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SRIJEDA 3.6.19:00 CirkoBalkana šator
SVJETSKO A NAŠE
U sklopu festivala CirkoBalkana 14 publika će imati priliku upoznati novu generaciju mladih cirkuskih autorica i autora iz regije koji trenutno svoje obrazovanje i umjetnički razvoj nastavljaju u renomiranim cirkuskim školama diljem Europe. Kroz niz kratkih izvedbi predstavit će autorske radove u nastajanju, dijeleći s publikom vlastite umjetničke interese, istraživanja i izvedbene poetike. Večer donosi raznolike pristupe suvremenom cirkusu — od akroplesa i zračnih disciplina do fizičkog teatra i žongliranja — te pruža uvid u svježe glasove nove cirkuske scene
KOMPLET LEPIÑA: "Guvno"
Klara Barišić, Maša Borović, Fenja Siebels
Rad u nastajanju novonastale kompanije koju tvore dvije domaće cirkuske gastarbajterke Maša i Klara, te njihova kolegica Fenja Siebels. Inspiracija za ovaj rad je jedno, neko, seosko guvno - mjesto i rada i razbibrige koje svojim kružnim oblikom neodoljivo podsjeća na cirkuske pozornice. Tri lika, malo partnerske akrobatike, malo akroplesa i puno ludičnosti je ono što su umjetnice za sada pronašle u svojem istraživanju.
O kolektivu:
Komplet Lepiña nastala je u ljeto 2025. godine dok su Fenja, Klara i Maša gulile krumpire u kuhinji jednog cirkuskog festivala u Kataloniji. Iz čiste i iskrene želje za zajedničkim radom odlučile su krenuti stvarati zajedno, i nakon 5 dana provedenih na Suhaču im je sinuo koncept za predstavu - Guvno.
Klara Barišić je hrvatska cirkuska umjetnica koja trenutno studira u CREAT-u u Valenciji. Svoju cirkusku priču slučajno je započela 2020. u Zagrebu sa svilom, a trenutno se fokusira na svilu, stojeve na rukama i na dizajn svjetla. Bila je dio projekta circusnext 2023. godine s predstavom Konstrukt, a osim toga ima dvije aktivne predstave, jednu kao dizajnerica/tehničarka svjetla (Šupljine i praznine) i jednu kao izvođačica (Stative). Ona je polovica kompanije Quoz a'Durac.
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Maša Borović rođena je 1995. u Sinju, a trenutno živi u Madridu. Pohađala je Školu likovnih umjetnosti u Splitu, smjer kiparstvo. Godine 2020. diplomirala je na Filozofskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, gdje je studirala sociologiju i etnologiju te kulturnu antropologiju.
Godine 2025. završila je profesionalno cirkusko obrazovanje u CARAMPI (Madrid, Španjolska) specijalizirajući se za disciplinu zračnog kruga. Druge cirkuske discipline koje je zanimaju su akroples, portes, vertikalno uže i stojevi na rukama. Njezin umjetnički fokus je na pisanju, novoj magiji, apsurdu i bogatstvu detalja. Prije dolaska u Madrid, godinu dana je radila na projektu cirkuske pedagogije u francuskoj amaterskoj cirkuskoj školi Turbul' u Nimesu.
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Fenja Siebels, 27, berlinska je umjetnica suvremenog cirkusa specijalizirana za vertikalno uže i baskulu. Diplomirala je 2025. na cirkuskoj školi CARAMPA u Madridu, a trenutno je uključena u projekt CRECE u Teatro Circo Price (Madrid), pod vodstvom Joela Martíja.
Njezin uvod u svijet suvremenog cirkusa započeo je 2018. tijekom dvosmjernog studija kulturnih znanosti na Sveučilištu u Regensburgu (Njemačka) i Sveučilištu Complutense u Madridu. Dio je ansambla Compañía Cirkater, a zajedno su stvorili "Augustine", 50-minutni performans koji kombinira fizičko kazalište, klaun i akroples.
MAJA WIENA BENIĆ: »Anecdote of an anthophobic«
Trajanje: 10 minuta
Izvedba postavlja utabani put rutine u nepredvidivi kontrast sitničavog nereda. Iza promjenjive maske stoji protagonist koji pati od antofobije – iracionalnog i intenzivnog straha od cvijeća. Neumorno se snalazi u vrtlogu krhkosti i kaosa. Čaj je naizgled topal, a fotelja se doima udobnom, sve dok se stvarnost ne poigra s percepcijom.
