In the circus there is rhythm, balance and collaboration. All these are essential values in the mountains. During the week of clowning, on the MontagnAnimata there are numbers where balancing, clowning, music and improvisation dominate.

Acrobatics, agility, years and years of hard training are needed to be physically agile and supple.

Just thinking about the circus makes you feel happy.

NIKOLAUS DRACHE AND THE INVISIBLE DRAGON

Sunday 21 July
Above the Predazzo-Gardonè bubble car
at 11 a.m. (first performance), at 2.30 p.m. (second performance)
The travelling show in the Dragon Forest lasts an hour and a quarter (1.15 hrs) and is an easy walk
with Nicola Sordo

Of course he is not your normal university professor. He does not enjoy being in class or have chalk and red pens in his pocket!  He only feels at home amidst nature. He is a great miming expert (He regularly holds training courses for chameleons from all over the world) he’ll come and look for you in the Dragon Forest to give his lessons on ‘applied dragonology’. He will test you out by making you do funny experiments  like a mad scientist with his strange instruments. If you want to become a real dragonologist, wear your light weight hiking shoes and go to discover the winged creatures of Gardoné!

IMPROLOCURA

Monday 22 July
Above the Predazzo-Gardonè bubble car
at 11 a.m. performance in the amphitheatre
at 2.30 p.m. workshop for children
with Agro the Clown

An unpredictable and hilarious street performance that breaks up the daily rhythm. Using the universal language of the smile, it is an unexpected respite from the everyday routine! Get ready to play with a comical entertainer who mixes mime and clowning techniques, improvises with nature and interacts with the environment, making light of the serious face we put on as soon as we wake up.

STREET COMEDY ONE

Tuesday 23 July
Above the Predazzo-Gardonè bubble car
at 11 a.m., performance in the amphitheatre
at 2.30 p.m. clowning workshop for children
with Garagthy and Thom

After touring festivals and squares with amazing performances, what can they come up with in the wonderful setting of the Latemar massif? They draw their props from the environment and improvise cabaret numbers in elegant clothes – Garaghty and Thom are anything but creatures of habit. No one can say what the line-up will be as every aspect opens up new possibilities.

STREET COMEDY MORE

Wednesday  24 July
Above the Predazzo-Gardonè bubble car
At 11 performance in amphitheatre
At 2.30 p.m. workshop for children
with  Garagthy and Thom

Are you ready to be swept away by bizarre gags from a couple who are so close-knit as to seem annoying? When everything is possible, something unexpected can happen right there where your eyes are, above the tip of your nose! With juggling numbers and English humour, this is a clown show the likes of which have never been seen before. Not to be missed!

OTTO THE DACHSHUND

Thursday 25 July
Above the Predazzo-Gardonè bubble car
At 11 performance in amphitheatre
At 2.30 p.m. workshop for children
with  Paolo Sperduti

In less than ten minutes he will disappear in a giant balloon and begin to dance. What can a street artist with a passion for balloons actually do? With his amazing routine, Otto the Dachshund has travelled everywhere: squares, streets, theatres. He travels light as his luggage contains only rubber!

RHYTHM

Friday 26 July
Above the Predazzo-Gardonè bubble car
at 11 a.m., performance in the amphitheatre
At 2.30 p.m. workshop for children
with Yosuke Ikeda

Simply irresistible! You will want to get up, tap the air with your fingers and draw poems. It is the extraordinary elegance of Yosuke Ikeda that will get you into the mood of “Hello Goodbye”, mixing juggling, pantomime and clever, surprising techniques. Don’t be fooled by a silent bowler hat – it will take to the air!