TIRA
Using ropes, cords, and aerial acrobatics, a story unfolds about a couple caught between conflict, manipulation, and tenderness. Through the performers’ movements and gestures, the audience is invited to look beyond the surface and experience the hidden emotions that lie behind the complex dynamics of a relationship – for better or worse.
LOW COST PARADISE
It’s tragic, it’s comical, it’s absurd… It’s life. With traditional circus codes such as a circular stage, an orchestra and a clown, Cirque Pardi! presents a contemporary circus show. A tribute to fragility. A cry of joy broken by fatigue. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the paradise of the forgotten…” In this living space that […]
LOW COST PARADISE
It’s tragic, it’s comical, it’s absurd… It’s life. With traditional circus codes such as a circular stage, an orchestra and a clown, Cirque Pardi! presents a contemporary circus show. A tribute to fragility. A cry of joy broken by fatigue. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the paradise of the forgotten…” In this living space that […]
PETROLEO
A thousand juggling rings encapsulates two artist on stage. Immersed in a plastic tidal wave, we will be led to the very essence of this object that is the ring. We will lose ourselves in its immensity.As we go along, the space is transformed in a way where the emptiness of the stage will be […]
GO THROUGH THE WINDOW AND RUN
At first glance, everything seems fine. But then… Then it becomes a race to find a way to escape fate. Refusing to surrender to failure at all costs when the situation spirals out of control – and it will. Through juggling, dance, and theatre, Cie Happy Face express life’s little (and big) fears and doubts, […]
B.O.B.A.S
A humble musical band organizes burial ceremonies, but this time everything goes wrong, because the priest and the dead person do not arrive. The band is trapped in the uncomfortable waiting time but with their music they transform the tragic situation into a comedy of accidents and use the time to make us laugh at […]
WINTER
My!Laika visits DYNAMO with their black and white big top, in which they create their very own universe. WINTER is a series of absurd collages; full of music, acrobatics, magic, juggling and object manipulation. My!Laika puts its mark on the innovative power of circus theatre, with an in-depth exploration of illusions with humor, darkness and […]
CONCERT WITH MAMA CALYPSO AND THE SWEETHEARTS
Top notch musicians from the four cardinal points of Europe will gather in Odense this summer to accompany the energetic Mama Calypso. Eager to shake the audience with tropical rhythms they are ready to create a party! Mama Calypso knows the art of flirting and seducing, while always making the audience crack up laughing while […]
OPA FASHION
Two brothers on stage—equipped with a Cyr wheel, percussion instruments, and cutting-edge sound technology. A mesmerizing interplay of sound and movement, OPA FASHION brings together contemporary circus and live music, drawing inspiration from both folk traditions and modern technology.
THE SINNER
Kneeling at a confessional, the audience peeks into the world of sin. THE SINNER is an intimate puppet theater experience for three spectators at a time. Blending eroticism, voyeurism, and plenty of humor, Madame Paulette invites the audience into a playful and provocative performance where boundaries are explored, and desire is theatrically staged.
PARTY TRICKS WITH DAN LE MAN
LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED A sure success at every DYNAMO Circus Festival! Dan Le Man is an Australian host and performer extraordinaire with shows in more that 30+ countries behind him. Now he’s is backagain in Odense to host a crazy night of PartyTricks, and this time he is accompanied by legendary performer Kaisa […]
Cirkus Tværs
DYNAMO Circus Festival proudly welcomes Cirkus Tværs from Aarhus. Since 1986, Cirkus Tværs has taught circus to children and young people in the area around Gellerupparken. Now they come and share the joys of circus with all of us. The artists are children and young people who train circus as leisure activity; and who knows; […]
Circus Cinema
Experience circus wonders in our cozy, tiny festival cinema. Circus films at DYNAMO CIRCUS FESTIVAL. See the films from the 60seconds circus films competition, as well as circus films from Denmark and abroad. On the programme: PURGATORIO, dir. Auden Lincoln-VogelA circus short film exploring urban life and space from unexpected angles. More about the film. WALLS BENEATH […]
OPEN STAGE
Again this year we welcome up-and-coming and established artists to perform at DYNAMO Circus Festival. We have no idea what crazy, fascinating performances the stage has to offer, but we promise that it will be trembling with excitement and maybe a little nervousness. No circus without an audience, and no circus without new artists in […]
RAPIDO Y BURACHA
RAPIDO Y BURACHA perform two famous youtubers performing mad skills such as extreme cycling, modern child education, infernal flags, pyromaniac juggling, monstertruck, piano, rap and many other surprises! They will do anything for their audience and guide them along the path to truth because they are the Yin without the Yang – the Ping without […]
CONCERT: SMAG PÅ DIG SELV
Smag På Dig Selv is the epitome of instrumental euphoria – dangerous, forward rushing, seductive and free. The three friends have a vision of kicking the audience on to the dancefloor and besides of their tireless, techno inspired energy, they have made notice of themselves by using both nordic throat singing, poetry and industrial props […]
Afterparty & DJ
We open our Tivoli street for a memorable party to close our festival, with music, DJs, bar and loads of fun!
