Projects

Circus connects: Circus wander

Between 2025 – 2029 KunstRaum Kelbra e.V. is conducting the interactive artistic project >circus wandern (circus wander), commissioned as project: circus verbindet (circus connects) in the programme: LOKAL organised by the German Federal Cultural Foundation, Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and the European Cultural Foundation

KunstRaum Kelbra e.V., in collaboration with CircusMühle and as part of “LOKAL – Programme for Culture and
Engagement,” is planning CircusWandern as a participatory circus event, in the area surrounding the town of Kelbra in 2027, 2028, and 2029. This recurring event will be developed and implemented with the support and participation of international artists, the CircusMühle crew, and people from the region. Guided events will take place along selected landmarks and scenic areas around the town of Kelbra. These will feature thematically oriented contemporary circus performances set against characteristic landscapes, which the audience can explore on foot.

Learn more about the porgramme LOKAL here

KunstFest Kelbra

At the beginning of May, we invite our neighbors and the people of Kelbra and the surrounding region to a festival to give them insights into our work and the progress we’re making in developing CircusMühle Kelbra. We invite you to a big celebration with shows by international artists, as well as beer and bratwurst, wine and soda, coffee and cake. We look forward to celebrating with the locals!

On May 6, 2023, we opened our doors for the first time for a big neighborhood festival. Since then, we’ve been repeating the art festival every year at the beginning of May.
Programme May 8 – 10 2026

Circus Work Camps

There’s always so much to do at CircusMühle Kelbra!
That’s why we’re happy to offer you residencies in the form of work camps.
You can live and work with us for a minimal contribution for expenses of electricity, water, heating, etc.
In return, you’ll help us with the work we do here for about 3-4 hours a day. The rest of the time, you can work or train freely for your own art – a rehearsal space is available to you day and night.

Also possible is that we organize workshops, training sessions, or mentoring from our network for this model.

At irregular intervals, we organize Circus Work Camp weeks. Before or after work, we train together, with or without guidance: aerial arts, acrobatics, juggling, clowning – anything is possible!
For schedule information, subscribe to our Circus-Work-Camp-Telegram-Group.

Café of memories

From winter 2023 to summer 2024, we have been conducting oral history and regularly invited people for coffee and cake or a morning pint. Everyone is welcome, and we were especially pleased to welcome people who knew the mill in the past—as mill, discount store, or lasertech labyrinth. We opened a temporary cafés of memories in the mill to engage with former workers, neighbors, family, and others. We hope to gather stories, anecdotes, and memories from which we can spin narrative threads for future performances.