What Circus Circus does

Circus Circus is a Sweden-based non-profit circus organization founded in 1995 and headquartered in Norsborg, operating across four integrated lines of activity: touring performances, recreational and professional courses, a circus-focused high school (gymnasium), and event services. The company serves a mixed Swedish audience including show attendees, course participants, secondary-school students enrolled in its accredited program, and corporate or private event clients. Its core product is live circus arts — performance, instruction, and curriculum delivery — rather than technology, media, or consumer goods.

The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized performing-arts non-profit that combines a faculty (for the high school and courses), touring performers, and operational/event staff. The 30-year operating history indicates an established institution with durable relationships in the Swedish education and cultural sectors, though the input data does not specify ownership structure, funding sources, or revenue mix. The primary source page (cirkor.se) returned only a loading/verification page, so most firmographic detail beyond the four program lines, founding year, and location is not substantiated by the supplied material.

There is no disclosed technology platform, digital product, or proprietary IP in the source data, and no information on pricing models, customer segments beyond the four program lines, marketing channels, partnerships, or competitive set. Business mechanics therefore cannot be fully reconstructed from the input: the organization likely combines tuition (high school, courses), ticket revenue (touring), and event fees, but the precise mix, geographic reach beyond Sweden, and funding model are not documented.

Name

Circus Circus

Website

https://cirkor.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Circus Circus is a Sweden-based non-profit circus organization, founded in 1995 in Norsborg, that delivers touring performances, courses, a circus-focused high school, and event services to Swedish audiences and students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts & Circus Entertainment

NAICS

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries (713), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (713990), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Circus, Magic & Variety Shows (THAJAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circus & Physical Theatre (MPAGABAL), Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN)

Keywords

• Circus performances
• Circus education
• Youth circus training
• Performing arts courses
• Circus high school

Headquarters

HQ city

Norsborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Core offering

Circus Circus is a circus company that delivers touring circus performances, runs circus training courses, and operates educational programs including circus-focused high school curricula and event-based circus entertainment. The organization combines live touring shows with structured training and formal schooling for aspiring circus performers.

Product overview

No product information available. The source content is a loading/verification page with no company-specific information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Touring Circus Performances
• Circus Training Courses
• Circus High School Program
• Circus Events

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Circus Oz: Australian contemporary circus company producing touring shows, education programs, and community workshops. Highly comparable as a mid-sized, mission-driven circus organization combining performances with outreach and training.
• Cirque Éloize: Montreal-based contemporary circus company touring international productions while running its own training school. Comparable as a mid-sized circus combining international touring with formal training programs.
• Gandey Circus: UK-based traditional and contemporary touring circus producer running large-tent shows and event productions. Comparable as a touring circus operator with significant event and corporate booking activity.
• Big Apple Circus: New York-based nonprofit circus presenting ticketed family shows and community programming. Comparable as a mission-driven, education-adjacent circus organization running touring/resident shows with school outreach.
• The National Circus School of Sweden (Cirkusgymnasiet): Swedish upper-secondary school offering circus-focused education. Comparable as a domestic Swedish operator combining formal high-school education with circus arts training — directly relevant given the subject's gymnasium/high-school activities.
• Cirkör: The English name 'Circus Circus' and the shared cirkor.se domain strongly suggest this entity is Cirkör itself — a Stockholm-based contemporary circus organization running touring productions, training programs, and educational activities. It is the most directly comparable peer by virtue of likely identity.

Emerging players

• Bindlestiff Family Cirkus: US-based small-scale contemporary circus and variety organization producing shows, workshops, and training. Comparable as a small, multi-vertical circus operator combining performance, training, and community programming.
• Circus Center (San Francisco): Nonprofit circus school and performance organization offering classes, youth programs, and shows. Comparable as a small nonprofit combining circus education with ticketed performances and community events.

Regional players

• Finnish Circus Information Center / Cirko Festival (Finland): Finnish contemporary circus producer and festival operator supporting touring shows and artist development in the Nordic region. Comparable as a regional Nordic circus organization working across touring, training, and event production.

Broad incumbents

• Cirque du Soleil: The dominant global circus entertainment brand, operating large-scale touring and resident shows plus training academies. Comparable as the category-defining incumbent in circus-based live entertainment, though at vastly greater scale and commercial scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cirkuscirkor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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