Shenanigans

Shenanigans is a contemporary circus show about the life-long importance of creativity, playfulness and imagination.

In the performance, we follow the journey of two characters exploring their relationship with their inner child. Through various juggling scenes, the characters playfully challenge their own perception of what it means to be both an adult and a child at the same time. Ordinary toys such as styrofoam airplanes, car tracks, and an inflatable swimming pool lay the foundation for the show. The performers invite the audience on a journey where nostalgia and memories of their own childhood rise to the surface. Shenanigans is an interactive piece where artists share their childhood dreams and inspire audiences to do the same. Shenanigans is an ode to the inner child!

Henri Kangas (FI) and Batist Van Baekel (BE) are juggler friends who share a love for the circus. They studied circus art in the Netherlands at the Codarts Hogeschool voor de Kunsten University and became friends there. After graduating, they joined forces and created their own association, Jam Shenanigans, which aims to create playful contemporary circus performances for viewers of all ages and backgrounds.

The performance was made possible by PERPLX (BE), Cirklabo (BE), Mad-Festival (BE), Circusstad-Festival (NL), TENT (NL), Sprouts Review (FI) and Arts Promotion Centre Finland (FI).

Artists: Henri Kangas (FI) & Batist Van Baekel (BE)
Artistis assistance: Sander De Buyer (BE) & Aurelia Brailowsky (MEX)
Design: Henri Kangas, Batist Van Baekel, Sander De Cuyper, Michael Zandl
Technical support: Michael Zandl (AT)
Music: Jago Moons (BE)

Duration: 30 mins.
Target audience: 1–2 grade students
Non-verbal

Free of charge, registration: kultus.fi from 12 August at 8 am