Cultural report

Sziget: Palestinian circus, beyond the walls

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The Sziget festival takes place from August 10 to 15, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.

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By: José Marinho Follow

The Sziget Festival, in Budapest, capital of Hungary, one of the biggest in Europe, has been taking up residence for 29 years on an island on the banks of the Danube.

This year, it presents 500 concerts for 600,000 festival-goers from all over the world.

But beyond music, there is also theatre, dance and especially circus with the Palestine Circus School, the first in the Middle East.

She presents

(My Sharing), a modern and committed show to raise awareness about Palestine. 

• Culture

• Palestinian territories

• Hungary