Carnival Circus Artists

Alchemy Arts is a Contemporary Circus and Street Theatre company based in Ireland, with over 13 years’ experience on the national and international stage. They provides highly skilled performances​ to festivals and events with a range of uniquely tailored costumes, characters, and productions.

Alchemy was originally established in 2007 under the moniker PassePartout Circus. In this guise they established themselves as one of the foremost Street Theatre companies in Ireland, touring nationally & internationally on an annual basis.

​Their productions enjoyed sold-out runs at the National Circus Festival of Ireland and have featured at innumerable festival & events the length & breath of the country. Characterised by highly skilled performances, interactive productions & personalised costume design PassePartout remained at the forefront of contemporary circus in Ireland.

Alchemy has its genesis in this foundation. It seeks to further develop the performative expression of Circus, integrating its origins in Street Theatre with a Contemporary Theatrical aesthetic to create productions that are distinctive in their expression, scope, and structure.

“Inspired by collaborative, devised frameworks for theatre making and integrating a variety of performative practices – Physical Theatre, Contemporary Dance, Circus Skills and Character Acting, Alchemy aim to create distinctive productions that actively engage audiences and explore personal & universal modes of expression.”

– Will Flanagan, Alchemy Artistic Director.