CircusFest celebrates the future of circus: daring and diverse, punky and poetic.
From the spectacular to the intimate, the festival showcases the point where circus collides with theatre, dance, live art, film and even virtual reality.
Always innovating and evolving, circus has come a long way since its beginnings. 2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the invention of modern circus, by entertainment entrepreneur Philip Astley. His show was a hit, and a new art form was created.
Founded in 2009, CircusFest is London’s biennial international festival of contemporary circus taking place at the Roundhouse and partner venues across London.
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What You Missed
CircusFest 2018
Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine
Pirates of the Carabina
Tuesday 3 - Sunday 15 April

CircusFest 2018
Fram & Dunt
Collectif And Then...
Tuesday 3 - Thursday 5 April

CircusFest 2018
Breaking Point
Weibel Weibel Co
Friday 6 - Sunday 8 April
CircusFest 2018
The Bekkrell Effect
Groupe Bekkrell
Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 April

CircusFest 2018
Throwdown
Roundhouse Street Circus Collective
Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 April

CircusFest 2018
Even When I Fall
Sky Neal & Kate McLarnon
Sunday 15 April

CircusFest 2018
No Show
Ellie Dubois
Wednesday 18 - Sunday 22 April

CircusFest 2018
Zoetrope
A VR experience by Remy Archer
Tuesday 3 - Sunday 22 April

CircusFest
Circus Sundays: Salon Discussions
At the Roundhouse
Sunday 8 - Sunday 22 April

CircusFest 2018
Friday Late: Circus – Past, Present & Future
At the V&A
Friday 27 April

Circusfest 2018
Staged
Circumference @ Jackson's Lane
Wednesday 4 - Saturday 7 April

CircusFest 2018
Head
John-Paul Zaccarini @ Jacksons Lane
Monday 9 April

CircusFest 2018
Spring
Gandini Juggling and Alexander Whitley @ artsdepot
Thursday 12 April
CircusFest 2018
Sarab
Palestinian Circus School @ Jacksons Lane
Friday 13 - Sunday 15 April

CircusFest 2018
Hyena
Alula Cyr @ The Albany
Thursday 12 - Friday 13 April

CircusFest 2018
Knot
Nikki & JD @ The Place
Tuesday 17 - Wednesday 18 April

CircusFest 2018
Yablochkov Candle
Ilona Jäntti & Aino Venna @ Jacksons Lane
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 April

CircusFest 2018
Natalie Inside Out
Natalie Reckert & Mark Morreau @ Jacksons Lane
Sunday 22 April

CircusFest 2018
Street Circus: Exchange
Street Circus Collective
Tuesday 3 April

CircusFest 2018
Street Circus: Community Experience Day
Street Circus Collective
Wednesday 4 April

CircusFest 2018
Circus 50:50
Friday 13 April - Sunday 6 May

CircusFest 2018
Workshop: Producing Circus in the UK
By YoPro Collective and the Roundhouse
Sunday 15 April 2018