Reinhold Krossa
Reinhold Krossa
Zeit für Zirkus: Day 1
A spectacular show about the many facets of five extraordinary women. With
plenty of humor, lightness, artistry, dance, and live music, the artists delve deep into the
glamorous world of vintage and explore the question of what it actually means
to be a woman and how the image of women has changed over the last hundred years.
Duration: approx. 90 min.
Tickets: from €36.60
The Bochum ensemble, led by Phyllis Rhode and Christiane Athmer,
addresses funny and uncomfortable topics related to “being a woman” in a mixture of artistry, dance, singing, comedy, and burlesque.
The concept of vintage variety shows was developed under the conceptual direction of Julia Torggler and Phyllis Rhode from the
“Swingin' Foxes.”
It's TIME FOR CIRCUS in the Ruhr Area! From November 14 to 16, numerous cities across Europe will be celebrating the diverse genre of contemporary circus. Performances, premieres, workshops, audience and panel discussions, parties, and much more will bring to life the cross-cultural and cross-genre power of this fresh form of circus. In the Ruhr region, the Neuer Zirkus Ruhr project office is coordinating the festival contributions from the region and presenting “ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS – Ruhrgebiet” to an international audience.
Every year in November, TIME FOR CIRCUS transforms the Ruhr region into a stage for contemporary circus – an art form that embeds circus artistry in choreography, incorporating elements of dance, music, and media to tell stories. What is celebrated here is not only the artistry itself, but also the power of storytelling, diversity, and creative exchange. The festival focuses on the idea of togetherness: ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS brings together artists, cultural spaces, and audiences from across the region.
From Essen to Bochum to Dortmund and Herne, temporary places of wonder are created where boundaries between art forms, generations, and cultures dissolve. The festival sees itself as part of a Europe-wide movement that raises the profile of contemporary circus and strengthens it as a vibrant, socially relevant art form. Thanks to its accessibility and openness to different formats, contemporary circus enjoys strong audience connections, growing interest, and the inherent potential to address even difficult topics in a way that is accessible to the general public. ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS is the German edition of the international circus festival “La Nuit du Cirque.” Since 2020, Germany has been participating in the world's largest festival for contemporary circus – this year with over 60 events in 19 German cities.
All information about the festival program in the Ruhr area is available at https://neuerzirkus.ruhr/zfz.
With the support of the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, the New Circus Ruhr Project Office is working to raise the profile of new circus in many locations in the Ruhr region, to provide individual support to artists in the region, and to establish a New Circus network that provides this art form with the spaces and resources urgently needed for the artistic development and realization of exciting circus projects “Made in the Ruhr region.” New Circus is one of four pillars of the state project NEUE KÜNSTE RUHR, which aims to establish an ecosystem of innovative art forms in the Ruhr region. Excellent working and living conditions bind young artists to the region, transforming the Ruhr region into a metropolis of the arts.
