#PIFA2016: Cirkus Cirkör

FIND YOUR SEATS at kimmelcenter.org/pifa Knitting Peace CIRKUS CIRKÖR Apr 8 - 10 Swedish circus troupe, Cirkus Cirkör, brings the American Premiere of Knitting Peace to PIFA 2016 in pursuit of an answer to one question; 'Is it possible to knit peace?' The work is a contemporary circus performance that, while touring, encourages local communities to contribute to the Knitting Peace movement in individual, site-specific ways. In the performance, audiences will share in the experience of five circus artists and one musician, surrounded by a striking set design of white monumental knittings, big tangles and enormous balls of yarn. The artists are all interacting with the material on stage and their disciplines all have some connection with white ropes, lines of string, and more. Inspired by the craft of knitting, approximately 75% of the set design is made of a thick cotton yarn made from waste product from the tricot fabric industry. Cirkus Cirkör believes in engaging the audience and making them believe that the impossible is possible, raising the bar when they achieve it. The marriage between knitting and circus is unusual but there is an equal passion between those who practice either. This will be the American Premiere of Knitting Peace.