The neighborhood Vilanova de Esporles hosts the tenth edition of this festival of the performing, musical and social circus arts. Over three days, from 1 to 3 November this enclave of the Sierra de Tramuntana becomes a circus tent where local, national and foreign companies show the public their creations in a great variety of disciplines.
In total, 33 shows to be held in three different scenarios (in the circus tent at the festival site and outside) and which cover the following disciplines: circus, physical theater, dance, Variety clown- circus, comic magic, comic theater, masks and gestural theater, street performances, world music concerts and other musical trends.
In addition, there will be professional conferences, talks, documentaries and exhibitions.
Program of Shows:
Friday, November 1
From 11:00 to 13:00 h.
Pregón, Chupinazo and Pasacalles
Payaso Rock
Pulpo Internacional y Tomate
Tomate y Marionetas Gigantes: Tomate creates impressive giant balloon puppets, including an octopus, a spider and a Chinese dragon.
Batucada Calle Manigua
This Afro-Latin percussion group born in the Balearic Islands combines music, dance and theatre to offer a show full of energy
13:00 h. Escenario Emociones
Luis Reche (Valencia): Jacinto Sifón Fontana, ‘Lampistería, Circo y Variedades’
Jacinto Sifón Fontana, a plumber who has moved into show business, presents a clown and variety show. In times of crisis, this worker, with a clever wit and a big dream, tries to combine his skills as a plumber with the world of performance
13:45 h. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
Alexku: the Illusionist
Alexku is a professional illusionist who offers a family show in which he mixes imagination, music and active participation of the public. His events combine musical and spoken games, creating a magical and memorable experience for both children and adults. Ticket €5.
14:00 h. Deixa el mòbil a casa
Aucell, Cantaire
Toni Verd 'Aucell' presents a tour of his post-psychedelic folk-rock songs, reviewing his repertoire and establishing a dialogue with the public about the meaning that expressing oneself through songs can have today
16:00 h. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Buque Azart & Corporación Humor y Vida -Ecuador
This year, El Buque Azart i la Corporación Humor y Vida join forces to participate in the Circ de les Cultures Festival, an event that seeks to strengthen the project that the Ecuadorian corporation manages in its country. They will do so in a unique setting: the Azart ship, known as the Ship of Fools, restored and rehabilitated to become a space dedicated to social and cultural projects
5:10 p.m. Parade with Calle Manigua & Pulpo Internacional
5:30 p.m. Escenario Emocions (Without AI)
Karla Doorenbos presents La Maletitiritera
Once upon a time, there was a magical Suitcase that contained much more than it seemed at first glance: a Cabaret full of dreams and realities, where stories unfolded on a small stage made of fabric and wood. This Suitcase, in the hands of the puppeteer, became a space for dance, overcoming, and transformation. Entrance €5.
18:10 h. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Javi Javichy presents Platito Platita Platete
After twenty years of shows around the world, in this production, the showman Javi Javichy seeks laughter at all times, using the most classic gags and combining circus routines with porcelain plates, hats, cigar boxes, and finishing with a risky American curl act that will not leave children or adults indifferent. Entrance €5.
19:00 h. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Tomate Puro Tomate
Tomate offers a multifaceted show of magic, comedy, balloon manipulation and juggling, designed for the whole family. Entrance €5.
19:40 h. Deixa el mòbil a casa
Astral
Show composed of a singer and two dancers. Astral La Capitana is a character that combines presence, comedy and sensuality, in this trio format. She is accompanied by the dancers who invite the audience to follow the choreographies, generating a powerful and fun atmosphere with an urban and feminist style.
8:30 p.m. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Daniel Higiénico presents Cancionólogos
A concert/show that combines songs, monologues, improvisation and other stories. With humor, reflection, music and theater, Daniel mixes all these elements to offer a show that is as fun as it is unclassifiable. Ticket €5.
