Naked juggling and hair-hanging: CircusFest 2014 - in pictures

Wednesday, 02 Apr 2014

# CircusFest 2014

This year's CircusFest at the Roundhouse in London is bigger, better and more bizarre than ever. Take a look at some of the circus tricks on show

Circus fest: A scene from Clowns & Queens by Gandini Juggling at Shoreditch Town Hall — Cløwns and Queens at Shoreditch Town Hall was devised by Gandini Juggling. The company's co-founder, Sean Gandini, likens juggling to 'doing maths in the air' Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

Circus fest: A scene from Clowns & Queens by Gandini Juggling at the Shoreditch Town Hal — Lyn Gardner calls Cløwns and Queens 'a constantly shifting dance of desire' in which 'sex is laid out like a cold corpse on the mortuary slab' Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

Circus fest: Finnish artists Sanja Kosonen and Elice Abince Muhonen perform suspended by — The Finnish duo Sanja Kosonen and Elice Abince Muhonen perform suspended by their hair in Capilotractées. 'The real secret is in the hairdo,' writes Lyndsey Winship. 'Each performer ties and braids it differently, and never reveals their formula' Photograph: Daniel Michelon

Circus fest: Alice Allart presents Bikes and Rabbits — Alice Allart's show Bikes and Rabbits examines the mind of a solitary woman Photograph: Olivier Wicquart

Circus fest: Company 2 perform She Would Walk the Sky — Company 2 perform She Would Walk the Sky, which they recently presented in Brisbane. 'Each performance is visually poetic: unhurried, unexpected, precise,' wrote Zenobia Frost Photograph: PR

Circus fest: Swedish company Sisters perform Clockwork — The Swedish company Sisters perform Clockwork, one of the UK premieres at the festival Photograph: PR

Circus fest: Puffball directed by Mark Storer — Puffball, directed by Mark Storer, is presented by performers who identify as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) Photograph: PR

Circus fest: French acrobats Companie la Meute perform their UK premiere of The Wolf Pack — French acrobats Companie la Meute perform their UK premiere of The Wolf Pack. 'Six bare-chested men work as a pack, showing off their prowess and engaging in some tomfoolery and one-upmanship as they test the limits of bravery and trust,' writes Lyn Gardner Photograph: PR

Circus fest: Expectation, world premiere performed by aerialist Maddie McGowan and write — Expectation, a world premiere performed by the aerialist Maddie McGowan and the writer Talia Randall Photograph: Ben Hopper

Circus fest: Graeae and Circo Crescer e Viver perform their world premiere of Belonging — Graeae and Circo Crescer e Viver present their world premiere of Belonging. CircusFest runs until 27 April 2014 Photograph: PR

Wednesday, 02 Apr 2014

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