INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS FESTIVAL
In its first edition (2012), it was already considered the largest circus festival in Latin America and in 2014 the International Circus Festival of Rio de Janeiro is the world’s largest circus festival. More than 50 national and international attractions – which in total, bring together about 400 artists — carried out about 200 free performances in over 60 locations throughout all regions of the city, including 46 slums, to an estimated audience of 250 thousand people. There wasn’t any carioca unaware of Rio festival between 8 and 18 of may, 2014, which led the circus from “Paciência” to “Paqueta”!
With a premiere gala at the Municipal Theater, four mounted canvas and the occupation of seven other theaters scattered throughout the city, the festival was in EVERY CORNER AROUND TOWN, with a return of spontaneous media of nearly 40 million reais (adding the two editions).
During the last edition, the festival has reaffirmed its commitment to provide the general public with the creative force, the inventiveness and the daring of artists, members of groups and contemporary circus companies from Brazil and overseas. The Festival hopes to impact the development, strengthening and renewal of the circus arts. Scheduled to be biennial, the next official release will be in 2016. In its first editions it was sponsored by the City of Rio de Janeiro, CCR, Petrobras, BMG, Outback Steak House, Consórcio Construtor Rio Barra, Firjan, Multiplan (ParkShopping Campo Grande) and Sebrae-RJ.
The project is a realization of “Crescer e Viver” Circus and M’Baraká, result of a long partnership between the two institutions and many dialogues among its partners
Site of project: www.festivaldecirco.com.br
Circo Crescer e Viver's website: www.crescereviver.org.br
Related projects: Design - Espetáculos de Circo / Movimento Perpétuo
General Direction and Curator: Júnior Perim
Executive Direction: Isabel Seixas
Artistic Direction: Vinícius Daumas
Production Direction: Joana Henning Generoso
Production Direction Assistant: Priscila Gregson
Artistic Production: Jacqueline Marttins and Tamara Steiman
'Circuito Favela' and '+Bairros' Coordination: Marcello Vilar
Logistics Coordination: Chester Prestes and Sara Maria
Technique Direction: Hugo Damatta
Technique Production: Gabriella Villaça, Cláudio Baltar and João Franco
Development Direction: Ana Luisa Fonseca
Production Assistant: Beatriz Novellino
Institucional Relationships: Marcela Bronstein
Administrative Directors: Alex Nascimento e Larissa Victorio
Administrative Production: Beatriz Araujo and Angélica Alves
Administrative Assistant: Rafael Santos
Communication Direction: Diogo Rezende and Isabel Seixas
Design Team: João Lamar, Mariana Solis and Pedro Leobons
Communication Coordinator: Christine Keller
Social Media and Communication Assistant: Thiago Saramago
Architecture: Lilian Sampaio
Art Production: Alexandra Suprani
Operacional Coordinator: Paulinho Freitas
Production Assistant: Lívia Simas
Socio-pedagogical Team: Cristina Moura, Marcella Gavinho and Rozana Gomez
Places Production: Camila Perez, Careca, Alessandra Ramos, Ruan Paixão, Allan Lucas, Fernando Barcellos, Ricardo Rodrigues, Raphael Faria, Fernanda Mantovani, Stela Faria, Penka, Henrique Santana, Gabriella Carriço, Bruno Aragão and Rodrigo Lopes
Local Articulators: Rodrigo Felha, Flávio Pé, Joyce Enzler e Maycom Brum
Event's Photography: Observatório de Favelas / Imagens do Povo
Cobertura nas Favelas: Voz da Comunidades
Lawyers: Senna & Mariano e Gavinho & Campos
Press: MNiemeyer
CAMPAIGN
Conception: M’BARAKÁ studio and Circo Crescer e Viver
Costumes: Rui cortez and Victor Hugo Souza Mattos
Photography: Fabio Minduim and William Villar
Video: Filme Ibiza
Artists: Alesandro Lopes Ventura (Gigante), Allan Davi Soares de Marinho, Gilmar Oliveira da Silva, Letícia de Freitas, Mário Flavio de Castro Martins, Nina Rodrigues and Vinicius Daumas
Thanks: Raquel Rache de Andrade, Guy Carrara, Donald B. Lehn, Teatro de Anônimo, Coletivo Bravos, Iván Prado, Luana Lessa and Cleia Silveira
