ZirQus: 04. – 08. Septemeber
ZirQus - Festival for contemporary Swiss circus creations
With Zirkus Chnopf, Raum 305, Cie Hot Lines, Bill and Fred Productions, duo GingerMoustache, Théâtre de l'extrême and Artist in Focus: Isaline et Yu-yin.
Age : | Tout Public |
Past dates:
- 08. September 10:00
- 07. September 12:00
- 06. September 15:30
- 05. September 13:30
- 04. September 13:30
ZirQus – Festival for contemporary Swiss circus creations
Five days of shows workshops – this year for the first time in cooperation with Zirkus Chnopf.
The Festival ZirQus celebrates the diversity of artistic forms of expression, cultural exchange and shared experiences.
Come along and enjoy the relaxed circus atmosphere at Güterbahnhof. There is circus to marvel at, to try out, to exchange – the program is varied. The bar invites you to hang out and offers a delicious range of food!
Program 2024
This year with Zirkus Chnopf, Raum 305, Cie Hot Lines, Bill and Fred Productions, duo GingerMoustache, Théâtre de l’extrême and Artist in Focus: Isaline et Yu-yin. You can expect a variety of shows and lot of crash courses to discover circus for yourself!
Wednesday 04.09.2024
Festival site opens at 13:30
14.00 – 16.00: Aerial silk trial workshop
(4 workshops of 30 minutes each)
14.00 – 14.30 | 14.30 – 15.00 | 15.00 – 15.30 | 15.30 – 16.00
With Naomi and Anja | from 5 years | training hall | with registration
16.30 – 17.30: Le cours des choses
Zirkus Chnopf | from 5 years | outdoor area
17.45 – 18.45: Acrobatics workshop with Zirkus Chnopf
from 5 years | outdoor area | without registration
19.00 – 19.50: The Human Factor | Premiere
Hot Lines | from 5 years | ZQ-Halle
20.30 – 21.30: Aerial silk trial workshop
With Naomi and Anja | from 14 years | training hall | with registration
Thursday 05.09.2024
Festival site opens at 13:30
14.00 – 17.00: Circus course
With Franziska and Julian | ages 5 and up | training hall | no registration required
17.45 – 18.05: Artist in Focus: Isaline & Yu-yin
Isaline et Yu-yin | Tout public | ZQ-Halle
18.45 – 19.45: Aerial trial workshop
With Naomi and Anja | from 14 years | training hall | with registration
20.15 – 21.05: Parole en l’air
duo GingerMoustache | from 6 years | ZQ-Halle
Friday 06.09.2024
Festival site opens at 15:30
16.15 – 17.15: Trampoline taster workshop
(2 workshops of 30 minutes each)
16.15 – 16.45 | 16.45 – 17.15
With Eulalie | from 6 years | trampoline room | with registration
16.45 – 17.25: The Grannies
Bill and Fred Productions | Tout public | outdoor area
17.30 – 18.30: Trampoline taster workshop
(2 workshops of 30 minutes each)
17.30 – 18.00 | 18.00 – 18.30
With Eulalie | from 14 years | trampoline room | with registration
17.45 – 18.35: douceur de la ville
Théâtre de l’extrême | from 6 years | Walk: start outside square
19.00 – 20.00: Le cours des choses
Zirkus Chnopf | from 5 years | outdoor area
21.00 – 22.10: Wir wollen nie nie nie
Room 305 | from 12 years | ZQ-Halle
Saturday 07.09.2024
Festival site opens at 12:00
12.30 – 13.30: Circus-Zwärgli Family-Acro
With Laura | from 2.5 years with accompanying person | Training hall | with registration
14.00 – 14.40: The Grannies
Bill and Fred Productions | Tout public | outdoor area
15.00 – 15.20: Artist in Focus: Isaline & Yu-yin
Tout public | ZQ-Hall
16.00 – 17.00: Circus trial workshop for children: clowning
With Luisa and Elysia | from 5 years | outdoor area | without registration
17.30 – 18.20: douceur de la ville
Théâtre de l’extrême | from 6 years | Walk: start outside square
18.45 – 19.45: Le cours des choses | Dernière
Zirkus Chnopf | from 5 years | outdoor area
20.30 – 21.40: Wir wollen Nie Nie Nie
Raum 305 | from 12 years | ZQ-Halle
from 20.30: Nicky B Fly
Concert with Musikwoche Hard | Galotti outdoor area
(Hohlstrasse 290)
from 21.45: DJ Restrisiko
Party | with Musikwoche Hard | Galotti outdoor area
(Hohlstrasse 290)
Sunday 08.09.2024
Festival site opens at 10:00
10.00 – 11.30: Circ-Exchange Brunch
for professionals | outdoor area | with registration
11.30 – 13.00: Circ-Exchange
Exchange
for professionals | Training room
12.15 – 13.15: Circus trial workshop
With Eulalie and Julian | from 5 years | outdoor area | without registration
13.15 – 14.30: Circ-Exchange movement
workshop
for professionals | training room | with registration
13.30 – 14.20: douceur de la ville
Théâtre de l’extrême | from 6 years | Walk: start outside aerea
14.45 – 15.35: Parole en l’air
duo GingerMoustache | from 6 years | ZQ-Halle
16.20 – 17.00: The Grannies
Bill and Fred Productions | Tout public | outdoor area
17.15 – 18.15: Partner acro trial workshop
Workshop
With Eulalie and Julian | from 14 years |
Training hall | without registration
18.45 – 19.35: The Human Factor
Hot Lines | from 5 years | ZQ-Halle
The ZirQus festival is looking for helpers!
Will you help make the festival an unforgettable experience?
We are looking for helping hands at the bar, in the kitchen, setting up, decorating and in many other areas!
Would you like to take part? Then sign up and we will get back to you. For your commitment you will receive food and drink vouchers, a crew shirt as a memento and lots of gratitude!
Accessibility
Everyone is welcome at the ZirQus festival. The festival site is wheelchair accessible. Contemporary circus usually works without language. All shows are based on hat collection, which means you decide your ticket price.
Awareness
The ZirQus festival aims to be a place of experience and joy. To ensure that everyone feels comfortable, we hope that you will visit the festival consciously and mindfully. The Zirkusquartier opposes all forms of discrimination. Everyone needs to help if we are to live together respectfully.
Music Week Hard | Galotti
Our neighbors from Musikwerkstatt Galotti are organizing the Music Woche Hard from 3 to 8 September with concerts and music workshops at various locations in the Hard-Quartier. On Saturday evening we join forces: After the Zirkus Chnopf finale, we celebrate the weekend with a concert and DJ! All about the Galotti Music Workshop and the Musik Woche Hard at: galotti.ch
Galotti Music Workshop
Hohlstrasse 290
8004 Zurich