Christian – Christos Birakos Christian – Christos Birakos is a circus and street artist/performer and a Juggler Acrobat. He has been involving with Circus Arts since 1996. He is one of the first circus artists in Greece and therefore has been trained in multidisciplinary circus arts. Christian has always been interested in the evolution of circus arts towards a more contemporary approach focused on both technical and artistic elements. Therefore he has been experimenting with many disciplines that “question” the foundations of his artistry. He was present in all bigger or smaller key activities of circus arts in Greece from spectacles, ceremonies, stage presence, TV programs etc. Christian has also participated In a number of festivals. Lately, Christian has focused his artistic research to more experimental forms of Juggling. He is researching the elements of “game” and anything that this refers to, which according to his beliefs game is the basis of his technique.
Child in Time
In the 1st International Street Theatre Festival in Athens, Christian will present his new creation elaborating on the relationship that game creates among children and adults. This gap will be bridged through an imaginary environment that is created within the eyes of a child and transmitted ιn the adult world that ιs characterized with a more constructed mindset. A character looks back in his childhood and travels in time to give life in his old toys and to create a new dimension. A miniature circus with animals and non animals, where drawing pads reveal new forms, small cars risk their life in the death rounds and mechanical trains travel in three dimensional drawings. A strange circus where the lifeless gains life through the ring master or toy maker who is the motive power and prime mover.
