Cercle has raised the bar again. The 2026 edition of the festival launched with a signal from the International Space Station, where ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot delivered the official opening from orbit.
Cercle built its reputation on site-specific performances in extreme locations — cliffs, deserts, floating platforms. Taking the opening ceremony to the ISS fits their pattern of pushing production boundaries while keeping the focus on the music and the environment.
The technical execution required coordination between the European Space Agency, ground control, and the festival’s production team. Audio and video latency in…