Thousands of jugglers from all over the planet meet in Tres Cantos from August 6 to 14 at the International Jugglers Convention.
The program includes juggling battles, parades and parades, conferences, practical workshops and night shows.
The acts take place in various stages of the city. Mainly in the Plaza de la Familia in the Central Park, but also in the Fairgrounds or in the Polideportivo de la Luz.
Tres Cantos becomes the European capital of the circus from August 6 to 14 with thousands of jugglers participating in workshops and shows. The International Juggling Convention brings together artists from all over the world who will offer all their talent. It will also serve as a meeting place to learn about techniques developed by other colleagues or new ideas.
The Diverse Circus School of Tres Cantos and the Tricantino City Council presented the Convention this morning with an exhibition in the Plaza de Antonio Gala.
The spokesman for the Escuela de Circo Diverso, Víctor García, explained that the objective is to make the different options within the world of juggling known to the general public. In fact, the programming includes juggling battles, parades and parades. Also four street shows, one of them, a parade that will take place on Sunday, August 7 from the Plaza de Antonio Gala to the Plaza de la Familia.
There will also be night shows in the vicinity of the Central Lake, with music and fire or on wheels. And as a climax to the part of the shows, a great circus gala, on Saturday the 13th in the afternoon, presented by Wilbur.
On the other hand, the other great objective of the International Juggling Convention is to make it a place where jugglers can learn other techniques and meet other partners. In this sense, there will be conferences, practical workshops and exhibitions. And also an «Open Stage», in which anyone can demonstrate his talent.
Tres Cantos, European Capital of Juggling for nine days
The Tricantino mayor, Jesús Moreno, has pointed out that “this great event turns Tres Cantos, for a few days, into the European capital of the circus”.
For her part, the Councilor for Culture and Celebrations, Elisa Lydia Miguel, highlighted the great effort “to host the largest jugglers’ meeting in the world.” She has also encouraged neighbors to attend the shows.
This International Convention of Juggling in Tres Cantos is the number 40 of the EJC. Already in 2010, the Escuela de Circo Diverso presented the candidacy of Tres Cantos to host it. It was not until 2019 when the organization decided on Tres Cantos. However, the 2020 pandemic forced it to be postponed until this year 2022.
The activities of the juggling convention will take place in different stages of the city: Fairground, La Luz Sports Center and in the surroundings of the Central Park. To consult schedules of the program of activities of the event, it is convenient to look at the website http://ejc2022.org/
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