A tent for everyone

This is an artistic, cultural and social project by the cultural association ‘Circo Riccio’.‘A tent for everyone …’ refers to all those people who want to actively engage with art, giving them the opportunity to get to know each other and exchange ideas and projects. Targeted events will be organised in the tent to give everyone, young and old, the opportunity to engage with the world of art and come into contact with the many disciplines involved. In particular, disadvantaged young people (from working-class neighbourhoods, young immigrants, etc.) will be given the opportunity to learn a noble and ancient craft through projects involving international artists who will hold regular workshops, bringing visibility to our area, including in the media. Aliento del Viento has chosen to support this project because the circus is a mirror of life. Sport is of fundamental importance for the healthy growth of every individual. Practising sport actively means constantly putting yourself out there, overcoming your limits every day, making sacrifices and exercising discipline, but it also brings satisfaction. Not to mention social aggression, which has become a rare commodity in today’s technology-slave society. Sport, like the circus, has no age limit. Everyone can approach this magical world and experience their own being, because that is what it is all about: expressing what is inside you. Our goal is to get children excited and, using simple techniques, help them succeed in various exercises in such a way as to stimulate their desire to learn more and more. A child who learns even the most basic circus techniques gains greater self-confidence and develops the ability to try and try again (as well as balance and coordination) until they achieve their goal. The circus is good for both the mind and the body. It requires concentration but also athletic training, and in the circus as we understand it, no discipline is excluded. It ranges from theatre to dance, music to poetry, painting and any other known form of artistic expression. There is no competition, only cooperation, because everyone, absolutely everyone, has the right to express what they have inside.

With Aliento, we are committed to financing the equipment for the tent.

The first goal has been achieved: we have bought the juggling kit.Juggling is the art of manipulating objects. It is divided into throwing (coordination) and balancing the same objects on the body (balance). Learning to juggle, giving free rein to creativity and movement in the open air can improve certain areas of the brain. Quick thinking and well-trained reflexes are just some of the benefits of juggling.