The festival MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE is celebrating its 15th anniversary this summer on the theme CIRCUS DOESN’T KNOW IMPOSSIBLE. The team is proud to unveil the indoor lineup for this special anniversary, as Montreal welcomes artists and acrobats hailing from the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Québec. Festivalgoers of all ages will get to see a host of top-caliber performances, alternately stunning, unexpected or touching.

“For this 15th anniversary, I’m delighted to be reuniting with some of the companies our festivalgoers love the most, with creators who’ve helped us build MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE – a don’t-miss summertime event in our city,” reveals Stéphane Lavoie, Executive and Programming Director of La TOHU.

“It’s an honor for us to be hosting these exceptional artists and artisans, who on each of their visits have ignited a whole range of emotions. We also invite the public to discover newcomers to the event who are guaranteed to impress. We can’t wait for July, for the party to start and flood the city with the infinite possibilities of circus art – because…CIRCUS DOESN’T KNOW IMPOSSIBLE!”

In La TOHU’s circular hall…

SMASHED2

SMASHED2
Photo: Camille Greenwell

SMASHED2 / GANDINI / UNITED KINGDOM / OPENING SHOW
From July 3-7
The undisputed masters of juggling, who were warmly received on their first visit to the festival in 2013 with Smashed, and again in 2019 with Spring, are coming back with Smashed2: a sensational mix of virtuosity in motion inspired by Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater. 9 performers, 80 oranges, 7 watermelons. Ages 8 and up.

DUCK POND / CIRCA / AUSTRALIA
From July 9-13
After the gripping and much-hailed Humans 2.0 presented at La TOHU last year, CIRCA, an audience favorite in Montreal — and one of the best-loved in the world! — is back with DUCK POND, which dazzlingly reinvents the famous romantic ballet Swan Lake. For all.

PLAY DEAD / PEOPLE WATCHING / QUÉBEC 
From July 10-14
Blending acrobatics, movement and physical theater, this first creation of a young company made up of former students of the National Circus School explores social interactions in a world of domestic trappings and interlocking stories. Ages 10 and up.

Under La TOHU big top…

BROTIPO

BROTIPO

SOPHIE’S SURPRISE 29TH / THREE LEGGED RACE PRODUCTIONS / UNITED KINGDOM
From July 3-14
In the form of a surprise party like few others, this interactive-circus show — which was a sensation at the Edinburgh Festival in 2023 — serves up wacky humor and gripping numbers from performers who graduated from Cirque du Soleil and Britain’s Got Talent! Ages 14 and up.

SUNSET CIRCUS / PARALLEL EXIT / UNITED STATES
From July 4-7
As you follow a traveling circus family, SUNSET CIRCUS invites the audience to participate in a joyful and festive experience, where little by little they discover the internal intrigue and drama taking place among the characters backstage. For families.

BROTIPO / LES FOUTOUKOURS / QUÉBEC 
July 13-14
After taking the last edition of MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE by storm with GLOB, Les FOUTOUKOURS are back with BROTIPO, a clown twosome that, in their quarrels, acrobatics and lonely moments, both moves spectators and makes them laugh. For families.

At the Studio-Cabaret of Espace St-Denis

LE BIBLIOTHÉCAIRE

LE BIBLIOTHÉCAIRE
Photo: Robert Gilbert

BARBU / CIRQUE ALFONSE / QUÉBEC
From July 3-14
BARBU, who always play to full houses (better hurry!) is back for this 15th edition with their electrotrad fairground, a crazily festive evening where the audience is plunged into a world of curiosities and eccentricities. Ages 13 and up.

DIRTY LAUNDRY / BRIEFS FACTORY / AUSTRALIA
From July 3-14
Another much-awaited return, the Australians of BRIEFS FACTORY, who after playing to sold-out houses at the last festival, are presenting DIRTY LAUNDRY – with an attitude more daring than ever! For a second year, Québec drag queen Barbada picks up the mic as guest hostess for the show.
Ages 18 and up.

LE BIBLIOTHÉCAIRE / LE GROS ORTEIL / QUÉBEC
From July 5-7 and July 12-14
Over the weekend, for the whole family, a rendezvous that blends clowning, theater and the circus arts, on the theme of passion, reading and the power of the imaginary. Who was it that said reading’s a serious business? Ages 5 and up.

For the full list of events, including free outdoor events, visit: www.montrealcompletementcirque.com