Who We Are

Compagnia del Buco is a clown and nouveau cirque company founded in Buco del Signore (Reggio Emilia) in 2017, from a project by Luca Macca and Simone Vaccari (Momi).

Luca and Momi first meet in 2016, aged seventeen and fifteen respectively, at a circus course for adults and young people run by Compagnia Circolabile in Reggio Emilia. Both passionate about various circus disciplines, they immediately form a strong bond and begin training together outside the course, attending their first circus training sessions and workshops.

That same year, Momi joins Luca in the ongoing clown workshop led by Andrea Menozzi of Compagnia Circolabile, where they begin studying physical theatre and the figures of the mime and the contemporary clown.

In the following years, they specialise in acrobatic cycling and partner acrobatics. After their first street show with live music, “Seduti ma non troppo”, they premiere “Out of Time” in December 2018, a juggling and acrobatics show about decorating the strangest Christmas tree.

Meanwhile, they begin leading clowning and circus-based motor skills projects in schools and various associations, as well as social circus projects in working-class neighbourhoods.

Over several summers, they attend the Aurillac Festival, helping Compagnia Circolabile with organisation and the distribution of promotional material. It is there, in 2019, that the idea for their new clown show, “G.A.S.”, takes shape: after a gas leak from a camping stove almost causes a tragedy, the two decide to bring to the stage the mishaps and dangers of an ordinary camping trip, reinterpreting the incident through clown comedy. The show premieres in summer 2021 and is selected in May 2022 for Mittelfest, as the Italian circus theatre representative in its “Mittelyoung” section for artists under 30, receiving production support.

In 2021, with support from the Municipality of Reggio Emilia and the housing agency ACER, they present “Casa Garletti”, a contemporary circus show created in collaboration with Compagnia Circolabile, featuring a mobile wooden house and exploring the challenges of living together in an apartment building.

During those years of uncertainty and change, their fascination with dreams, surrealism and metaphysics leads them to experiment and play with doors, keys and handles, questioning their meaning in our lives. This research culminates in March 2023 with the premiere of “DOORS”, a clown and physical theatre show about the aesthetics and assembly of a door, winner of the “Mirabilia Awards” at the 2023 Mirabilia Festival and recipient of international support through MOVIN’ UP.

In 2024, they present a work in progress of “WATER - riflessioni per specchi d’acqua”, a site-specific clown performance in nature, featured at the Pitch of the Cratère Surfaces festival (Alès, France) and scheduled for its official premiere in Switzerland in late April 2026. In 2025, they begin creating “GAMBIARRA”, a solo theatre piece that continues their exploration of clowning and object theatre with a chaotic bicycle. In 2026, they premiere “MAGMA, un’avventura claustrocomica” at Colpi di Scena, a clown show produced by Accademia Perduta/ Romagna Teatri.

During the summer, they try out several previews of FUORI ETA’, a site-specific clown performance for playgrounds.

In late August 2026, they begin residencies for BOLA, a clown and carpentry show awarded 40 days of residency through the BUGS call, Habitat Multidisciplinari per il Teatro Ragazzi, which will premiere in April 2027.