Circus and Beyond (Cruinniú Shared Island 2025)

Doulab for Circus and Dance, based in South Dublin, collaborated with Circusful in Belfast in bringing together two groups of young people; in the Republic from Doulab Youth Ensemble, the refugee community, and the travelling community, and in the North from Circusful’s Youth Circus, and outreach participants. They used contemporary circus as a tool for artistic exchange and meaningful youth led cross-border collaboration, building strong connections over the course of 6 cross-border meetings, and 9 workshops within their own groups. They decided together (guided by the artist facilitators using Hub na nÓg framework) on a youth-led public performance in Dublin for Cruinniú day. They came together again to review the project and participated in a final evaluation workshop session. 

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