From April 9 to 12, the 6th edition of the contemporary circus festival "Festival of Unusual Families" will be held at various locations in Split, organized by the ROOM 100 collective.
Get ready for four days of a rich program – performances by artists from Belgium, Finland, France, Norway, and Germany, 14 performances by artists who are part of the European project “Hand to Hand”, a children’s rave party, and a supporting industry program for the festival. This year, the entire program is completely free. As in previous editions of the festival, through the selection of the festival program and production decisions regarding locations, ROOM 100 aims to localize circus risk and transfer it to philosophical, poetic, and political spaces.
This year’s edition of the festival is special because the entire program will take place in public spaces across the city of Split, bringing cultural and artistic programming to the peripheral districts of the city.
The festival is focused on creating content that will make cultural and artistic programs more accessible, recognizing the diversity of audiences and their needs. The festival's unusual family reaches the audience in their neighborhood, beneath their balconies. This kind of programming is a response to the fact that there is no suitable theatrical infrastructure in the city for the festival to use, which is why the circus is returning to the streets.
Program:
April 9, 2025
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM - Various locations in Split
Seven performances by Hand to Hand artists
7:30 PM - Kinoteka Zlatna vrata
Screening of the film "Jump out" + conversation with the director
April 10, 2025
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM - Various locations in Split
Seven performances by Hand to Hand artists
8:00 PM - Info zone
Roundtable "Art and the Craft of Everyday Life on a Dying Planet"
April 11, 2025
5:00 PM - Plaza in front of Prima 3 Department Store
Cirque inextremiste: Performance Damocles (FR)
9:00 PM - Plaza in front of Prima 3 Department Store
Compagnie 7bis: Performances Lontano & Instante
April 12, 2025
11:00 AM - Playground in Kopilica
Grensgeval: Children's performance Plock! (BE)
12:00 PM - Playground in Kopilica
Music for a Good Vibe: Children's rave party
7:00 PM - Playground in Kopilica
My!Laika: Performance No Magic (FR)
8:00 PM - Playground in Kopilica
Muovipussi: Musical performance (FI)