PERFORMERS from Mozambique, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and the UK will perform in the Hijinx Unity Festival from July 1-5 in Cardiff.

Jaw-dropping circus, roaming theatre shows, trapeze artists, dancers and musicians will fill the streets of Cardiff this July in a celebration of the best inclusive and disability arts from around the world.

Through a high quality programme of performing arts, the Festival promotes positive images of disability and social inclusion to audiences and has grown to attract over 10,000 visitors a time since its creation in 2008.

There will be a weekend of free performances on The Hayes, Cardiff City Centre on July 4-5.

Much of the Hayes including Tabernacle church will be transformed into an eye-catching performance space, with more pop up venues in Royal & Morgan Arcade and St David’s II.

Headlining the weekend are dare-devil French circus artists Cirque Inextremiste with a breath-taking balancing act above the Hayes. They will be joined by German theatre company Blaumeier-Atelier, puppetry theatre specialists About Face Theatre, Seville-based dance company Danza Mobile, visually impaired trapeze artist Amelia Cavallo and Hijinx’s own pop-up theatre shows ‘The Pods’, to name but a few acts. Internationally renowned dancer, Marc Brew, and his company will perform a dance piece set on a deserted island made from six tonnes of sand.

The Festival also offers a ticketed programme at Wales Millennium Centre from July 1-5.

Performances will include hard-hitting dance from Mozambican artist Panaibra Canda, spell-binding dance theatre from Italian company Teatro la Ribalta, physical theatre from Belgian company Theater Stap and Cirque Inextremiste’s new show Extension in which one performer trades in his wheelchair for a mini-digger.

For the full programme and more information on the festival including information on accessibility please visit hijinxunity.org.uk. Tickets are available from Wales Millennium Centre on 02920 636464 or visit wmc.org.uk.