Contemporary Circus Festivals Across Italy: Mirabilia, Colorno, Anomalie, and Cantieri Creativi

Four contemporary circus festivals are taking place across Italy from late August to October 2023. The XVII edition of Festival Mirabilia runs from August 30 to September 3 in Cuneo, curated by Fabrizio Gavosto under the theme "Water of Love," inspired by a Dire Straits song. It features Portuguese acrobat Leonardo Ferreira, Spanish Compagnia Pau Palaus, Chilean mime Karcocha, French clown companies Les Rois Vagabonds and Sacekripà, Cie Basinga, funambulist Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga, and dance performances by Abbondanza-Bertoni and EgriBiancoDanza. The XVI edition of Tutti Matti per Colorno takes place from August 30 to September 10 in Colorno, near Parma, with over 100 artists on 15 stages, including Cirque Bidon led by François Rauline, Catalan clowns Los Galindos, Belgian Les Vélocimanes Associés, French Cirque Inextremiste, Dutch De Stijle Want, French puppet Chamôh, French Monad, and Spanish duo Alta Gama. The XVII edition of Anomalie runs from August 31 to September 15 in Rome's Parco delle Canapiglie and Teatro TorBellaMonaca, curated by Chiara Crupi and Nicola Danesi de Luca, featuring Leo Bassi with "Yo Mussolini," Argentine Niño Costrini, Dùo Andaban, FLor Luludì with Jacopo Candeloro, and others. The II edition of Cantieri Creativi runs from September 8 to October 9 in Genoa's Val Polcevera and Prà, directed by Boris Vecchio, featuring Leo Bassi, Madame Rebinè, Luca Piallini, and Catalan Planeta Trampolì.