"New Circus Stops" is a cycle of contemporary circus events that will take place on September 15-20 in three districts of Vilnius: Naujoja Vilnia, Baltupiai and Trakai Vokė. Dūmų fabrikas, Artūros Areimas theater and Trakų Vokės manor homestead invite you to discover young Lithuanian circus talents and enjoy internationally recognized comedians and circus performers. The project is financed by the Lithuanian Council of Culture, partners are the French Institute in Lithuania, JcDecaux

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The series of events "New Circus Stops" was born after performing arts professionals began to explore the reach of professional culture in various areas of Lithuania. It turned out that in the districts on the outskirts of Vilnius, as in other parts of the country far from big cities, the accessibility of culture is very complicated. "Even a resident of a big city who lives outside the city center, where almost all cultural institutions are concentrated, very rarely goes to a performance or concert. In my eyes, this is unforgivable, especially in relation to the younger generation," says the project's creator, Audronis Imbrasas. In his words, European countries to be followed have long ensured equal access to professional cultural events throughout the territory of their country. "For example, France, a pioneer in this field, solves the problems of the access of quality culture to distant regions precisely through the activities of the modern circus", - following a foreign example, the professional explains the choice of genre. The performances selected for the "New Circus Stop" events are high-quality and internationally recognized, but at the same time relatively uncomplicated: "we are traveling to spaces that do not exist or are poorly adapted for performing arts, and the performance should be relatively easy to understand for viewers who have not yet encountered professional arts", - says A. Imbrasas.