agrisirkus was founded by circus artists milla jarko and linda helske it was founded inspired by the will to develop circus culture in finland and to increase the sense of community within the art form jarko acted as the artistic director and producer of agrisirkus, while helske was the managing director
the artists in residence could work on new or already existing performance pieces, and early career or marginalized artists were prioritized countryside as the environment gave a setting for unhurried pressureless working
agrisirkus was realized in collaboration with the farm animal yard rehndahl owned by helske in kirkkonummi in the years 2016—2019 in 2017 also a one day free entry circus festival named agri-festival was held to our delight the festival reached nearly a hundred spectators
projects and artists who participated in agrisirkus: angels / maarit utriainen and netta reunanen ( fin ), ensimmäinen yhteinen teos / susanna liinamaa and saana peura ( fin ), kesäsirkus / zero gravity company ( fin ), mosh split / sisus ( fin ), persona / naga collective ( no / fin / it / mx ), pimeät pennut / kurronen & laiho co. ( fin ), twentynine / louisa wruck ( de ) agri-festival: juiki ( fin ), lazyback company ( fin ), carousel company ( fin / ee), netta lepistö ( fin ), heidi latva ( fin ), sara nurminen ( fin ), sisus ( fin ), mihaela karkia ( fin ), tommi ollikainen ( fin ), tuomas vuorinen ( fin ) supported by: arts promotion centre finland