10:00 p.m. Escenario Deixa el mòbil a casa
La Fiesta Calavera + Los Primos + La Banda del Loki
La Fiesta Calavera
It is a musical project conceived and directed by Randy Barjacoba, who composes all the songs, both the music and the lyrics. La Fiesta Calavera are: Randy Barjacoba (vocals and acoustic guitar), Víctor Arco (electric guitar), Àlex Cerezo (bass), Andy Lourido (second vocals), Lida Arbona (trumpet, piano, backing vocals), Miquel Marquès (drums) and the special collaboration of Laura Dalmau
Los Primos
Currently, Los Primos are: El primo Emilio “El Nano” (vocals), Pau Mas (drums), Ricard (bass), Angelillo (Spanish guitar and backing vocals), Eloy (Spanish guitar and backing vocals), Pedro (percussion and various noises), Samuel (trumpet). A fun and rogue SuperCombo.
La Banda del Loki
Mallorcan band with their own songs in Spanish and catchy lyrics with which you will feel identified in each one of them. They offer a variety of styles that fuse reggae, funky, ska, pop rock and rumba.
Saturday, November 2
Family clown Mallorca. Parade
Non-profit association dedicated to clowning and animation, aimed at any entity that wants to have a good time and connect with laughter.
11:30 a.m. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Charlychin- Ibiza
Charlychin is as big as he is clumsy. The giant nin just wants to play. Shall we play? The air is his space. In this place he likes to discover Gravity, play with the balance of people and things, break barriers, above all have fun with living beings. Clown show, juggling and balancing with unsuspected things.
12:30 p.m. Desconecta Stage (Circus Tent)
Lunáticas - Ecuador
Lunáticas is a theatrical show that comes from the need to investigate the universe of women through Clown. From poetry, metaphor and a delicate sense of humor. Ticket €5.
1:10 p.m. Escenario Desconecta (Without AI)
Javichy Madrid, Fast as lightning!
The story takes place during a day at work for a theatre assistant who, when his client does not arrive on time for the performance, tries to put on his master's show, transmitting values and experiencing extreme situations that he must solve. Juggling, diabolos and a risky American curl act.
14:00 h. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Hato Gató
This musical ensemble of percussion and vocals based in Mallorca is made up of 15 men and women and directed by Jose Llorach. Its origin lies in the curiosity to know the traditional music of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as the folkloric wealth of other places.
16:00 h. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
Exhibition El paso de los sin nombre, by Xavier Ferré
El paso de los sin nombre, Merkerland city of refugees, is the first photographic, scenic and research project by the artist Xavier Ferre. It is an awareness-raising exhibition with photography, an exhibition, a round table and testimonies from and about refugees welcomed in Mallorca. Entrance 5 €.
17:30 h. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Si FUERA si nos FUERA, by Vio Clown
Vio García Claramunt presents this stage proposal inspired by the feeling that we are not enough, or that we are too much of something. A solo show of clown, magic and juggling where the audience will feel immersed in the sweet and punk world of Vio and Floret (the name of his clown).
18:10 h. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
The Traint, by Loco Brusca (Barcelona/Argentina)
Luis María Brusca (Engineer Luiggi, La Pampa, Argentina, 1964) is an actor known as Loco Brusca, diagnosed as a psycho-clown (it is not known when or by whom). She has developed her own style in street performance theatre and body language in various spaces: theatres, circus and street. She uses humour as a fundamental tool to connect with the public, which she attracts and surprises. Ticket €5.
18:45 h. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Marilén Ribot, Fakirism in its purest form
Marilén has been recognised with several awards, including the FAD Sebastià Gasch Applause in Emerging Creation for Atempo (2009), the Umore Azoka Award for the best street show for Atempo (2010), the Malabart Award at the Malabharía Festival 2017 for a flying rope number, or the Valencian Institute of Performing Arts Award 2020 for the best circus performance with the show Save The Temazo (Colectivo FRENÈ.TIC).
From 19:30 h. Escenario Deja el móvil en casa
Evening and Night Concerts
With performances by Los Bravos (Mallorca), Kike Babas & La Desbandá (Madrid), Insershow (Mallorca), Clara Ingold and The Pickles (Mallorca), Dame Ke Fume (Mallorca) and Dj Amoniako. Tickets €10.
