactive technology to explore grief as a political and collective process.
Her artistic work is rooted in the belief that circus is a tool for social reflection and political engagement. She has performed in both contemporary and traditional circus across Europe, and recently worked as Assistant Director for MYSTICA by Moved by Matter. She has also experience in social circus projects in Palestine, Lebanon, and the UK. Leire is currently developing Lumen, a solo that merges circus and interactive technology to explore grief as a political and collective process.
Lumen is a solo performance using Chinese Pole and real-time interactive projections to explore grief as a pathway to political action. Created by Leire Froufe, a Spanish circus artist and activist, the piece is rooted in her personal experience upon returning from Palestine, where she witnessed the violence of occupation and the consequences of global silence. Through physical storytelling and reactive visuals, Lumen creates an immersive visual language where light becomes a partner on stage: projected onto both the scenography andf the artist’s body. Lumen transforms mourning into collective strength, connecting personal healing with political resistance. It is a poetic, non-verbal, and highly visual work that engages audiences of all backgrounds in reflection on justice, memory, and resilience.
