About
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In November 2015, Fekat Circus organized the first African Circus Arts Festival. This trailblazer event brought together 107 African circus artists from Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, South-Africa, and Zambia.
Set in a public place at the heart of Ethiopia’s capital, the Festival was attended by over 12,000 people over three performance days. The Festival exhibited the richness found in African circuses today, the immaculate skills of the artists, their incredible body awareness and unparalleled creativity.
It will bring the most vibrant circus teams from: Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda and South-Africa to take part in the most important circus event in the continent.
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Management
The African Circus Arts Festival is organized by Fekat circus.
Fekat Circus, the Blossoming Circus, was established in Addis Ababa in 2008 by young Ethiopian jugglers and acrobats. Today it comprises of 30 professional artists who perform in Ethiopia and internationally. Besides staging professional shows, Fekat Circus spreads the circus arts in the capital through its school and outreach programs (in orphanages, private schools and events).Since 2009, Fekat Circus also provides entertainment activities daily at the pediatric ward of the Black Lion Hospital. One of the latest Fekat Circus brand is the “Monthly show”. On the last weekend of each month, Addis Ababans have the chance to at¬tend this extravagant event that is gaining more and more popularity.
