The Invisible Circus (circus troupe)


The Invisible Circus is a group of circus performers from Bristol and London in the United Kingdom.

Origins

The Invisible Circus is a collective of multi-skilled artists formed during a decade and a half of world travel and adventure as street performers.
They have appeared in over 20 countries around the world since forming in 1992. Specializing in site-specific performance and made-to-order spectacles, they have performed at events such as the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, Burning Man in the USA, and Womad in New Zealand.

Artspace Lifespace

The Invisible Circus supports and is supported by Artspace Lifespace. The sister cooperative works in partnership with property managers in order to secure and convert interesting, unusual and often semi-derelict spaces into art venues.

Recent work

In 2007, the Invisible Circus managed and ran the disused Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles in Clifton, Bristol. They ran a 12-week series of performances events called Revelations. For their work in the cathedral, the Invisible Circus won the Venue magazine's Top Banana award in January 2008.
They headlined the big top at the Glastonbury Festival 2008.
In early 2008 they took over the Bridewell police station in the centre of Bristol. The circus have performed their widely acclaimed, site-specific show Carny-Ville twice since opening the space.
The Invisible Circus have also performed their show Combustion Club at the Bridewell venue.