circusnext Winners’ Works
November 18, 4:00 p.m. | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center | 4:40 p.m. | Dūmų fabrikas
November 19, 9:00 p.m. | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center | 9:30 p.m. | Dūmų fabrikas
One evening—two venues, two performances.
circusnext – Europe’s largest platform for contemporary circus and the only initiative in the circus field supported by the European Union’s “Creative Europe” program. Each year, an international jury of artists and professionals selects the most promising emerging European creators from among hundreds of applications—those who stand out for their originality, artistic boldness, and fresh perspectives on the art of circus.
This program showcases the latest works by the circusnext finalists—productions that represent the most significant trends in contemporary circus today and often become part of the repertoires of international festivals and theaters tomorrow.
The works will be selected at a meeting of the international commission in Paris in September. The program in Vilnius will be finalized and announced at www.cirkuliacija.lt.
One ticket is valid at both performance venues on that day: the Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center and the Dūmų Fabrikas.
circusnext Laureates Program
November 18, 4:00 p.m. | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center | 4:40 p.m. | Dūmų fabrikas
November 19, 9:00 p.m. | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center | 9:30 p.m. | Dūmų fabrikas
One evening—two venues, two performances.
circusnext is Europe’s leading contemporary circus platform and the only circus-focused platform co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe program. Each year, an international jury of artists and cultural professionals selects the most promising emerging circus creators whose projects stand out for their originality, artistic boldness, and innovative approach to the circus arts.
This program showcases the latest works by circusnext finalists and award winners—artists whose creations often go on to tour internationally and become part of major festival and theater programs across Europe.
The works will be selected by an international jury in Paris in September. The program will be announced and updated at www.cirkuliacija.lt.
Day pass valid for both venues.
Company / Performer: Kseniia Buryka (Ukraine / Lithuania)
Title: Tracing The Bounded. Premiere!
Duration: ~50 min.
Language: nonverbal
Intended for: Ages 6 and up
Description:
Tracing the Bounded – a movement-based performance and installation that explores liminality as a space of transformation, disorientation, and metamorphosis. Combining contemporary dance, circus, and visual installation, the work examines how identity, memory, and connections with others are formed in transitional states—both personal and collective.
Using nets, ropes, and multi-layered movement, the performers create shifting spaces where gravity, time, and memory converge. Liminal states here become a place of both anxiety and possibility—where identity dissolves and reforms, and the body adapts, resists, or surrenders to the unknown.
The performance embodies a state of transition, raising questions about how memory shapes our perception of space, how movement affects uncertainty, and how letting go can become the beginning of renewal.
Creative Team:
Performers: Arija Emilija Dičpetrytė, Kseniia Buryka
Music – Eridanas Radzišauskas
Costumes – Ieva Raišutytė (“IVI RAIS”)
Production – the “Sedevru Verpetas” team
KAUNAS
November 7 | Kaunas Cultural Center
KSENIIA BURYKA (Ukraine) | PREMIERE OF “TRACING THE BOUNDED”
VILNIUS
November 17 | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center
KSENIIA BURYKA (Ukraine) | “TRACING THE BOUNDED” PREMIERE
EN
Company: Kseniia Buryka (Ukraine/Lithuania)
Title: Tracing The Bounded. Premiere!
Duration: approx. 50 minutes
Language: nonverbal
Audience: 6+
Description:
“T“Racing the Bounded” is a movement-based performance and installation that explores liminality as a space of transformation, disorientation, and emergence. Combining contemporary dance, circus, and visual installation, the work investigates how we navigate identity, memory, and relational connections through transitional states—both personal and collective. Using nets, ropes, and multi-layered movement, performers navigate shifting spaces where gravity, time, and memory blur. Liminal spaces evoke both unease and potential. They are places where identity dissolves and reforms, where bodies adapt, resist, and surrender to the unknown. This performance embodies the transitional state, questioning how memory shapes our perception of space, how movement inhabits uncertainty, and how the act of letting go can lead to renewal.
Creative team:
Performers: Arija Emilija Dičpetrytė, Kseniia Buryka
Music – Eridanas Radzišauskas
Costumes – Ieva Raišutytė, “IVI RAIS” brand
Production – Sedevru Verpetas collective
KAUNAS
November 7 | Kaunas Cultural Center
KSENIIA BURYKA (Ukraine) | “TRACING THE BOUNDED” PREMIERE
NEW WAVE
November 17 | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center
KSENIIA BURYKA (Ukraine) | “TRACING THE BOUNDED” PREMIERE
Company: Grensgeval (Belgium)
Title: Murmur
Duration: 50 min.