Maja Wiena Benić (1998.) cirkuska umjetnica koja ulazi u svijet cirkusa kroz vatrene rekvizite i manipulaciju štapovima, nastupajući samostalno i s kolektivom Navodnooslobodilački cirkus, a nadalje razvija vokabular uz suvremene plesne tehnike i partner akrobatiku. Od 2024. pohađa cirkusku školu CREAT - Formació i Creació en Arts del Circ u Valenciji, usmjeravajući se na akroples kao središnju izvedbenu disciplinu. Članica je suvremeno cirkuske grupe La družina.
ISKRA DILKIĆ: »Traganje«
Trajanje: 4 min
Traganje, traganje, traganje, pronalaženje puteva i opet traganje. Na primer za jednostavnošću. Ili utehom. Razmišljam često o nežnosti i tome koliko je fali. Nežnost je ono za šta sam spremna da se borim. Sa sobom i sa svetom
Iskra Dilkić se razvija kao interdisciplinarna umjetnica na sjecištu suvremenog cirkusa, kazališta i glazbe, kontinuirano istražujući odnos tijela, pokreta i izvedbe. Kao aktivna članica kolektiva Cirkusfera sudjeluje u brojnim radionicama, predstavama i festivalima u regiji, gradeći iskustvo kroz kolektivni rad i međunarodne suradnje. Trenutno djeluje kao europska volonterka u École de Cirque Turbul’, gdje vodi i pohađa radionice različitih cirkuskih disciplina. Svoj umjetnički razvoj nadograđuje kroz Erasmus+ projekte posvećene suvremenom cirkusu, participativnom i site-specific kazalištu. Paralelno se obrazuje u području glazbe, s fokusom na čembalo i ranu glazbu, čime dodatno obogaćuje svoj izvedbeni izraz. Iskustvo u kazalištu razvija kroz glumu, izvedbe i rad na kazališnoj kritici, surađujući s različitim institucijama i nezavisnim scenama. Njezin rad karakterizira stalno istraživanje, povezivanje različitih umjetničkih formi i interes za kolektivno stvaranje.
MIA BRADIĆ: Utočište
Trajanje: 10 min
Jedna od definicija riječi utočište na koju sam naišla posebno mi je draga: utočište - odmor od patnje. Ono nije mjesto, iako to može biti, već osjećaj koji povezuje dva stanja neodvojiva od ljudskog postojanja, a opet prisutna u ekstremnoj disproporcionalnosti u današnjem vremenu. Utočište je kratka cirkuska solo izvedba na zračnom obruču koja u fokus stavlja žudnju za prostorom u kojemu možemo biti svoji. Kroz isprepleteni kontrast vanjskog i unutarnjeg svijeta, autorica postavlja pitanje jesu li bijeg od stvarnosti i življenje svijeta koji želimo stvoriti nužno dvije različite radnje, otvarajući prostor za postojanje s vlastitim kontradikcijama.
Mia Bradić dvadesettrogodišnja je cirkuska umjetnica iz Splita. Cirkuske vještine otkriva 2010. godine u udruzi Cirkus Kolektiv gdje kreira svoje prve autorske radove i počinje podučavati zračne vještine, a od 2018. godine bavi se kontorcionizmom u udruzi Room100. Nakon završene splitske III. gimnazije na godinu dana odlazi u cirkusku školu Turbul’ u Nimesu u Francuskoj kako bi se usavršila na području cirkuske pedagogije. Svoje umjetnički razvoj nastavlja kroz neformalne edukacije i autorski rad tijekom boravka u Francuskoj, Kataloniji i Hrvatskoj paralelno sa završetkom preddiplomskog studija političkih znanosti na pariškom Sciences Pou. 2025. godine upisuje profesionalnu cirkusku školu u Bordeauxu koju trenutno pohađa sa specijalizacijom zračni obruč.