Astrid Engberg & The Sonic Love Force (DK)
KONCERT Astrid Engberg er dansk sanger, producer og DJ, der arbejder i krydsfeltet mellem nutidig soul, klassisk, elektronisk musik, jazzimprovisation og hip hop. Astrid udgav sit anmelderroste og prisnominerede debutalbum Tulpa i 2020. Koncerten præsenteres i samarbejde med Netværksspillestedet. SPILLESTED Inde på DYNAMOMÅLGRUPPE Fra 10 årVARIGHED Ca. 45 min.
CONCERT WITH BALKAN BASTERDS
Circus concert of the year! They’ll dance with you, they’ll party with you, hold you, listen to you, worry for you; they’ll be wild and savage with you, they’ll enjoy a moment of peacefulness and a beautiful piece of music with you. Balkan Basterds play folk music from the Balkans that you can’t sit still […]
SAIL IN CIRCUS CINEMA
Welcome to a unique film-screening event set on unchartered territory: At sea. 60secondscircusfilm is a brand-new international competition for circus films with the duration of only one minute, initiated by DYNAMO and OFF – Odense International Film Festival. The participating film will be projected onto a huge outdoors screen, that you can view from the […]
CIRCUS PLAYGROUND
Circus play for all! The Circus Playground is free play and training within juggling, acrobatics and aerial acrobatics. It is drop-in play and training for all ages and levels. The young artists from The Circus Playground will be there to help and inspire. The Circus Playground is DYNAMO’s in-house association for open circus training, run […]
OPEN STAGE
New circus art in the making Once again we welcome local talents, outstanding curiosities, and established artists to perform on stage in front of the brilliant audience of DYNAMO Circus Festival. We don’t know what wild and fascinating performances this stage will have to offer, but we promise that it will be buzzing with excitement […]
L O N E
A charming and quirky tribute to the joy of one’s own company L O N E is an abstract solo circus piece that portrays the fine line between being alone and being lonely. With the combination of a teeterboard, Luuk himself and an innovative structure, Luuk expands the borders of what the teeterboard is, and […]
PARTY TRICKS WITH DAN LE MAN
Dan le Man is an Australian host and performer extraordinaire with shows in more that 30+ countries behind him. Now he’s is back in Odense to host a night of PartyTricks. Anything and everything goes. Anyone and anybody can show off their trick. There’ll be prizes for all. It’s like karaoke but we’ll do tricks […]
PETROLEO
Playful and visually appealing work in progress Playful and visually strong juggling. Immersed in a plastic tidal wave, we will be led to the very essence of this object that is the ring. We will lose ourselves in its immensity. As we go along, the space will be transformed. The emptiness of the stage will […]
IT’S WARMER UNDER THE SNOW
World premiere with aerial acrobatics, poetry and community A reunion with the spectacular artists who impressed the audience at DYNAMO CIRCUS FESTIVAL 2021. Based on the importance of human connection, Kaaos Kaamos has created a new performance where the sky is the limit.. A performance about being; about being humanabout being there for others about being part […]
MOIRÈ
