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Celebrating 25 Years – Bristol Harbour Festival

Celebrating 25 Years – Bristol Harbour Festival

We’re celebrating 25 years of Cirque Bijou.  Each month we are looking back on some of our favourite projects of the last quarter century. There’s one weekend in July which the Cirque Bijou team have permanently blocked off in our calendar: Harbour Fest weekend.  This festival holds a special place in the hearts of the team, … Continued

Celebrating 25 Years – Festival of Speed

Celebrating 25 Years – Festival of Speed

We’re celebrating 25 years of Cirque Bijou.  Each month we are looking back on some of our favourite projects of the last quarter century. For June, we have chosen Goodwood Festival of Speed. Driver’s Ball In collaboration with Starlight Design and their celebrated firework designer, Michael Lakin, we’ve been creating large-scale shows for the Driver’s Ball … Continued

Costumes That Tell Stories

Costumes That Tell Stories

by Rachel Pender-Cudlip Over Cirque Bijou’s 25 year history, we have made a lot of shows. And from these shows, we have amassed a huge array of wonderful costumes. Over the years we’ve had a few attempts at cataloguing and organising. Mitigating factors such as lack of hanging space and time have meant they’ve not … Continued

Celebrating 25 Years – Expo 2017, Kazakhstan

Celebrating 25 Years – Expo 2017, Kazakhstan

We’re celebrating 25 years of Cirque Bijou.  Each month we are looking back on some of our favourite projects of the last quarter century. This month we are casting our minds back to 2017. We created a giant ‘Wheel of Energy’ for Expo 2017 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. World Expo Kazakhstan’s World Expo took … Continued

Wanted: Brilliant Projects Assistant

Wanted: Brilliant Projects Assistant

We are looking for a brilliant Projects Assistant, either freelance or salaried, to support our team across some interesting and varied projects this summer and autumn. Contract:            Temporary. 4 months, ideally 1 July – 31 October 2024 Pay:                     £11.44 per hour or freelance equivalent Location:            Bristol – office based Hours:                 32 hours per week (across 4 or 5 days, … Continued

Urban Circus Show for Corporate Client

Urban Circus Show for Corporate Client

by Julian Bracey, Artistic Director We created a great urban circus show at the Excel Centre last week for a big tech company. Here’s a quick story on how it went… The Brief Our approach to any show is always the same. Firstly, how can we make a great show that will connect with our … Continued