NOAH CVIJANOVIĆ: Clay
Trajanje: 10 min
Izvedba je inspirirana životom Muhammad Ali-ja te istražuje iskustvo čovjeka koji je čitav život proveo u neprestanoj borbi — unutar boksačkog ringa, u odnosu prema društvu, ali i u suočavanju sa samim sobom. Kroz pokret, žongliranje i elemente fizičkog teatra nastojim prikazati njegove uspone i padove, iznimnu snagu, ali i trenutke ranjivosti. Predstava ne tematizira isključivo lik slavnog boksača, već promišlja univerzalna pitanja identiteta, otpornosti i ljudskosti. Unatoč bolesti i brojnim društvenim pritiscima, Muhammad Ali ostao je trajni simbol borbe, dostojanstva i osobnog integriteta.
Noah Cvijanović, trenutno se školuje na cirkuskoj školi Creat u Valenciji. Okružen je umjetnošću od najranijeg djetinjstva, a izvedbene umjetnosti doživljava kao prostor kontinuiranog osobnog i umjetničkog razvoja. Svoj izvođački put započeo je u Gradsko kazalište Pula, gdje se bavio suvremenim plesom, fizičkim teatrom i glumom. Danas se aktivno bavi suvremenim cirkusom, s posebnim fokusom na žongliranje kao disciplinu koja spaja tehničku preciznost i scenski izraz. Pozornica je za njega vrlo rano postala prostor istraživanja različitih identiteta, emocija i načina komunikacije s publikom, ali i mjesto kroz koje razvija vlastiti umjetnički jezik.
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WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE
7:30 PM – CirkoBalkana Tent
WORLD-CLASS, HOMEGROWN
As part of the CirkoBalkana 14 festival, the audience will have the opportunity to meet a new generation of young circus creators from the region, who are currently continuing their education and artistic development at renowned circus schools across Europe. Through a series of short performances, they will present works in progress, sharing their artistic interests, research, and performance poetics with the audience. The evening offers a diverse range of approaches to contemporary circus — from acrobatic dance and aerial disciplines to physical theatre and juggling — and provides insight into the fresh voices of the emerging circus scene.
A presentation of emerging circus artists from the region who are currently studying at circus schools abroad.
KOMPLET LEPIÑA: “Guvno”
Klara Barišić, Maša Borović, Fenja Siebels
A work in progress by a newly formed company created by two Croatian circus migrant workers, Maša and Klara, together with their colleague Fenja Siebels. The inspiration for this piece comes from a rural guvno — a traditional threshing floor, both a place of labour and social gathering, whose circular shape irresistibly recalls circus arenas. Three characters, a touch of partner acrobatics, some acrodance, and plenty of playfulness are what the artists have discovered so far through their research.
About the collective
Komplet Lepiña was formed in the summer of 2025 while Fenja, Klara and Maša were peeling potatoes in the kitchen of a circus festival in Catalonia. Out of a genuine desire to create together, they decided to begin collaborating, and after five days spent at Suhač, the concept for the performance Guvno emerged.
Klara Barišić is a Croatian circus artist currently studying at CREAT in Valencia. She began her circus journey by chance in Zagreb in 2020 with aerial silks, and currently focuses on silks, hand balancing and lighting design. She was part of the circusnext project in 2023 with the performance Konstrukt. In addition, she is involved in two active productions: one as lighting designer/technician (Šupljine i praznine) and another as performer (Stative). She is one half of the company Quoz a'Durac.
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Maša Borović was born in 1995 in Sinj and currently lives in Madrid. She attended the School of Fine Arts in Split, specialising in sculpture. In 2020, she graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb, where she studied Sociology and Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology.
In 2025, she completed professional circus training at CARAMPA (Madrid, Spain), specialising in aerial hoop. Other circus disciplines she is interested in include acrodance, partner acrobatics, vertical rope and hand balancing. Her artistic focus lies in writing, new magic, absurdity and the richness of detail. Before moving to Madrid, she spent a year working on a circus pedagogy project at the amateur circus school Turbul’ in Nîmes, France.
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Fenja Siebels, 27, is a Berlin-based contemporary circus artist specialising in vertical rope and teeterboard. She graduated from the CARAMPA circus school in Madrid in 2025 and is currently involved in the CRECE project at Teatro Circo Price (Madrid), under the direction of Joel Martí. Her introduction to contemporary circus began in 2018 during a dual degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Regensburg (Germany) and Complutense University of Madrid. She is part of the ensemble Compañía Cirkater, with whom she co-created Augustine, a 50-minute performance combining physical theatre, clowning and acrodance.
