Hello! My name is Vera Zhukova and I'm one of the leaders of Upsala-Circus.
I'm glad to see you here and hope you will find some interesting information about our circus. If you read the presentations (links below), it's an opportunity to understand us better through words, visuals and audio images.
We are Upsala-Circus (Zeitz, Sachsen-Anhalt Land), the center for the new circus.
From 2018 to 2021, every summer we held peacemaking summer residencies in Zeitz for children from Germany, Iran, Russia and Syria. And from 2022, we are developing regular programs for children and adolescents, also with migrant and refugee experiences. Now 120+ children aged 4 to 18 are involved in the circus.
We firmly believe that modern circus can be the means to deal with social issues through creativity, dialog and personal development. In addition to projects for children and teenagers, we are creating in Zeitz a city circus festival, developing a professional circus troupe and we want to create a new space for the Center for the New Circus. Details: https://upsalacircus.de/about.
We are now looking for someone to fill the position of leader of all children's and teen’s projects at Zeitz, who would like more responsibility, independence and challenges related to project development. Zeitz is located 45 km from Leipzig, there is a direct rail connection.
To get a clearer understanding of what Upsala-Circus is all about, please watch the presentation: