What is “Punk Circus”?

“Punk Circus” is a project created to facilitate a safe space for people to celebrate their uniqueness and authenticity and to come together whilst breaking away from the strain of the status quo.

“Punk Circus” aims to be a radical organization, where a network of artists will gather as an autonomous collective in the curation of various events.

These events will connect local and international artists, musicians and facilitators and will be complemented by a wide variety of music and a mixture of show performance styles such as circus, cabaret and burlesque.

“Punk Circus” in motion will create a particular synergy pulled by an underground movement, to encourage autonomy and authentic expression away from the status quo for artists and the audience within the community.

The clue lies in the title “Punk Circus”. The term ‘Punk’ denotes the culture of philosophy of autonomy and anti-establishmentarianism. Those included in the ‘Punk’ sub- culture are often labelled as strange, modified or not ordinary.

The term ‘Circus’ reflects joy, happiness, festivity and hilarity, lending itself to some of the aims of the project itself. Punk Circus is anything other than mainstream.

Without selecting a target of visitors or spectators, the audience will be varied. The price of entry will always be maintained at a flexible fee, so that everyone has an opportunity to participate. With this scheme we can create a captivating and inclusive environment based on respect.

Each event will be as unique as the last from displaying live punk bands, to hip hop, from theatre performances to electric piano, from grassroots workshops to cabaret shows. Punk Circus is an artist network, open to anyone who wishes to be a part of sharing art and ideology. The project began from the ideas of friends in Summer 2013 and continues to develop around Europe and beyond to this day.

The profit from each event will be used to finance the project itself, as we develop new ideas and collaborations. The events will take place in spaces outside the city as well as in squats and social and cultural centres.