Innovative Circus at the Grec Festival 2025
The Grec Festival in Barcelona is an annual cultural event that celebrates performing arts, including theater, dance, music, and innovative circus performances. Held during the summer months, typically in July, the festival takes its name from its main venue, the iconic Grec Theatre, an open-air amphitheater located on Montjuïc hill. The festival has become one of the largest theatre and cultural festivals of Barcelona, attracting both local and international artists and offering a diverse program that blends traditional and contemporary works.
It serves as a platform for creative expression and cultural exchange, drawing audiences from around the world to experience the vibrant arts scene of Barcelona.
The Grec Festival typically presents a strong lineup of circus and circus arts performers, and this year is no different. This year’s festival features a diverse lineup of artists and performances that showcase the innovative and evolving art of 21st-century circus, emphasizing creativity, fragility, and symbolic meaning in modern circus.
Featured Innovative Circus Artists/Performances at the Grec Festival:
Yoan Bourgeois
Performance: Le Petit Cirque
Dates: June 26–28
Venue: Teatre Grec
Details: A fusion of circus and dance, presenting a poetic exploration of the cycle of the seasons.
Vivian Friedrich and DiffractionArt
Performance: Sklenka Melta
Dates: July 3–4
Venue: Sant Andreu Teatre (saT!)
Details: A unique performance using blown glass objects of extreme fragility.
Eunoia Kolektiva
Performance: Tenet (Barcelona premiere)
Dates: July 11–12
Venue: Mercat de les Flors – Sala Ovidi Montllor
Details: Stunning acrobatic portés and a dramaturgical reflection on bodily awareness and space.
Pablo Molina
Performance: Candy
Dates: July 25–26
Venue: Mercat de les Flors
Details: A mix of theatre, dance, comedy, and horror, plunging into the mind of a house’s inhabitant.
People Watching (Canadian Company)
Performance: Play Dead
Dates: July 28–29
Venue: Mercat de les Flors – Sala Maria Aurèlia Capmany
Details: Contemporary circus blending physical theatre, movement, and acrobatics with depth and meaning.
To get tickets or more details about any of these performances
(and many more- these are just the circus shows they listed!
There’s also theatre, music, dance, and a lot more)
Visit the Grec festival website. https://www.barcelona.cat/grec/en