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FoF Evening Programme
Festival of Fools in association with CQAF
CHOP
Lords of Strut
Big Axe. Big Muscles. Big Existential Horror. A real man. A Bro's Bro. A macho & Cool man who chops wood. Because chopping wood is what real men do. The world is burning, the birds are gone, and the only solution? More chopping. But no matter how much wood is split, it’s never enough. The brain won’t shut up. The cracks start to show. And if the chopping stops... then what? CHOP is a violently stupid and stupidly violent deep dive into fragile egos, environmental collapse, and the absurdity of existence. Expect big laughs, real danger, and at least one existential crisis (probably yours).
Show Date: 7th May
Show Time: 19:00
Price: £10 (£7.50 Concession)
Venue: MAC Belfast
Age guidance 14+
Contains Warning: contains some swearing and partial nudity (and a lot of chopped wood)
VARC
Emmen Jude Donnelly
Combining physical performance and immersive installation, VARC - Visual Audio Radical Circus transforms a warehouse on Gordon Street into a stage for bodies exploring the possibilities of physical space, giving permission for provocative play on the ground and in the air!
VARC will bring together a cast of multidisciplinary circus artists into a uniquely curated space, each brimming with technical talent in aerial performance, with the ability to evoke within their artform, testing limits and stunning you with captivating execution.
Their work will be complemented by an original score from Belfast sound artist Marty Byrne.
This is a collaborative work, curated and produced by Emmen Jude Donnelly, one of Ireland’s most well-respected aerial arts practitioners. The making of this show has been supported by the 2025 CQAF/FOF bursary for circus.
"A strobe flickers on a dangling body as it twists & writhes in the air, daringly contorting to the pulsating heavy rhythmical beat."
Show Date: 7th + 8th May
Doors: 20:00
Show Time: 20:15
Price: £15 (£12 Concession)
Venue: Circusful
Age guidance 16+
Contains Warning: Contains flashing images
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