CIRCUS, MUSIC, VIDEO & SAVAGERY Moiré is a celebration of the distorted, of the emotions that can not be tamed, of the collective forces that can not be pushed down. A ritual to strengthen the power to disrupt. Original music and video narrative in a unique setup of electronic instruments, effects and devices with breathtaking […]
TUTTI FRUTTI
Circus, chaos and satire Tutti Frutti is a lively and whirling mix of four energetic people celebrating the joy of life in this violent world. Tutti Frutti is omnipresent and omnipotent. It is all around us and in the depths of our souls too. Tutti Frutti is a kind of salad of unlikely ingredients, well […]
THE VESSEL
A journey to new dimensions Jump on board when the utopian circus project, The Vessel, sets of for the adventure! The journey goes to new dimensions and universes, where gravity is lifted, creatures arise and time is a flexible dimension. Through physical theatre, acrobatics and cyr-wheel, three artists take us on a discovery expedition – […]
WE AGREE TO DISAGREE
Look up and enjoy the show Insolence, Belgian humour and political incorrectness are the ingredients to fight conformity and help the seeds of madness grow. This show is a reflection on the utopian idea of democracy, which can be good as it can be bad, leading to ever greater inequalities, and even to the extremes […]
Kollision
En tankefuld, overraskende og legende forestilling om magtbalance og samfundsnormer. ”Hvem bestemmer?” ”Hvem har lov at tale?” og ”under hvilke omstændigheder?” Kollektiv Knaster lader på ingen måde spørgsmålene hænge i luften, men lader dem kollidere for fuld kraft. Akrobatik, live musik, teater og magi, sætter rammen for fire karakteres neurotiske færd igennem jagten på kontrol […]
The Camels With No Humps
Villads & Nathan lever på hver sin side af jorden og møder for første gang hinanden to uger før DYNAMO nycirkus-festival. Sammen skaber de deres work in progress visning. Hvad de ved med sikkerhed, er at visningen vil inkludere en masse ”snapping, slapping, clapping, tapping, throwing og forhåbentligt catching”. Et spektakulært show med rytme, musik […]
Dance For Silo With Fish Drawing
Sparrow Dance danser på DYNAMO’s silo i en forestilling som er skabt unikt til netop dette sted. Artisterne trodser tyngdekraften og danser en vertikal duet i magisk forening med siloens kunstværker.
The Balance
En fascinerende blanding af moderne cirkus, performanceart og installationskunst.Kom helt tæt på balancekunsten i denne upolerede forestilling, hvor artisten arbejder sig igennem både den virtuose triumf og det totale kollaps. Vær med når det lykkes, når det fejler og når det er lige ved at ske. Mærk balancens essens.
Hairy Tales
Med en stor portion humor, fleksible kroppe og hår-kreationer, har M.P.A.C skabt en klovneforestilling til det 21 århundrede. Hairy Tales handler om hår – barberet, udvokset, tørret og tabt. Ved at sætte hår under lup og dele personlige erfaringer, afsløres en komisk og underfundig historie, som bevæger sig på grænsen mellem teater, cirkus og performanceart.
Babel Glöm
Babel Glöm explores the spaces between being yourself and being together. Six strong characters in a search for a common language; the body. One common ritual; food. One common symbol; magnesium. Together they try to be better at ‘reaching the sky’.
