Festival 2024

PARTICIPANTS

Emilia Dawiec (POL), HAIR HANGING
Mateus Torquato Pereira & Lucas Guilherme de Aquino (BRA), DUO CLUB JUGGLING
Anton Manaharov (UKR), HANDSTAND ON CANES
Jesse Patterson (USA), HOOP ROLLING
Quinton Lopez (USA), FLYING POLE WITH CONTORTION
Fenja Barteldres (GER), CYR WHEEL
Yinchuan Arts Theater (CHN), UNICYCLE & BOWLS KICKING
Danielle (CAN) & Kellin (USA), COMEDY HOOP
Storm Hovan (USA), VERTICAL ROPE
Aleksei Teslin (White Flag), DIABOLO
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN), PARTNER ACROBATICS
Katharina Waigmann (AUT) & Johann Prinz (GER), LEVEL STRAPS
Trio Inshi (UKR), TRIO JUGGLING

 

WINNERS

Golden Star | Prize sponsor: Isaac Dreyfus-Bernheim Stiftung
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN) | Partner Acrobatics

Silver Star | Prize sponsor: IWB
Fenja Barteldres (GER) | Cyr Wheel

Bronze Star | Prize sponsor: Salto Entertainment
Trio Inshi (UKR) | Trio Juggling

YOUNG STAR- Prize | Prize sponsor: Implenia
Yinchuan Arts Theater (China) | Unicycle & Bowls Kicking

Prize of the audience | Prize sponsor: Sat.1 (Schweiz)
Danielle (CAN) & Kellin (USA) | Comedy Hoop

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jury’s Special Prize for the strongest message
Storm Hovan (USA) | Vertical Rope

Cirque du Soleil Award
Fenja Barteldres (GER) | Cyr Wheel

Award from the circus company «The 7 Fingers»
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN) | Partner Acrobatics

Award from Circus Monti
Danielle (CAN) & Kellin (USA) | Comedy Hoop

Award from the Europa-Park Talent Academy
Mateus Torquato Pereira & Lucas Guilherme de Aquino (BRA) | Duo Club Juggling

Prize of the Circus-, Varieté-, and Artistfriends of Switzerland
Jesse Patterson (USA) | Hoop Rolling

Prize of the Swiss Federation of Circus Schools (FSEC)
Emilia Dawiec (Polen) | Hair Hanging

Award from MSC Cruises
Trio Inshi (UKR) | Trio Juggling

 

ENGAGEMENT AWARDS

Circus Roncalli, DE
Aleksei Teslin (White Flag) | Diabolo

Feuerwerk der Turnkunst, DE
Trio Inshi (UKR) | Trio Juggling

Palazzo Colombino, CH
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN) | Partner Acrobatics

Europa-Park, DE
Quinton Lopez (USA) | Flying Pole With Contortion

GOP-Varieté, DE
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN) | Partner Acrobatics

 «Stille Kracht» / Casino Theater Winterthur, CH
Danielle (CAN) & Kellin (USA) | Comedy Hoop

At Wintergarten Varieté, DE
Anton Manaharov (UKR) | Handstand On Canes

Cirque Imagine, France
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN) | Partner Acrobatics

Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig, DE
Fenja Barteldres (GER) | Cyr Wheel

International Salieri Circus Festival, Italy
Lucas Chacon Rodriguez (ESP) & Natalia Koskela (FIN) | Partner Acrobatics

 «Urbanatix», DE
Aleksei Teslin (White Flag) | Diabolo

«Breakin’ Circus» der DDC Entertainment Group, DE
Danielle (CAN) & Kellin (USA) | Comedy Hoop

 

JURY

SANDRA WAWER
Artistic Director @ GOP Varieté, Germany
Jury Coordinator @ YOUNG STAGE

URS PILZ
Artistic Director @ International Circus Festival, Monte Carlo
President of the European Circus Association & Fédération Mondiale du Cirque

NADJA SIEGER
Actress, singer, dancer, presenter, voice actor, writer, director, Switzerland

LOUIS BOURGAUT
Head of Casting @ Collectif «The 7 Fingers», Canada

IRINA NAUMENKO
Artist & Casting Advisor @Cirque du Soleil, Canada

ADRIAN PORTER
Head of Higher Education @ National Centre for Circus Arts, London
Managing Board member FEDEC (International Network for Professional Circus Education), Brussels

DIANA SALLES
Artist, Performer & Dancer

IAN JENKINS
Casting Director & Project Development – Europa Park Germany
Creative Director Blue Banana Entertainment, Germany

 

SPONSORS AND PARTNER

Patronat
Isaac Dreyfus-Bernheim Stiftung

Transformation Partner
IWB

Venue Partner
MCH

Official Partner
Europa Park
cr Basel
Winkler Livecom
Essential by Dorint
Implenia

Media Partner
Sat. 1 (Schweiz)
Telebasel
Die Oberbadische
Radio Basilisk
Basel Live
Basel aktuell
Basler Zeitung

Foundations & Institutions
Swisslos Fonds Basel-Stadt
Swisslos Fonds Basel-Landschaft
CMS
Sulger-Stiftung
Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung
Thomi Hopf Stiftung
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
(and many more partner who don’t like to be mentioned)

Supplier
Wassermann Catering
Bisskid Catering
Circus Monti
Druckereri Block
Basel Tourismus
event trend GmbH
Eptinger
Unser

Network Partner
FEDEC
Circus Talk

HOST
Max Loong

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Nadja Berger

CHOREOGRAPHY
Nadine Imboden

BAND
Äl Jawala

PHOTOGRAPHER
Pablo Wünsch Blanco & Marc Gilgen