Intended for: Ages 4 and up
Description:
“Murmur” is an acrobatic sound theater performance that engages the senses and stimulates the imagination. By combining movement, sound, and technology, it invites the audience into a playful and immersive world of sound.
At the center of the performance, an acrobat creates a living soundscape: a purring cat emerges from a pocket, bees buzz in the air, and everyday gestures transform into unexpected auditory experiences. Gradually, the space fills with layers of sound, drawing the audience into a shared environment where bodies, objects, and technology intertwine.
Surrounded by the audience, the performer jumps, falls, rolls around, and flies, trying to create a world—until suddenly the audience itself becomes part of the composition. Their backpacks begin to vibrate, and the entire space transforms into a dynamic landscape of speakers.
“Murmur” is a poetic and playful exploration of perception that invites us to imagine what it means to be more than human.
Creative Team:
Concept – Hanne Vandersteene, Mahlu Mertens, Stijn Dickel
Directed by Hanne Vandersteene and Mahlu Mertens
Performer (acrobat) – Camiel Corneille
Sound composition – Stijn Dickel (aifoon)
Playwright – Mieke Versyp
Lighting Design – Geert Vanoorlé
Costumes – Dorine Demuynck
Co-producers: aifoon, Dommelhof / Theater op de Markt, C-Takt, MiraMiro, Sabam for Culture
Support: Government of Flanders, City of Ghent, De Grote Post, Circuscentrum, Circusnext
Recognition: Selected for the “circusnext” 2018–2019 program (a European program supported by the European Union)
KAUNAS
November 8 | Daina Movie Theater
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | “MURMUR” | 4+
PRIENAI
November 10 | Prienai Culture and Leisure Center
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | “MURMUR” | 4+
TAURAGĖ
November 12 | Tauragė Cultural Center
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | “MURMUR” | 4+
NEW WAVE
November 13, 14 | Naujoji Vilnia Cultural Center
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | “MURMUR” | 4+
EN
Grensgeval – Murmur
Company: Grensgeval (Belgium)
Title: Murmur
Duration: 50 minutes
Audience: 4+
Description:
Murmur is an acrobatic sound theater performance that engages the senses and sparks the imagination. Combining movement, sound, and technology, it invites the audience into a playful and immersive sonic world.
At the center of the performance, an acrobat creates a living landscape of sounds: a purring cat emerges from a pocket, bees buzz through the air, and everyday gestures transform into unexpected audio experiences. Gradually, the space fills with layers of sound, drawing the audience into a shared environment where bodies, objects, and technology intertwine.
Surrounded by the audience, the performer jumps, falls, rolls, and flies in an attempt to compose the world—until suddenly, the audience themselves become part of the composition. Their backpacks begin to vibrate, and the entire space transforms into a dynamic landscape of loudspeakers.
Murmur is a poetic and playful exploration of perception, inviting us to imagine what it might feel like to be more than human.
Creative team:
Concept – Hanne Vandersteene, Mahlu Mertens, Stijn Dickel
Directed by Hanne Vandersteene and Mahlu Mertens
Performer (acrobat) – Camiel Corneille
Sound composition – Stijn Dickel (aifoon)
Playwright – Mieke Versyp
Lighting Design – Geert Vanoorlé
Costumes – Dorine Demuynck
Co-producers: aifoon, Dommelhof / Theater op de Markt, C-Takt, MiraMiro, Sabam for Culture
With support from: the Flemish Government, the City of Ghent, De Grote Post, Circuscentrum, and Circusnext
Awards: Shortlisted for circusnext 2018–2019 (a European program supported by the European Union)
KAUNAS
November 8 | Daina Cinema Theater
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | MURMUR | 4+
PRIENAI
November 10 | Prienai Culture and Leisure Center
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | MURMUR | 4+
TAURAGĖ
November 12 | Tauragė Cultural Center
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | MURMUR | 4+
NEW WAVE
November 13–14 | Cultural Center of Naujoji Vilnia
GRENSGEVAL (Belgium) | MURMUR | 4+
