Busker Show

A unique circus show, in which original street artists and other performers present their best acts. A colourful collage of circus personalities and disciplines featuring breathtaking acrobatics, fire breathing, illusion, clowning, an elastic woman, hula hoop and aerobatics on a ladder.

Artists who performed in 2020: Dominika OsamGyaabin, Kari Panska, Krzysztof Kostera, Marcin Ex Styczyński, Marysia i Julian, Pan Ząbek.

Busker Show is a stage equivalent of “Backyard Circus”, a project run by Carnaval Sztukmistrzów since 2015. It has won the love and enormous favour of Lublin’s residents. It’s a form of itinerant circus that appears in districts of Lublin that are away from the city centre and offers a foretaste and teaser of the festival’s attractions. This annual itinerant circus event featuring artists from Poland and abroad is addressed to residents of Lublin’s districts away from the city centre. The show’s simple formula as well as charismatic and varied performers create a uniquely energetic mix of extraordinary acts that enchant audiences of all ages.

Backyard Circus refers to small itinerant circus troupes visiting towns and poorer districts of large cities at the beginning of the 20th century. Groups of such vagabond circus artists presented short circus acts accompanied by music and thus satisfied the cultural needs of the residents. The programme usually included elements of acrobatics, equilibristics, demonstrations of strength, illusion and juggling. Frequently complemented by ribald jokes or songs, the performances encouraged the residents to donate some money to the troupes.

Backyard Circus is an interesting ensemble of artists with considerable street performance experience who present their acts in eight districts of Lublin a few days before Carnaval. Excitement and laughter are guaranteed!

90 min / no limits Acrobatics, illusion, hula hoop, fire breathing, contortions,

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