Circus Dance Festival Cologne: A celebration of movement and creativity!

Circus Dance Festival Cologne: A celebration of movement and creativity!

The colorful tents will already be pitched in Cologne in the next few days, because thatCircus Dance Festivalstarts its sixth edition. From theJune 6th to 8th, 2025exists in theLatibul, the theater and circus educational center, an exciting program with over20 international artists. The event is dedicated to the universal language of the body in contemporary circus and offers a platform to experience and celebrate the diversity of this art form. The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reports that the festival focuses on overcoming expectations of the circus and showing artistic resistance to current challenges.

The festival program is as colorful as it is exciting. In addition to performances in tents, visitors can expecttwo open-air stageswith daily shows, live music, dance performances and short film screenings. There will also be workshops and hands-on activities that actively involve the audience. A highlight is the conference “take care", which covers important topics around mental health and care in the circus arts sector. All outdoor events and cinema visits are free, providing a great opportunity for families and anyone interested to take a look into the world of circus.

Artistic focus

The art of the circus is constantly reinventing itself. This is how the dancer and choreographer becomeMelissa Guexbe on stage with a newly interpreted version of “Rapunzel”. The Swiss jugglerJulian Vogelpresents his fascinating piece “Ceramic Circus", which uses circus means to depict the impossible. The festival's music will also be provided by the glitch-hop electro-punk bandCreme Solaireaccompanied. In keeping with this, the Latibul Circus Garden will be opened especially for families, so that even the little ones can enjoy the festival.

The contemporary circus, as presented here in Cologne, stands out clearly from its classic predecessors. It has developed further in recent years and is enjoying growing popularity. Culture Network Cologne describes contemporary circus as a body-intensive art form that focuses on human-object relationships and movement as central elements. This development is characterized by a growing freelance circus scene that is developing creatively and is given a permanent place in the cultural sector in Germany.

A look into the future

The Cologne circus scene is lively and looking for a permanent place for research, creation and exchange. The actors' wish is to make contemporary circus even more visible and to promote the potential of this art form. Initiatives such as the Contemporary Circus Section of the Kulturnetz Köln play a crucial role in this. The diversity of the Circus Dance Festival reflects these aspirations and invites everyone to become part of this exciting world.

Visit the festival and experience for yourself how contemporary circus is being redefined in Cologne. For more information, those interested can visit the festival's official website at www.circus-dance-festival.de visit.