Hopla! - Brussels is 'clown town'

It's the tenth edition of Hopla! The Festival of the Circus Arts this weekend in Brussels. Hopla! highlights the abundance and excellence of the circus arts available in Brussels, both in the streets and the performance venues with performers who are no longer limited to one specialty but are often clowns/acrobats/comics/magicians/singers etc. We speak with artists from Argentina, Croatia, Spain and the United States about Brussels' preeminent position as a circus arts center with its many related schools and performance opportunities. Hopla! through Sunday in the Sainte-Catherine/Fishmarket/Beguinage neighborhoods. Free. www.hopla.brussels