About the Project
VaCiKa is a comprehensive database aiming to answer a seemingly simple question: Who performed when, where and what?
The Mission
Throughout the 20th century, private databases – maintained by agents, collectors, and enthusiasts – documented travelling performers and the venues that hosted them. Tragically, many of these archives were lost to war or simply disappeared over time. Despite their significance, museums and scholars continue to overlook entertainment and travelling artists, neglecting their vital role in cultural history.
In this private scientific initiative we are aiming to gather and organise what remains – to preserve theatre heritage with historical and scientific accuracy for future generations.
In this private scientific initiative we are aiming to gather and organise what remains – to preserve theatre heritage with historical and scientific accuracy for future generations.
The Name
VaCiKa (Varieté – Circus – Kabarett) follows the early 20th-century European tradition of using acronyms to represent production companies and agencies. It does not exclude any other genre but honors the project's Central European roots.
The Developers
We are a small team committed to bring digital solutions to humanities.
Dániel Bali is the programmer and webmaster of the site, the mind behind :|Musicators. The website helps music teachers worldwide to reduce their workload by generating exercices and homework online.
Daniel Molnár PhD is the manager and supervisor of this project. He is an internationally acclaimed scholar and theatremaker, who has also curated exhibitions and published several books about entertainment.
Dániel Bali is the programmer and webmaster of the site, the mind behind :|Musicators. The website helps music teachers worldwide to reduce their workload by generating exercices and homework online.
Daniel Molnár PhD is the manager and supervisor of this project. He is an internationally acclaimed scholar and theatremaker, who has also curated exhibitions and published several books about entertainment.
Dániel Bali
Programmer
and Webmaster
and Webmaster
Daniel Molnár PhD
Content Manager
and Visual Director
and Visual Director
We dedicate this project to the memory of the trailblazers who first compiled and published almanachs of travelling artists.
Do you have further questions? Visit our FAQ Page or contact us!
Support us!
Our database is built with passion and dedication to preserve entertainment history. Whether you're a researcher, fan, or fellow traveller - we welcome your support to keep this archive independent and expanding.
Donate us
To develop and digitise
Provide documents
To fill the gaps
You can donate money to speed up the digitising process to fill the database. Also, this would encourage us to further develop the site with more features.
Although we have quite a lot to digitise on our own, if you have show documents in any language which we can use on the site, contact us!
Although we have quite a lot to digitise on our own, if you have show documents in any language which we can use on the site, contact us!