Zirkus Kafka – Theaterkollektiv Tarentule (Potsdam)

A circus sets up its tents—and stays. What at first seems like a fleeting guest performance develops into a world with its own rules, where reality and performance become increasingly intertwined. Night after night, the attractions repeat themselves: a singing mouse, a monkey in search of humanity, and an audience waiting for the extraordinary. But with each performance, the boundaries between the stage and the audience blur. Everyone becomes part of a system that is at once fascinating, comical, and unsettling.

Inspired by the stories of Franz Kafka,Circus Kafkacombines absurd humor with poetic imagery and quiet melancholy. The traveling troupe invites you to reflect on transformation, conformity, and the power of habit—and on how imperceptibly the absurd can become part of everyday life.