UP – Circus & Performing Arts is the most important organisation dedicated to the circus creation in the French-speaking parts of Belgium. For 27 years, the team has been carrying out many programs and activities to develop the circus field: creation, production, diffusion, training, information, publications.

UP FESTIVAL is a leading event organised by UP – Circus & Performing Arts, which gives the possibility to see emerging forms of circus in the heart of Brussels. Thanks to a challenging and diversified Belgian and international program, the festival offers a surprising overview of contemporary circus.