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The CDFthek documents projects, conferences, talks and films and the magazine articles produced by the festival.
CircusDanceFestival 2025
Artists and Companies
Mélissa Guex (CH), Aapo Honkanen (FI), Justine Berthillot & Xavier Roumagnac (FR), Julian Vogel (CH), Ellie Barnard (UK), TweniTweni (SE), Crème Solaire (CH), Duo Bau (IT), Mélissa Guex & Clément Grin (CH), Jessie Rose & Rike Greusing (DE), Sirje Tolonen (FI), Arnau Pérez Company (ES), UNANIM Kollektiv (DE), Leles (BR), Crumble Club (DE), Les Têtes Chromées (FR)
Concert
Créme Solaire (CH)
Films
Antti Suniala (FI), Fu Le (PT), Stephanie Miracle, Auden Lincoln-Vogel, Philip Rabalais (DE/US), Elaine Briant & Joana Martinho (FR/LU), Danila Bim (US/BR), Odos Productions (CH/DE), arte - Gravity & Other Myths (DE)
Conference
TAKE CARE - Circus Life in a swing | European Conference on Mental Health and Well-being in the Circus and Performing Arts Sector
Publication
VOICES Special: Artist Portrait about Julian Vogel in Theater der Zeit
DJ*Sets
Fabian Laute, Adahsoe, Disko+
Here you find the whole programme.
CircusDanceFestival 2024
Artists and Companies
Circumstances (BE), Laura Murphy (GB), Diana Salles (DE/BRA), Sawdust Symphony (DE, AT/NL), Overhead Project (DE), Fliegwerk (DE), a movement of humans (DE), Anders und Kira (DE), Latibul Youth Group (DE), Selbstauslöser (DE), Sina Kiekbusch (DE)
Films
Clown*esses by Jana Rothe | Thinking Circus by Arne Mannott | Charlie Chaplin: How It All Began, an ARTE film by Serge Bromberg & Eric Lange
Workshops
Marija Baranauskaité, Mark Liberman, Greta Salgado, Valentina Barone, Simone Kieltyka
Discussions
Heritage, Remembering & Renewing by BUZZ | Archives of the Future with Melanie Suchy, Mirjam Hildbrand, Johanna Hilari, Thomas Thorausch | The Political in Clowning with Laura Murphy, Marija Baranauskaite, Ante Ursic, Jenny Patschovsky
Symposium
Circus and Heritage – European Encounters by the Federal Association of Contemporary Circus
Publication
VOICE V – Re-clowning Circus
Editors: Jenny Patschovsky and Benjamin Richter
Campus Project
ArchiveLab with Mirjam Hildbrand and Johanna Hilari
DJs & Party
Fabian Laute, Adahsoe, Kaffee Güzel
Here you find the whole programme.
CircusDanceFestival 2023
Artists & Companies
Knot on Hands (NL), Compagnie Barks - Bastien Dausse (FR), Sinking Sideways (BE/DE), Elena Zanzu (IT/ES), Piet Van Dycke (BE), Alexander VanThournhout (BE), Muovipussi (FI), Alice Rende (BR/IT), Marija Baranauskaitė (LT), Viktor Černický (CZ), Overhead Project (DE), Ensemble from ESAC and ZZT, KoEFFEKT, Young Ensemble Circus Schatzinsel, Less Kuerdas (DE/IT), Yotam Peled & The Free Radicals (IL/DE), Mikail Karahan (DE), Art for rainy days (LT), Rotem Greenberg (IL), Josefina Colli (AR), Zhao Kuan Ting (BE), Cie Kumquat (DE/FR), Ici'bas Company (CH/CA), Installation: "Mr. Skeleton" by Martin Zimmermann (CH)
Films
About Marija Baranauskaité by Filip Jacobson
The Adventures of Mr. Skeleton by Martin Zimmermann
Discussions
Cultural Politics Day: Setting the Stage by the Federal Association of Contemporary Circus | Beyond Status Quo by Initiative Feminist Circus | INCAM: Magazines & Media with Ruby Burges, Nick Zelle, Florence Schroeder, Elena Stanciu, Dominik Moos | VOICES Talk with Valentina Barone, Elena Zanzu, John-Paul Zaccarini, Ante Ursic
Publication
VOICE IV Re-exploring the Grotesque
Editors: Valentina Barone, Tim Behren
Campus Project
CreationLab with Breno Caetano
Young Wild with KoEFFEKT, Circus Schatzinsel
DJs & Party
Fabian Laute feat. Child May, Adahsoe, Noro
Cooperations
Latibul, Federal Association of Contemporary Circus (BUZZ), Initiative Feminist Circus (ifc), ZZT, ESAC
Here you can find the whole porgramme.
CircusDanceFestival 2022
Artists and companies
Overhead Project (DE), Laura Murphy (UK), Benjamin Kahn and Cerish Menzo (BE), Jörg Müller (DE/FR), Tumbleweed (BE), Ben Gonen and Crispin Bade (IL/DE), La TRIBU Performance (CRI), Luuk Brantjes (NL), Sandra Hanschitz (DE), KoEFFEKT (DE), Cirque Intense Ensemble (DE), make a move collective (DE), Installative Performance: Julian Vogel (CH)
Films
About Tacho Tinta by Filip Jacobson | About Julian Vogel by Filip Jacobson | Pugno by Chiara Caterina | Les Voyages / XY Exp. London & Copenhagen by Samuel Buton
Workshops
Eleonora Dall’Asta, Make a Move Collective, initiative feminist circus
Discussions
Voices Morning Talk with Jenny Patschovsky, Tillmann Damrau, Benjamin Richter | Beyond status quo by Initiative Feminist Circus
Publication
VOICES III – Re-thinking Objects | Editors: Jenny Patschovsky
Theater der Zeit: Circus in Flux | Editors: Jenny Patschovsky, Tim Behren
Campus Project
CreationLab with Breno Caetano
Junge Wilde with KoEFFEKT, Cirque Intense
Residencies
Make a Move Collective, Marija Baranauskaité, Lily & Janick
DJs & Party
Fabian Laute, Adahsoe feat SO
Cooperations
Latibul, Initiative Feminist Circus (ifc), ARTE, ESAC, ZZT
Here you can find the whole programme.
