A first-grade secondary school from Altenberg, a third-grade class from the elementary school in Harbach, and a first-grade class from Körnergymnasium in Linz attended a performance of “MoonDream & PlanetSounds” (a shadow puppet theater performance about the life and times of Johannes Kepler) yesterday at the Circus of Knowledge yesterday, marking the Circus’ 50,000th visitor! To mark the occasion, Rector Prof. Dr. Stefan Koch and Circus Director Airan Berg presented the school classes with a certificate, accepted by the respective teachers on the classes’ behalf. Professor Dr. Christoph Helm (JKU Linz School of Education) and Werner Schrempf (Festival La Strada Graz) also attended the performance and received a certificate.

The JKU Circus of Knowledge is a unique theatrical space on campus, bringing the magic of knowledge and discovery to the stage since April 2022. In collaboration and partnership with scholars, researchers, scientists, and artists, the year-round program caters to all age groups with a particular focus on outreach programs for school classes. Admission is donation-based; visitors are asked to sign up in advance to attend performances. Information about upcoming performances is available at: www.jku.at/zirkus, opens an external URL in a new window