Shenanigans – Jam.Shenanigans

Shenanigans is a contemporary circus show for families with children about the life-long importance of creativity, playfulness and imagination.

In the performance, we follow the journey of two characters exploring their relationship with their inner child in a ritual-like manner. Through various juggling scenes, the characters playfully challenge their own perception of what it means to be both an adult and a child at the same time. Ordinary toys such as styrofoam airplanes, car tracks, and an inflatable swimming pool lay the foundation for the show.

The artists invite the audience on a journey where nostalgia and memories of their own childhood rise to the surface. Shenanigans is an interactive piece where artists share their childhood dreams and inspire their audiences to do the same. Shenanigans is an ode to the inner child!

Henri Kangas (FI) and Batist Van Baekel (BE) are juggler friends who share a passion and love for the circus. Kangas and Van Baekel met in the Netherlands, while studying for bachelor’s degrees in circus art. After graduating, they joined forces and created their own association, Jam.Shenanigans, which aims to create playful contemporary circus performances for viewers of all ages and backgrounds.

The performance was made possible by PERPLX (BE), Cirklabo (BE), Mad-Festival (BE), Circusstad-Festival (NL), TENT (NL), Sprouts Review (FI) and Arts Promotion Centre Finland (FI)

Artists: Henri Kangas (FI) & Batist Van Baekel (BE)
Artistic assistance: Sander De Buyer (BE) & Aurelia Brailowsky (MEX)
Technical support: Michael Zandl (AT)
Music: Jago Moons (BE)

Duration: 50 mins.
Age limit: 6+
Language: non-verbal