Cirko is the most prominent contemporary circus venue, presenter, artistic development centre and production house in Finland.
As part of our annual performance programme we present contemporary circus works in our own venues and in several partner venues in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Cirko is funded by the state of Finland and the city of Helsinki. Our core mission is to develop contemporary circus as an art in Finland. Our programming time span is ca. 18 months.
Venue
We have two small-scale venues of our own. We mostly present works of Finnish contemporary circus artists and very small-scale works of international artists in our own spaces.
Presenter
We collaborate with several mid- to large-scale venues in the Helsinki metropolitan area ranging from 250 to 700 seats.
Artistic development centre
We have an annual residency program with an open call in September. Each of the residency groups have to include at least one contemporary circus artist who is either living in Finland or a Finnish citizen. We also collaborate with the University of the Arts Helsinki and several international networks in order to develop the contemporary circus field.
Production house
Cirko is currently developing a co-production model. We can co-produce one small-scale production per year.
Cultural Season
Indoor
Outdoor
Coproductions
Residency
Programmation
TO PERFORM
Stage Name | Configuration | Dimensions (Min.) | Notes | Download |
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Maneesi |
Frontal Semi-circular Circular Bi-frontal Wandering |
WIDTH: 14 DEPTH:19 HEIGHT: 7 DIAM.: |
Maneesi is a 300m² empty space that can be transformed to suit all kinds of events. The maximum capacity of the space is 300 people. Maneesi is a high space with arched ceiling and wooden floor painted black. Maneesi has a direct entrance through large loading doors that provide ease of load in and load out. Maneesi is an empty space with chain hoists and trusses, but without light or sound fixtures. The walls, the ceiling and the floor all have multiple rigging points. Free height: 7 m |
TECHNICAL RIDER |
Solmu |
Frontal | WIDTH: 9 DEPTH:10 HEIGHT: 6 DIAM.: |
Solmu is a 213m² black box that includes 130-seater retractable seating area, a sprung dance floor, blackout curtains, Molton curtains and a comprehensive set of light and sound fixtures including video. The walls, the ceiling and the floor all have multiple rigging points. Stage area |
TECHNICAL RIDER |
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