Fuori Asse Focus — At the Borders of Circus
A selection of authorial contemporary circus in the setting of Triennale Milano
About Fuori Asse Focus
Circus Exploring Its Boundaries
Fuori Asse Focus — subtitle At the Borders of Circus — is the review that every January Quattrox4, a centre for contemporary circus in Milan, dedicates to authorial circus. The venue is Triennale Milano (viale Emilio Alemagna 6, in Parco Sempione), one of the main cultural hubs of the Municipality of Milan (Lombardy). The project selects shows that lie at the margins of the discipline, combining circus techniques with puppetry, plastic arts, and autobiographical dramaturgy.
More Than Just a Show
Fuori Asse Focus is not just a showcase of performances, but an opportunity for in-depth exploration: the program alternates performances, documentary screenings, critical discussions, and round tables with artists and scholars. It is the winter and "thought-provoking" aspect of Quattrox4's activities, complementary to the more festival-like Fuori Asse Festival held in September at the Anfiteatro della Martesana.
A Curious Audience
The review is aimed at a curious audience attentive to the languages of contemporary performance, but also at families, thanks to shows suitable for different age groups. The setting of the Triennale, with its spaces and the scenographic Scalone d'Onore (Grand Honour Staircase), offers a suggestive dialogue between architecture and the acrobatics of 21st-century circus.
Fuori Asse Focus — edition 2026
The fourth edition of Fuori Asse Focus, titled At the Borders of Circus, was held from January 16 to 18, 2026, at Triennale Milano. The curation by Quattrox4 presented a selection of three contemporary circus shows that explore the margins of the discipline, accompanied by a documentary screening, a critical discussion, and a round table on autobiographical dramaturgy in circus.
The shows took place in the spaces of the Triennale, including the scenographic Scalone d'Onore, with performances scheduled across the three days.
Programme Fuori Asse Focus 2026
Friday, January 16
- 7:30 PM — FRAGMENTS (La Víspera | Vinka Delgado & Diego Hernando), 60 minutes, ages 12+: an investigation into identity and the fragmentation of self through contemporary circus, puppetry, and plastic arts.
Saturday, January 17
- 4:30 PM — Screening of the documentary SOSPESI (120 minutes, free with booking).
- 7:30 PM — MONOGRAPHIE (Defracto | Guillaume Martinet), 50 minutes: a juggling solo blending cartoon aesthetics with a minimalist style.
- 7:30 PM — LAVATRIX (Marianna De Sanctis), 20 minutes, site-specific performance on the Scalone d'Onore (free with booking).
Sunday, January 18
- 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM — Round table on autobiographical dramaturgy in circus.
- 3:30 PM — MONOGRAPHIE (repeat performance).
- 5:00 PM — Critical discussion (Per)forming Words.
- 7:30 PM — FRAGMENTS and LAVATRIX (repeat performances).
Highlights Fuori Asse Focus 2026
Prices Fuori Asse Focus 2026
Practical information — Fuori Asse Focus
Getting There
Triennale Milano, viale Emilio Alemagna 6, inside Parco Sempione. Reachable by metro M1 (Cadorna stop) and M2 (Cadorna stop), tram, and ATM bus.
Tickets
Shows: full price €18, reduced €12, under 12 €9. Some site-specific performances and screenings are free with booking.
Information
Program and bookings at www.quattrox4.com and on the Triennale Milano website.
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Where does it take place — Fuori Asse Focus
Triennale Milano
Viale Emilio Alemagna 6, 20121 Milano