Around
Have you ever seen a banana playing the electric guitar? Experience the crazy Finnish circus artists from Race Horse Company when they tell the story of finding out about all of those difficult things about working together.Here you can see breakdance, acrobatics, hulahop, hobby horse and giant soap bubbles, the likes of which you have […]
Culboto
A man tries to keep a hectic rhythm that constantly challenges him.Culbuto plays with the limits of what we are capable of. A pole moves him from right to left, from top to bottom and swings very close to the ground and the audience.There is only one truth: everything is in motion – all the […]
Concert with Astrid Engberg & The Sonic Love Force (DK)
Astrid Engberg is a Danish singer, producer and DJ interplaying contemporary soul, classical, electronic music, jazz improvisation and her hip hop roots. Astrid released her critically acclaimed and prize-nominated debut album Tulpa in 2020. The concert is with live visuals by SLØR. The concert is presented in collaboration with Netværksspillestedet/Momentum Musik. ENTRANCE TO THE CONCERTYou […]
SMÄLTANDE
ART FILM A multidisciplinary project by Isak Stockås, Luuk Brantjes and Joel Roxendal, with a focus to bring awareness on the rapid disappearance of snow in the winter. What used to be the season of complete white, impeccable minimalistic scenery, will turn into a grey oblivion of rain and darkness. See the film programme at […]
INVISIBLE CIRCUS: NO DRESS REHEARSAL
DOCUMENTARY A group of underground actors, musicians, entertainers, acrobats, painters and activists were caught on camera by filmmaker Naomi Smyth, who followed them for four years in order to capture the secrets of the crew who squat empty buildings. See the film programme at the Festival Site VENUE Cinema Camper DIRECTOR Naomi SmythLANGUAGE English– No […]
El Universe (TR/SE/DK)
CONCERT The ultimate circus music! Mark the end of the festival with a concert for the feet as well as for the ears. The eclectic underground duo El Universe mixes techno, Middle Eastern wedding music, and wild darbuka-grooves, with a keen grasp of instruments and beats. The concert is presented in collaboration with Netværksspillestedet/Momentum Musik. […]
THE LAST CIRCUS PRINCESS
DOCUMENTARY Her entire life Simona has been traveling with the family circus. But slowly the circus life is declining, and she will have to make a choice. Either she continues to carry the legacy of the circus by becoming a seventh-generation artist, or she breaks the family tradition and steps into an unknown life outside […]
MAD IN FINLAND
DOCUMENTARY What happens when one Finnish circus artist decides to make a film with her six Finnish co-stars? They re-create Finland in a show, they tour the world and film in the same way they create a circus show… with a Finnish cell phone or a camera. See the film programme at the Festival Site […]
THE CIRCUS DIRECTOR
DOCUMENTARY A film about the director of a circus, Tilde Björfors, who faced her fears and threw herself into the unknown. She brought contemporary circus to Sweden twenty years ago and has since built up one of the world’s most successful contemporary circus companies: Circus Cirkör. See the film programme at the Festival Site VENUE […]
THE ARCTIC CIRCUS
The documentary film The Arctic Circus addresses issues such as society, identity, belonging, acceptance and prejudice. Through the film we experience the different personalities of the circus, the situations that occur in and around it, the society they travel through and the incredible landscape around them. See the film programme at the Festival Site AGE […]
INTO THE WATER
Seven newly-trained circus artists have formed the group Acting for Climate and are sailing out on an old two-masted schooner to change our view of the climate challenges. Into The Water is a documentary that follows young people at an important time in their lives where dreams and reality meet. See the film programme at […]
OPEN STAGE
Once again we welcome local talents, outstanding curiosities, and established artists to perform on stage in front of the brilliant audience of DYNAMO Circus Festival. We don’t know what wild and fascinating performances this stage will have to offer, but we promise that it will be buzzing with excitement and maybe some nervousness. Open Stage […]
Kaaos Kaamos 2.0
A work in progress A happy reunion with the company that fired up DYNAMO Circus Festival 2018. This work in progress is an invitation to step completely into the circus world of Kaaos Kaamos. A celebration of community, a meeting around the campfire. Cultures, traditions and rituals meet in a thrilling mix of banquine and […]
MAD IN FINLAND
Danish premiere at last “Between nostalgia, love of tradition and humour, our Finnish women, trapezist, funambulist or acrobat, put on a real show and send Nordic cliches flying. The women of Mad in Finland – we’re already mad about them. “– Le Monde With gallows humour, love and bold energy, the seven artists of MAD […]
THE GOOD PLACE
