In Reclaim, the small, domed tent of the Belgian company Théâtre d’un jour on the Schouwburgplein is transformed in a few seconds into a ritual place shrouded in mystery. The lyrical voice of the opera singer and two cellos form the sound world within which five circus artists express themselves powerfully through masterful hand-on-hand acrobatics.  

The piece is inspired by the Ko’ch ritual from Central Asia, with which women reclaim their position in society and create an equal world for future generations. Expect moments of beauty, discomfort and danger; life experiences that we all know. »Reclaim« is a moving, compelling experience in which the boundaries between audience and artists blur and in which axes literally fly around their ears. 

Reclaim won the Critics Choice Award for ‘Best Circus Show’ in Belgium in 2023 and the St-Joseph Prize at the Rio Preto Theatre Festival (Brazil) in 2024.
 

Want to experience more Circusstad? For Wednesday and Thursday there are also combi tickets available, with which you can end the evening festively at 21:00 at the hilarious show Rise of The Olive, full of absurdism and spectacle, by the New Zealand trio Laser Kiwi. Want to know more about this show?
Click here for more information.

Combi ticket 30th of april
Combi ticket 1st of may

On Friday there is the possibility to combine your visit with the performance KA-IN by the Moroccan Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger under the direction of the French choreographer Raphaelle Boitel, in which you can expect a combination of amazing acrobatics and dance in a special theatrical universe. Want to know more about this performance?
Click here for more information.

2nd of may

Reviews: 

Reclaim in the Scotsman: “A seasoned circus-goer rarely gets to say ‘I’ve never seen that before’. You will here”. (Kelly Apter)

Reclaim in La Libre: “A lyrical, powerful and carnal ode to the circus: spellbinding and highly acrobatic”. (Laurence Bertels)

Reclaim in Zone Critique: “(…) tilts us into a powerful in-between: a world of the sensitive, on the border between sleep and wakefulness, darkness and light, where we can let the currents flow through us”. (Émilie Ade)