MAJA WIENA BENIĆ: “Anecdote of an Anthophobic”
Duration: 10 minutes
This performance places the well-trodden path of routine into the unpredictable contrast of meticulous disorder. Behind a shifting mask stands a protagonist suffering from anthophobia — an irrational and intense fear of flowers. Tirelessly navigating a whirlwind of fragility and chaos, tea appears warm and the armchair inviting, until reality begins to play with perception.
Maja Wiena Benić (1998) entered the world of circus through fire props and staff manipulation, performing both solo and with the collective Navodnooslobodilački cirkus. She later expanded her artistic vocabulary through contemporary dance techniques and partner acrobatics. Since 2024, she has been attending the circus school CREAT – Formació i Creació en Arts del Circ in Valencia, focusing on acrodance as her main performance discipline. She is also a member of the contemporary circus group La družina.
ISKRA DILKIĆ: “Searching”
Duration: 4 minutes
Searching, searching, searching — finding paths and then searching again. For simplicity, perhaps. Or comfort. I often think about tenderness and how much it is missing. Tenderness is something I am willing to fight for — with myself and with the world.
Iskra Dilkić develops her practice at the intersection of contemporary circus, theatre and music, continuously exploring the relationship between body, movement and performance. As an active member of the collective Cirkusfera, she has participated in numerous workshops, performances and festivals across the region, building experience through collaborative work and international partnerships.
She is currently working as a European volunteer at École de Cirque Turbul’, where she both leads and attends workshops in various circus disciplines. Her artistic development is further enriched through Erasmus+ projects dedicated to contemporary circus, participatory theatre and site-specific performance. Alongside this, she is also studying music, with a focus on the harpsichord and early music, which further shapes her performative language. Her theatrical experience includes acting, performance and theatre criticism, collaborating with various institutions and independent scenes. Her work is characterised by constant exploration, the merging of artistic forms and an interest in collective creation.
MIA BRADIĆ: “Refuge”
Duration: 10 minutes
One definition of the word refuge that particularly resonates with me is: refuge — a rest from suffering. Refuge is not necessarily a place, although it can be, but rather a feeling connecting two states inseparable from human existence, yet present today in extreme disproportion.
Refuge is a short circus solo on aerial hoop that focuses on the longing for a space in which we are able to be ourselves. Through the intertwined contrast between the outer and inner worlds, the author questions whether escaping reality and living the world we wish to create are necessarily two separate acts, opening a space for existence alongside one’s own contradictions.
Mia Bradić is a twenty-three-year-old circus artist from Split. She discovered circus skills in 2010 through the association Cirkus Kolektiv, where she created her first original works and began teaching aerial disciplines. Since 2018, she has also practised contortion with the association Room100.
After graduating from the Third Gymnasium in Split, she spent a year at the circus school Turbul’ in Nîmes, France, specialising in circus pedagogy. She continued her artistic development through informal education and authorial work in France, Catalonia and Croatia, while simultaneously completing a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Sciences Po. In 2025, she enrolled in a professional circus school in Bordeaux, where she is currently specialising in aerial hoop.
NOAH CVIJANOVIĆ: “Clay”
Duration: 10 minutes
The performance is inspired by the life of Muhammad Ali and explores the experience of a man who spent his entire life in constant struggle — within the boxing ring, in relation to society, and in confrontation with himself. Through movement, juggling and elements of physical theatre, the piece seeks to portray his triumphs and failures, extraordinary strength, and moments of vulnerability.
The work does not focus solely on the figure of the famous boxer, but reflects on universal questions of identity, resilience and humanity. Despite illness and immense social pressure, Muhammad Ali remained an enduring symbol of struggle, dignity and personal integrity.
Noah Cvijanović is currently studying at the circus school CREAT in Valencia. Surrounded by art from an early age, he views the performing arts as a space for continuous personal and artistic growth. He began his performance career at Gradsko kazalište Pula, where he trained in contemporary dance, physical theatre and acting.
Today, he actively works in contemporary circus, with a particular focus on juggling as a discipline that combines technical precision with stage expression. For him, the stage quickly became a space for exploring identities, emotions and modes of communication with audiences, as well as a place through which he continues to develop his own artistic language.
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