Le Peep Show des Marcel’s THE GOOD PLACE is a crazy, colorful, fabulous and plastic-fantastic universe, that you can’t help falling in love with. THE GOOD PLACE is illusion and suspense. Mischiefs and shenanigans. Interactive and captivating. The party you have missed all year. Come and sing and dance, and get close to the peep […]
WALD
Circus with the forest upside down Dynamic handstand by a collective of six artists. True to its name, Wald reflects the forest. The evolution, growth, decay, death and rebirth of nature and what happens to it when touched by the human hand. As saplings search for light, in an arguably bleaker time for the natural […]
højTALER
A work in progress The speaker is an object that sends out sounds into the world but never listens. Its opposite is the microphone that picks up what is being said. With juggling, flow, musicality and humor, højTALER is a sensuous exploration with curiosity on the surroundings, where everyday objects find new poetic and playful […]
OTUS
Circus and Physical Theatre “Occasionally baffling, often beautiful and arresting throughout, OTUS certainly deserves to be widely seen.” – British Theatre Guide Two creatures in an abstract wooden world, with precarious wooden planks, a rope, table and trapeze. Utilizing circus, physical theatre, movement and clown, OTUS explores tensions in their enigmatic world. VENUE Inside DYNAMOAGE Age […]
Kiseldalen
Performance for the whole family and especially children Two jugglers meet in the borderland between dream and reality. Juggling objects and gadgets come to life and time goes faster than usual. In a flow of rhythmic skillfulness and acrobatic experiments, the audience are invited on a playful circus excursion to an unknown pastel coloured landscape. We […]
Un Cirque plus Juste
Memorable circus performance “Jani Nuutinen’s enchanting one man circus conjures pleasure and magic.” – London International Mime Festival Carried by nostalgic French chanson, this intimate solo with a game of lights, glances and magic, is a delicate nod to the circus of old, brilliantly reinterpreted with contemporaneity. A performance that touches the soul. VENUE Inside […]
PARTY TRICKS WITH DAN LE MAN
Dan le Man is an Australian/Estonian host and performer extraordinaire with shows in more than 30 countries. Boom! And now he’s here in Odense to host a night of PartyTricks. Anything and everything goes. Anyone and everyone can show off their trick. There’ll be prizes for all. It’s like karaoke but we’ll do tricks instead […]
KICK-ASS KABARET
Welcome to this year’s cabaret, under the dome in the giant Big Top on Byens Ø. To the sound of Joakim Moesgaard, DYNAMO presents lots of artists from Denmark and abroad. According to tradition, the cabaret is staged by a new director every year. This year it is none other than David Tholander – one […]
The art of working in pairs
Louise and Henrik are two aging professional circus acrobats who constantly search for new ways to perform their art form. They look upon their practice as a lifelong project, and they have no idea when or how it will end. But for how long can they keep it up, as they grow older and have […]
Fish
The Swedish production, FISH, is the story of a young woman and her goldfish. A love story about loss and finding strength again, told with the help of circus elements such as the the “Chinese pole” and the “slack line.” Director: Åsa JohannissonDuration: 11 min Language: Non-verbal
Circus Rwanda
Rosťa Novák, the principal of Cirk La Putyka ensemble, artistic workaholic and perfectionist, agrees to make a joint project with a group of acrobats from Rwanda. He heads to Africa for the first time in his life, to make a circus show about the clash of cultures. How will he cope with the hit of […]
En Équilibre
Amid sweat and dust, Kati and Victor have crisscrossed France and Europe for 15 years, performing with the Aital circus. She is an acrobat, and he is her catcher. Despite the pressure of living and working together, Kati and Victor remain steadfast partners in work and in life, for the better or worse. Whatever their […]
Workshop – Trapeze
Trio Triskela, is a newly established Danish circus company with a passion for turning things (and themselves) upside down. After graduating from various European circus schools specializing in trapeze, they have now returned home to Denmark. Here they are preparing their first show: “Hysterically Calm”, that is set to premiere in the spring of 2020. […]
Dance Acro Workshop by Femmes of Crobatie
Nordic Women in Circus Network, Gynoïdes Project and Dynamo Workspace presents Dance Acro Workshops by Femmes of Crobatie Femme de Crobatie is a French reserach project started in 2017 by French collective La Collective du Biphasé. The project arises from the members of the collective’s different experiences of being a female acrobat in a male-dominated […]
MegetHemmeligArtistrabat
You are one of a very fine selection of people in the segment that we will, from here on out call “People who are/have been/or will eventually become circus artists” That means that you earned the right to make use of that very secret Artist-discount for a ticket for the DYNAMO Circus Festival 2019. Use […]
