The troupe CIRCUS238 comes to life in 2006 from the union of two artists: Nicoletta Carpentieri and Alberto Longo; after several years of professional studies abroad they decide to get together and try to live of their passion: circus and buskers’ life. Nicoletta begins her artistic career in the circus schools of arts ”Carampa” of Madrid (2003 – 2004), continues in the “Rogelio Rivel” in Barcelona (2004 – 2005), where she specialises in the hand-stand technique and later in the “Theatre Cirqule” in Geneve in Switzerland (2005 – 2006) where she continues her training in the hand-stand technique and moreover starts a personal path of studies. Alberto starts his training with a hand-in-hand stage (acrobatic with a partner) in the circus school of arts “Rogelio River” (2004 – 2005) and later in the “Theatre Cirqule” (2005 – 2006). It’s at this point in their life that the two artists get together and decide to continue their training as a  hand-in-hand couple at the circus school of art “Zofy” in Sion (2006 – 2007; 2007 – 2008) and to work together at their new project “the Troupe Circus 238”. Starting from the summer 2006 the CIRCUS 238 performs in several Italian city / all over Italy and works “buskering” in various Italian squares (summer 2006). The Circus 238 takes part in many circus festivals and “street theatre” with the circus & theatre show, among which we find: “Hoplà” (Castelfranco Emilia, May 2007), “Artisti in piazza” (Pennabilli, May 2007), “Mercantia” ( Certaldo, July 2007), “La luna nel pozzo” (Caorle, September 2007). The Circus 238 takes also part in several happenings with the street performance: “Notti bianche” (Rovigo, July 2007; Castel di Sangro, August 2007), “Festival degli artisti di strada “(Cittanova, August 2007). Alberto & Nicoletta  with their hand-in-hand performance keep on travelling until they get to one of their most important appointment in Sharm El Shienhk in the incredible “Dominal Coral Bay” tourist village.