Our News

Our wonderful collaboration with Travelling Light Theatre Company and Knowle West Media Centre, the Kitchen Circus project will be starting again in June thanks to support from Arts Council England and Bristol City Council. We will be working with three families in Easton, Barton Hill and Bishopsworth, in partnership with artists who specialise in storytelling, visual art … Continued

In January we flew out to Taiwan to put on a run of shows as part of the Taiwan Lantern Festival.   We created a bespoke spectacular centrepiece called Balance of the Cosmos, bringing together incredible artists from around the world featuring high wire, aerialists and a live bespoke music score. Here is Billy’s blog on his time … Continued

To our amazing performers, stage managers, riggers, crew, musicians, designers, costume makers, producers, partners, friends, and most importantly communities and audiences, we like everyone else are gathering up the pieces and trying to fashion them into something positive. It may take a week or two to find the way forward, but we are not going … Continued

This opportunity is now closed. We are looking for an exceptional Arts Administrator to support our team across all strands of Cirque Bijou’s work. Responsible for the day-to-day running of a busy office, the Arts Administrator is a central point between all members of our staff team, and a first point of contact for artists, … Continued

This opportunity is now closed. We’re delighted to be advertising for a brand new role within Extraordinary Bodies, our partnership project with Diverse City. We are looking for an experienced marketing and communications manager who can join us as we develop new shows, re-imagine existing shows for new audiences and help raise our profile as … Continued

We’ve produced circus and street theatre for Bristol Harbour Festival for 16 years and this year we’re delighted to be celebrating our own 20th birthday! Join us at the Circus Playground in Queen Square, which we’ve packed with a full programme of performance from 11am to 6pm, surrounded by a host of activities and installations … Continued