Workshop – Fundraising
Tid: Torsdag 8. august kl. 15.00 – 16.30Sted: Dynamo Circus Festival, Nordatlantisk Hus, Finlandkaj 4, 5000 Odense CSprog: DanskMålgruppe: Cirkus artister og selvproducerende scenekunstnere og producenter. Få opgraderet dine fundraising skills med konkrete tips og metoder til at målrette og strukturere din fundraising, samt strategi for finansiering og kommunikation. I samarbejde med Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst tilbyder DYNAMO […]
Professionals Day 2019
Dynamo Workspace Branchedag and Women in Circus Consortium Dynamo Workspace and Nordic Women in Circus Network (NWCN) collaborate to present a professionals day and 4th edition of Women in Circus Consortium during Dynamo Circus Festival 2019 and invite artists, performers, producers and professionals of all genders to meet in Odense in conjunction with the festival. […]
Petit Bus Rouge – Flying Frenchies
Petit Bus Rouge – Flying Frenchie is first and foremost a documented tour de force in the wild world of circus stunts. The film is the circus-world equivalent to a skate movie and a tribute to the training spaces and the circus tricks done for no other reason but for the sake of the artists […]
Cuerdo
Welcome to Señor Stets’ world. A man lugs a suitcase around. Out of it he pulls a one-hour long performance with only a few elements. A rope to dance with. Another masquerading as a snake. 9 Rat traps and an almost animate fish. Through a combination of circus, dance and object theatre, the audience is […]
Astronomical Afterparty
The festival culminates in a crazy punk-tivoli-party-extravaganza. Here you can do shots in more than one way, go bonanza in the decadent dress-up-photo-booth, try your luck with the tattoo-tombola, that always triggers a prize and much much more. The whole thing is served up with delicious drinks and dancing into the late hours.
Svalbard Cabaret Night
Svalbard Cabaret Nights is a site-specific cabaret project by the critically acclaimed Svalbard Company, developing the idea of creating a ground and methods on co-acceptance as co-existence between different human universes. This year DYNAMO are happy to pass on this task of putting together a cabaret that WILL blow you away. Svalbard Company is a […]
Open stage
Once again, we welcome local talents, fantastic originals and established artists to perform on stage in front of the brilliant audience of DYNAMO Circus Festival. We don’t know what painstakingly and fascinating performances this stage will have to offer, but we promise that it will be buzzing from excitement and maybe some nervousness. Open Stage […]
Zoog
ZOOG – is the beauty and ugliness of any relationship, joy in its good moments, but also the difficulties and conflicts that exist in it. It is a meeting between two acrobats, a daily matter, a game of love and hate, a battle in which tenderness and cruelty mix. Amir and Hemda, are a pair of […]
Vixen
What is a strong woman? And what makes her break? What is weakness? Using acrobatics, strong women, passion and human disasters. VIXEN is a performance that concentrates on societies influence and impact on the role of women. TANTER are three wild women who want to change the world for the better. They make work that aims […]
Opening
Señor StetS Lonely Orkestar
Lonely Orkestar is the tonal legacy of Senõr Stets and the playground of the hermit. Also, it’s just the Troubadour par excellence
Gregarius
GREGARIOUS is a wonderful anti-heroic study of the human side of sport – in the midst of competition and fraternity. Team spirit against rival. In English, “gregarious” is a term for animals and people who thrive the best in a group. And in Spanish, ‘gregario’ is a water carrier – a helper who must sacrifice […]
Lazus
Lazus (“to move” in hebrew) is a dynamic encounter between an acrobat and a juggler. They dance back and forth between cooperation and conflict, where each of them tries to ‘move’ the other and push them out of their comfort zone. It is playful, explorative and incredibly funny.
The cloud jump lecture
The cloud jump is a deep dive into the creative process, about changing perspectives and a surrealistic story of a group of people who spent 2.5 years on an impossible dream of being able to control fate. Saloranta & de Vylder is a framework for the collaboration between Sara de Vylder and Olle Saloranta Strandberg. […]
All genius, all idiot
All Genius All Idiot brings us into the crazy and wild world of Svalbard. A journey of music, stunts and dance through a place of nonsense. The design is based on the band like energy of the company and the feel of a desolated Scandinavian wasteland with American undertones. A fine line between man made and […]
The greatest and 2nd smallest circus in the world
The brunette Bros have for the past 11 years developed humorous theatre along with scenography based on the disintegration of the performances themselves. The company has explored the time-pockets and spaces that occur when a performance falls apart. In practical terms, they have built scenography which breaks apart, created characters who dissolve and broken-down the […]