A Global Arts, Theatreand Event Production Company
Saltimbanco Italiano
Saltimbanco Italiano brings musical theatre, circus arts,
and live event production to families and festivals across the UAE — proudly based in Dubai.
A Global Arts, TheatreSaltimbanco Italiano brings musical theatre, circus arts,
and live event production to families and festivals across the UAE — proudly based in Dubai.
Founded in Italy more than 35 years ago, Saltimbanco Italiano was born from a passion for live performance, visual storytelling and the joy of bringing people together. What began as an Italian artistic vision has grown into an international family entertainment and theatre production company, supported by a global network of more than 280 professional performers.
Since establishing our UAE base in 2002, we have created and produced memorable experiences for shopping malls, major festivals, cultural celebrations, corporate events, public programmes and educational initiatives across the UAE and the wider GCC.
Our productions combine circus, acrobatics, comedy, juggling, unicycles, dance, roaming parades, carnival entertainment, interactive workshops and original family theatre. Every concept is carefully developed around the venue, audience and occasion, from intimate performances to large-scale seasonal events.
Today, Saltimbanco Italiano is entering an exciting new chapter by expanding into musical theatre. By combining music, character, choreography and storytelling with our established circus and theatrical expertise, we are creating original, story-driven productions designed to inspire and entertain audiences of every generation.
From Italy to the UAE, our purpose has remained the same: to transform imagination into unforgettable live experiences.
— Celina Miklaszewski, Founder & Artistic Director
From intimate family theatre to large-scale festival productions — every show built for wonder.
Over 20 different circus shows in our repertoire — traditional, modern, cultural and more. Whatever the event, we have a version ready for it.
A funny theatrical children's show with giant puppets, comedy, live interaction and story play.
Two performers, one act — juggling, physical comedy and quick interaction with the crowd, in a smart classic look that fits any venue.
A choreographed stage production with music, costume changes, and a cast sized to your event.
Themed characters and roaming animation created for Ramadan and Eid activations.
A complete winter programme: theatrical musical show, themed meet-and-greet with Santa, winter parade, walkabout characters and children's workshops — booked together or one at a time.
National Day performers in UAE colours — parade, roaming animation and traditional local shows.
A joyful Eid programme built around our Eid dance show — live singing and dancing in festive costumes, with the traditional distribution of sweets to the children, Eid bingo, workshops and a roaming parade of characters.
A complete repertoire of food-themed entertainment: the Comedy Chefs show, acrobatic pizzaioli from Italy, chef stilt walkers, the cotton-candy chef and Kitchen Percussion — live rhythm played on pots and pans — completed by the Junior Chefs educational workshop.
Workshops, comedy shows, parades and themed carnival chef presentations — a full food activation programme for malls, markets and brand launches.
Street-scale acts for open-air festivals — juggling, comedy and crowd interaction, no stage required.
We run shows, festival workshops, themed events and educational programs in schools across the UAE — including UAE National Day and winter programs, plus science festivals and back-to-school events.
We've led Dubai's carnival and parade scene for over 35 years — live musicians, circus acrobats, stilt walkers, roller-skating dancers and more. Whatever the theme or occasion, we build a full carnival parade production around it.
International circus productions with artists from all over the world — Chinese acrobats, African acrobatic troupes, Russian folk dancers, Spanish flamenco, Mexican folklore and more. Each culture is a complete themed production of its own, on stage or as a roaming parade.
A theatrical Italian production inspired by the Harlequin, the commedia dell’arte and the Carnival of Venice — live singing, roller-acrobatic acts, jugglers, Cyr wheel and marvellous masks bringing colour and energy to the stage.
We run educational and creative workshops across many fields — circus skills, food, painting, themed crafts, art and much more.
Fly into a world of wonder where the spirit of Neverland meets the excitement of circus arts: live musical theatre, expressive dance, acrobatics, unicycling, rola bola, hula hoop, skipping rope and acrobatic chair — a magical journey filled with adventure, humour and heart.
A timeless circus experience inspired by the traditional red and white big top: aerial performances, bouncing ball artistry, Icarian games, spinning rope, hula hoop acts, skilled jugglers and vibrant dancers — classic circus charm with high-energy choreography.
Our newest stage play show — where global art meets musical theatre. Live singing, live dancing, and multi-skilled performance carried by one company. A new kind of event, bringing the magic to malls, theatres, and festivals alike, with every show built around a story worth following.
A closer look at our circus event — the acts, the costumes, the energy of a Saltimbanco production.
Malls, government entities, festivals, schools and cultural institutions we have had the honour to entertain.
Logos and names identify documented clients, venues, partners and programmes; ownership remains with each organisation.
Saltimbanco Italiano is a family-led company shaped by generations of creativity — from a grandfather who was an art photographer and a grandmother who was an opera singer to founder Celina Miklaszewski and her twin sons, Omar and Samy. Together, they combine circus heritage with musical theatre, live singing and dance, carrying the family’s artistic legacy into a new generation.
Founder, CEO, Executive Producer and Artistic Director with more than three decades of international experience across live entertainment, cultural festivals, performing arts and educational programming. Born in Rome, Celina founded her first theatre event company, L’oblo dell’olio, in 1991 — producing more than 100 festivals across Italy and touring its multimedia street festival across Europe — and performed for fourteen years as a theatrical acrobatic musical performer, including acrobatic stilt-walking, for festivals and street theatre.
Based in the UAE since 2002, she has produced festivals and live shows for government entities, tourism initiatives and leading shopping destinations, as well as schools and cultural institutions: Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises (ten editions each), the nine-year tour of Modhesh, Dubai’s official character, UAE National Day for Emaar with a cast of more than 1,000 performers in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sharjah Water Festival, Abu Dhabi National Day, Eid in Dubai, Dubai Food Festival, the grand openings of The Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates and City Centre Mirdif, and every festival at Mercato Mall since 2012 — today fourteen festivals a year across Mercato and Town Centre Jumeirah.
Her work combines artistic direction, production management, family entertainment and inclusive arts education, supported by a professional background in theatre, music, psychomotor education and creative development. She composes the original music for the company’s productions (pianist, saxophonist and percussionist), writes many of its scripts and is the author of a 2026 series of children’s creative booklets — Eid Mubarak, Ramadan, Growing Creativity — for Mercato and Town Centre Jumeirah. Founder of the Method Global Art, which integrates theatre into the school programme of children with motor difficulties, she has taught children with disabilities and special needs, lectured in non-verbal communication at Università Cattolica in Rome, taught vocal jazz and phonetics, and promoted the Red Nose charity programme for the hospital paediatric ward.
First diabolo at three and professional since 2012 — festivals, malls, parades and stages across the UAE and the Gulf, including the main stage for H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah. Actor-singer, musical-theatre performer, specialist juggler, physical comedian and MC; since 2019 he also creates and directs the company’s productions and leads its cast and operations.
Omar has worked behind the scenes since childhood and today shapes the company’s marketing, communication and visual materials, together with artist management and the operations of every festival — from the first concept to the coordination of casts and crews on site.
Whether it's a festival, a corporate event, or a family celebration — tell us what you're planning and we'll help you build the production around it.
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