Shows
Galumphing
Galumphing
Galumphing is a theatrical journey where clowning and juggling meet tenderness and the absurd. Through music, humour and skill, Manteca unfolds a western world full of play and great risks that invite us to look at our surroundings with new eyes.
Its intention is simple: to open a space for encounter where laughter and wonder become the true treasure we share with the audience.
Technical details
- Duration: 40 minutes
- Mounting: part of the show
- Unmounting: 15 minutes
- Minimum space: 6/10m wide, 4/5m deep and 6/10m height (minimum/ideal)
- Preferably performed in natural light
- Level ground or only a slight slope, no stage
- Any type of surface is suitable
- Wettable floor (it gets a little wet)
Welcome aboard
Multidisciplinary show of humour for the whole family where Manteca encounters funny situations involving the audience; sharing his successes and failures, combining juggling, theatre, dance and pantomime techniques.
Technical details
- Duration: 40 minutes
- Mounting: 20 minutes
- Unmounting: 20 minutes
- Space: at least 4m x 4m, preferably a smooth surface.
Biography
Nicolás Galarza trained in mime, theatre, clown, dance and acrobatics since 1998 with different teachers in Argentina and abroad.
He was part of different circus and theatre companies presenting street and indoor performances.
He gave seminars on physical theatre, mime theatre and juggling at circus conventions and cultural centres.
He participated with his shows in festivals in more than 20 countries around the world.
Media
Videos
Galumphing
Welcome aboard
Festivals
2026
Fermata Clown - Milan, Italy
Imaginarius Festival - Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Cest is d'Best - Zagreb, Croatia
Trotoart Festival - Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Festival de Artes de Rua de Arouca - Arouca, Portugal
Hop Hop Hop - Metz, France
Sì Di Venere - Busca, Italy
Flaniermeile Velden am Wörthersee - Velden, Austria
Festival D´Aurillac - Aurillac, France
La Ghironda - Martina Franca, Italy
2025
San Carlo Buskers Festival - San Vincenzo, Italy
BolliCCCine - Bologna, Italy
Magie al Borgo - Bergamo, Italy
Urbaka Festival - Limoges, France
Turda International Theatre Festival - Turda, Romania
Meilenstein Festival - Berlin, Germany
Flaniermeile Velden am Wörthersee - Velden, Austria
Bascherdeis Festival - Piacenza, Italy
EID celebrations, Mercato Mall - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Puppets Occupy Street Festival - Craiova, Romania
WonderPuck Festival - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Festival Internazionale Artisti di Strada Fvg - Farra d'Isonzo, Italy
2024
Cirkulum - Ostrava, Czech Republic
Artisti di Strada Monteforte d'Alpone - Monteforte d'Alpone, Italy
Festival Saint Paul - Sarreguemines, France
48ème de Rue - Mende, France
Grömitzer Künstlermeile - Grömitz, Germany
La Strada Augsburg - Augsburg, Germany
Strassenkünstlerfestival Scharbeutz - Scharbeutz, Germany
Kultur auf der Strasse - Neu-Ulm, Germany
Theaterspektakel - Zurich, Switzerland
Clown & Clown Festival - Monte San Giusto, Italy
Abano Street Circus - Abano Terme, Italy
2023
Ulica Festival - Krakow, Poland
Sztuka Ulicy - Warsaw, Poland
Teatrów Otwórz okno na kulturę - Konin, Poland
Bez Kurtyny - Elk, Poland
Chalon Dans la Rue - Chalon, France
Il Paese dei Balocchi - Fano, Italy
Theaterspektakel - Zurich, Switzerland
Brouwselss oop straat - Eke, Belgium
Fira Tárrega - Tárrega, Spain
EIMYC Salta - Salta, Argentina
EIMYC Jujuy - Jujuy, Argentina
2022
Onderstroom Festival - Vlissingen, Netherlands
Berlin Lacht - Berlin, Germany
Gentse Feesten - Gent, Belgium
Festival D´Aurillac - Aurillac, France
Theaterspektakel - Zurich, Switzerland
ZugFäscht - Zug, Switzerland
Fira Tárrega - Tárrega, Spain
Festival de Arte Callejero - Coronda, Argentina
2021
FestiCUAC - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina Florece Teatral - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019
Festival D'Avignon - Avignon, France
Chalon Dans la Rue - Chalon, France
SMIAF - San Marino, San Marino
Biograd International Music Festival - Biograd, Croatia
Theaterspektakel - Zurich, Switzerland
Festival D´Aurillac - Aurillac, France
Fira Tárrega - Tárrega, Spain
2018
Festival D'Avignon - Avignon, France
Chalon Dans la Rue - Chalon, France
Kulturufer - Friedrichshafen, Germany
Theaterspektakel - Zurich, Switzerland
Fira Tárrega - Tárrega, Spain
2017
1er Festival Internacional de Circo Social - Catamarca, Argentina
9no Octubre Callejero - Moreno, Argentina
2016
1er Festival de Circo Lacustre - Villarica, Chile
2015
Semana Mundial del Arte Callejero - Buenos Aires, Argentina
FLIA - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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