Galway Community Circus is a centre of excellence for youth and social circus and is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022.
LifeLine
LifeLine features a community cast of 150
people from all walks of life who will perform
Europe’s largest highwire spectacle over the River Corrib in the heart of Galway City.
LifeLine will draw on the transformative power
of circus arts to deliver wellbeing impact and
provoke discourse on mental health across
the island of Ireland.
People of all ages, backgrounds and
nationalities will learn the dynamic art of
highwire walking before joining world renowned highwire artists Oliver Zimmermann, Andrea Loreni and Ellis Grover alongside participants from across Europe to perform a stunning display of hope, strength and
resilience over one of Ireland’s most iconic
waterways.
With Musical Direction by Michael Chang and Costume Design by Ella Daly.
Performances by: Cirkus Cirkör (SE), CIRQUEON (CZ), Coraggio - Die Kulturanstifter (DE), Circus Amersfoort (NL), Școala de Circ (RO), Ecolé de Cirque de Bruxelles (BE), Dublin Circus Project, Circus Factory Cork, Cloughjordan Circus Club, Galway Community Circus.
LifeLine is produced and presented by Galway Community Circus with their partners from the European Funambulism Network and is funded by the Arts Council Ireland Open Call Award, Creative Europe, Erasmus+, Mental Health Ireland, Finnish Institute UK & Ireland and Galway City and County Councils.
BassAlto
LifeLine will culminate with the world premiere of BassAlto, a visual and poetic circus show by a new all –female company of professional wirewalkers performing alongside ten local community performers. BassAlto will be performed on a web of wires suspended at different heights with 360° audience visibility where performers will together discover the magic of walking the sky. BassAlto was created as part of a Creative Europe funded co –operation project between Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles, Galway Community Circus, The Serious Road Trip Romania, Université libre de Bruxelles and the European Funambulism Network.
The BassAlto artistic team is comprised of Sergi Ots (Director/Creation), Mariona Moya Monsuner (Choreographer/Creation), Vincent Wauters (Artistic & Production Director), Bruno Frenette (Technical Director), Gil Mortio (Musical Director).
Performers: Grace Neville-Evans (United Kingdom), Suzon Gheur (Belgium), Louise Mercadier (France), Carlotta Risitano (Italy), and Klara Sköldulf Philipp (Sweden).