Il Grigio’s Biblio Magico: 65 young artists release stories from a book

Jeugdcircus Il Grigio presents Biblio Magico daily at 14:00 in Haaren from 18 July to 2 August. Ages 3-12 pay €10, ages 13+ €12 and under-threes are free with a reserved place; choose a date online before it sells out.

• A disorderly magical library leads the narrative: the librarian and assistant chase a book that makes stories real, giving separate circus acts one shared adventure.
• About 65 performers aged 4-17 train weekly through most of the year with more than 100 volunteers; the 65-year youth circus receives roughly 10,000 visitors annually and uses no wild animals.
• The show lasts up to 2.5 hours including a 20-minute interval; regular seats are unnumbered, the room opens one hour early and popular performances sell out.

Hokimi field note: Tell children that the artists also attend school and train each week; difficult acts then become a story about practice as well as magic.