Sunday, November 3
11:30 a.m. Escenario Emocions (Without AI)
Karla Doorenbos presents La Maletitiritera Ibiza
Once upon a time, there was a magical Suitcase that contained much more than it seemed at first glance: a Cabaret full of dreams and realities, where stories unfolded on a small stage made of fabric and wood. This Suitcase, in the hands of the puppeteer, became a space for dance, overcoming, and transformation.
12:15 p.m. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Menzo Cambalache Argentina Clown
A street show in the style of a clown that invites us to transform the everyday life of a public space for passers-by, creating spontaneous comic situations without the need for words. Play, improvisation and complicity with the public are the key to creating a festive atmosphere full of joy and communion.
12:30 p.m. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Tomate show Argentina
Tomate Puro Tomate is a multifaceted show of magic, comedy, balloon manipulation and juggling, designed for the whole family. Ticket €5.
1:45 p.m. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Luís Reche (Valencia): L'entusiasme
Luis Reche brings to the festival a deep exploration of the comic and the absurd, combining music and circus to create a universal language that connects directly with the public, taking them anywhere in the world. A classic circus show. Entrance 5 €.
14:30 h.
Marcella Ceraolo & Nacho Vegas, DelMUNDO World Music
DelMUNDO is a musical proposal that combines versions of classics of world music all times and places. With Nacho Vegas on the saxophone and humour as the guiding thread and the Uruguayan Marcella Ceraolo, singer, guitarist, composer, music producer and vocal coach living in Mallorca.
15:00 h. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Audiovisual exhibition of Circus of Cultures posters
From 2003 to 2016, the Circ de les Culturas Festival has toured several towns in Mallorca and other places, consolidating itself as an event of new trends in performing arts and music. It has been a platform for research and cooperation in theatre, circus and other artistic disciplines, addressing issues such as human rights, the environment and historical memory.
16:00 h. Escenario Desconnecta (Circus Tent)
Buque Azart & Corporación Humor y Vida -Ecuador
This year, El Buque Azart i la Corporación Humor y Vida join forces to participate in the Circ de les Cultures Festival, an event that seeks to strengthen the project that the Ecuadorian corporation manages in its country. They will do so in a unique setting: the Azart ship, known as the Ship of Fools, restored and rehabilitated to become a space dedicated to social and cultural projects
16:30 h. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
Lunáticas - Ecuador
Lunáticas is a theatrical show that comes from the need to investigate the universe of women through the Clown. From poetry, metaphor and a delicate sense of humor. Ticket € 5.
17:00 h. Escenario Emociones (Without AI)
Las Gallinas -Duo Clown- Berlin
Duo formed by Sabina Drag (Poland-Berlin), artist, performer and researcher, and Vio García Claramunt from Palma, awarded by Tortell Poltrona as Best Clown Act with the company Clownisim. The Las Gallinas shoe offers a humorous look at the secret world of the henhouse, based on a scientific search for the life of birds.
19:00 h. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
Radio Demencial - Argentina
Menzo Menjunjes combines clever lyrics with ease, playing with the audience and histrionics typical of his extensive career in humor, with rhythms of cumbia, reggae, hip hop and reggaeton.
20:00 h. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
Big Yuyu
This Majorcan Blues-Rock trio is one of the oldest and most established groups on the national scene. With five albums released, Big Yuyu has earned the respect of the public and the press thanks to a careful and personal sound, with a powerful live performance that has led them to step onto the main stages of festivals and clubs in the State and to be a regular presence on the European scene.
9:00 p.m. Escenario Desconecta (Circus Tent)
Black Cats
Jo Pro (guitar and vocals), Òscar Monserrat (double bass and backing vocals) and Charly Twist (drums) form this Majorcan group. With a sound ranging from Hillbilly-Bop to classic Rock and roll and influences that reach the Rock and roll of the 50s (Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley, etc.) to the neo-rockabilly of the 80s (Stray Cats, Restless...).
