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Circus at Coliseu Porto Ageas offers amazing performances! Go lift your spirit!

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Filipa Brito

The most wonderful show in the world is on stage at Coliseu Porto Ageas, as of 13th December and it runs until the first day of 2020.

National and foreign skilled artists will offer you that very special Xmas and will lift your spirit! Guaranteed! Children and adults alike are invited to enter the circus ring that gathers renowned artists and absolute premieres at Coliseu Porto Ageas, from countries such as Russia, Canada, Tajikistan, Finland, Ukraine and Portugal, which include clowns, acrobats, trapeze acts, dancers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, contortion acts, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists.

The Duo Samara, straight from Ethiopia to Porto, featuring the art of contortion, Sara Kebede e Shewaye Tarekegn, the thrilling quartet Dynamic Four, who will perform the most unique act, with Combined Forces and Bankine, the amazing Canadian Vietnamese Laurence Tremblay-Vu, will climb more than six meters high and hang upside down to dance over the abyss, the fearless Wise Fools, from Finland, will make you giggle and completely enrapture you with a rare threefold trapeze act.

Moreover, Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, from Tajikistan, will perform a strength and balance act and the Daring Guys will dare real leaps of faith in a Russian rod.

Young Kostiantyn Korostylenko will add to the fun of circus by combining classical ballet and juggling. This act was distinguished with the Alexandra Bouglione Prize at the 40th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain.

From Braga, the absolute premiere, especially created for Coliseu, by the troupe Mala da Suévia Tisch, whose aim is to playfully prepare the show and keep all things going, they are the Staffimbancos.

Last but not least, Konstantin the clown, from Ukraine brings plenty humour playfulness and talent to share with the audience.

Tickets cost between 8 and 18 euros, and children up to the age of 12 have 50% discount.

Check the timetables:

Friday, 20th December - 3pm

Sunday, 22th December - 5.30pm

Xmas Day, 25th December - 5pm

Thursday, 26th December - 3pm

Friday, 27th December - 3pm

Saturday, 28th December - 5.30pm and 9pm

Sunday, 29th December - 5.30pm

New Year's Day, 1st January - 5pm

Since 1941, Coliseu Porto has been holding circus as an essential event in town.

+info: Coliseu Porto Ageas