Circus Hub will be created and programmed by Underbelly, who are already known for bringing quality circus acts like Limbo , Wunderkammer , Circus Hub will be created and programmed by Underbelly, who are already known for bringing quality circus acts like Limbo , Circa’s Wunderkammer , Beyond , A Simple Space , and Scotch and Soda , to Edinburgh. It forms a distinct new addition to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - its first major venue dedicated solely to Circus.
The venue will bring to the Fringe 12 shows of circus programme that will include two European premieres, four UK premieres, five Fringe premieres, and will feature artists from across the globe, including Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Australia, Canada and Palestine. It will also show case the best in home grown circus with five shows from the UK.
Directors of Underbelly, Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood, say, ‘In recent years we’ve worked extensively in the circus scene internationally, in the UK and at the Fringe…. there’s a huge appetite for circus at the Festival … while other international festivals have been good at presenting circus, the Edinburgh Fringe has been constrained by financial considerations and the suitability of performance spaces. With Circus Hub, we wanted to change that, by creating a thriving focus for world class circus at the Fringe - one site presenting the largest and most technically ambitious programme of circus that the Fringe has ever seen.’
Named after one of the world’s most famous circus performers and illusionists, The Great Lafayette and his dog Beauty, who famously both died in Edinburgh in 1911, two big tops The Lafayette (750 seats) and The Beauty (250 seats) will form the heart of Circus Hub on the Meadows. These venues will provide infrastructure to present spectacular and technically ambitious circus work of a level that has not been seen before at the festival in a venue right in the heart of the festival. The two tents respectively presents 6 companies from around the world.
Alongside the programme of shows there will be a programme of Family Circus Workshops run by Edinburgh’s new centre for circus arts Full Cirqle. These workshops will give parents and kids aged eight and up the opportunity to try a variety of Circus skills including juggling, hula hoop, acrobatics and aerial.
Circus Hub will also host a community project called The Summer Collective, working together with young people from Scotland’s Impact Arts ‘Creative Pathways’ programme, Underbelly will run a week long work placement at Circus Hub. Impact Arts are a charity who run Creative Pathways, a successful Theatre Arts programme in Edinburgh, which supports young people to attain new skills, get back into education and find work in the creative sector, with a focus on the Fringe Festival. The young people will be encouraged to develop their skills in a creative workplace while making key contacts for their future. The Summer Collective at Circus Hub will give the students a positive experience, working within the creative industries while improving employability skills.
Circus Hub will run from Friday 7 August to Saturday 29 August and will be open daily from 9am to midnight. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 29 April 2015 from:
www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/circushub and www.edfringe.com
The Lafayette:
The Hogwallops (UK) - Lost In Translation Circus. Fringe Premiere.
Double Bill - Arc and Every Action (UK) - Ockham’s Razor. Fringe Premiere.
Dolls (Czech Republic) – Cirk La Putyka . UK Premiere
La Meute (France) -Fringe Premiere
LIMBO- (UK / Aus) - Underbelly Productions, Strut & Fret Production House, Southbank Centre. Fringe Premiere
Barbu (Canada)- Cirque Alfonse. European Premiere
The Beauty:
Trash Test Dummies (Australia) - European Premiere
Les Inouis (Belgium) - T1J. UK Premiere
B-Orders (Palestine) – Palestinian Circus. UK Premiere
Bromance (UK) - Barely Methodical Troupe.
The Elephant In The Room (France) - Cirque Le Roux. UK Premiere
Piff The Magic Dragon: Breakfast at Piffany’s (UK)
Wunderkammer , Beyond , A Simple Space , and Scotch and Soda , to Edinburgh. It forms a distinct new addition to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - its first major venue dedicated solely to Circus.
The venue will bring to the Fringe 12 shows of circus programme that will include two European premieres, four UK premieres, five Fringe premieres, and will feature artists from across the globe, including Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Australia, Canada and Palestine. It will also show case the best in home grown circus with five shows from the UK.
Directors of Underbelly, Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood, say, ‘In recent years we’ve worked extensively in the circus scene internationally, in the UK and at the Fringe…. there’s a huge appetite for circus at the Festival … while other international festivals have been good at presenting circus, the Edinburgh Fringe has been constrained by financial considerations and the suitability of performance spaces. With Circus Hub, we wanted to change that, by creating a thriving focus for world class circus at the Fringe - one site presenting the largest and most technically ambitious programme of circus that the Fringe has ever seen.’
Named after one of the world’s most famous circus performers and illusionists, The Great Lafayette and his dog Beauty, who famously both died in Edinburgh in 1911, two big tops The Lafayette (750 seats) and The Beauty (250 seats) will form the heart of Circus Hub on the Meadows. These venues will provide infrastructure to present spectacular and technically ambitious circus work of a level that has not been seen before at the festival in a venue right in the heart of the festival. The two tents respectively presents 6 companies from around the world.
Alongside the programme of shows there will be a programme of Family Circus Workshops run by Edinburgh’s new centre for circus arts Full Cirqle. These workshops will give parents and kids aged eight and up the opportunity to try a variety of Circus skills including juggling, hula hoop, acrobatics and aerial.
Circus Hub will also host a community project called The Summer Collective, working together with young people from Scotland’s Impact Arts ‘Creative Pathways’ programme, Underbelly will run a week long work placement at Circus Hub. Impact Arts are a charity who run Creative Pathways, a successful Theatre Arts programme in Edinburgh, which supports young people to attain new skills, get back into education and find work in the creative sector, with a focus on the Fringe Festival. The young people will be encouraged to develop their skills in a creative workplace while making key contacts for their future. The Summer Collective at Circus Hub will give the students a positive experience, working within the creative industries while improving employability skills.
Circus Hub will run from Friday 7 August to Saturday 29 August and will be open daily from 9am to midnight. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 29 April 2015 from:
www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/circushub and www.edfringe.com
The Lafayette:
The Hogwallops (UK) - Lost In Translation Circus. Fringe Premiere.
Double Bill - Arc and Every Action (UK) - Ockham’s Razor. Fringe Premiere.
Dolls (Czech Republic) – Cirk La Putyka . UK Premiere
La Meute (France) -Fringe Premiere
LIMBO- (UK / Aus) - Underbelly Productions, Strut & Fret Production House, Southbank Centre. Fringe Premiere
Barbu (Canada)- Cirque Alfonse. European Premiere
The Beauty:
Trash Test Dummies (Australia) - European Premiere
Les Inouis (Belgium) - T1J. UK Premiere
B-Orders (Palestine) – Palestinian Circus. UK Premiere
Bromance (UK) - Barely Methodical Troupe.
The Elephant In The Room (France) - Cirque Le Roux. UK Premiere
Piff The Magic Dragon: Breakfast at Piffany’s (UK)