The Zen Circus - Miao

What this video is

Released July 17, 2025, as the second single from Il Male (Carosello Records, September 26, 2025), 'Miao' arrives after a three-year hiatus from The Zen Circus, one of Italy's most enduring underground-to-mainstream rock bands. The video was shot at Teatro Sant'Andrea di Pisa — a pointed geographical and cultural anchor for a band that has been rooted in Pisa since its founding in 1994. The song functions as an…

Why it matters

The Zen Circus occupy a singular position in Italian music, bridging folk-punk, cantautorato, and literary rock. With 12 albums, six consecutive Top Ten FIMI chart entries, a Sanremo 2019 appearance, and an anti-biographical novel published by Mondadori, 'Miao' and its parent album Il Male…

The director

Davide Barbafiera is an Italian director and editor based in the Greater Pisa Metropolitan Area, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara. He has worked across music video and acting contexts, appearing in the 2018 film Il ragazzo più felice del…