#circus arts
#sucktober day 16: fat. It’s a juicy one today y'all. For those who don’t know, I work at a circus school, and lately I’ve been training very hard and seeing some really big gains. I also have always always always been at odds with my body in one fashion or another, and this word is one that echoes back to my very young self. I’ve got all kinds of weird shit about this word. I used to have it thrown at me a lot (and subsequently used to think it was a bad thing to be), associated it with shame, but now that my body has changed (again) and I have a little less of it, I feel weird about claiming the word. Anyway here’s a drawing about it. I hope @shooglet doesn’t mind me using one of their photos for inspiration (go follow them they’re incredible)
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To take a page from The Princess Bride; It’s got masks, and ballet, and monsters; butoh, and biofeedback technology, and prosthetics; martial arts, modern dance, and circus arts; Jungian psychology, alchemical philosophy, and neuroscience; fearsome things and tender things.
https://igg.me/at/shadowtender/x/16444076
I can’t imagine a project I would be more excited to work on right now. This is one of the largest projects I’ve ever tackled, and what I truly want my art to achieve: using the transformative magic of costumes and movement to help people understand more about themselves and even find the tools to interact more healthily with each other.
I’m working with some of the most talented artists and performers I know, but even as excited and determined as we are, we’re not going to be able to do this alone. Please take a moment to watch our video and check out our campaign. If you can contribute we’d be forever grateful, but you can help us succeed just by spreading the word. Do you know anyone who likes any of the things in that first sentence? Share this with them!
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Trapeze x 5
Dance and swinging trapeze. Photography by @bertilnilsson
Nathalie
Michelle, Laura
Alissa, Anna
Foundation and BA Hons trapeze-specialising students from our Circus Arts Higher Education programme. Find out more about Higher Education in Circus Arts.
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Remember this lot?
Tom, Lydia, LJ, Nathan, Isis and Niamh all graduated from our Circus Arts BA Hons Degree. They’ve come back together as ‘Silver Lining Circus’ and are performing Throwback at Jackson’s Lane Theatre in London until 11 July.
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To take a page from The Princess Bride; It’s got masks, and ballet, and monsters; butoh, and biofeedback technology, and prosthetics; martial arts, modern dance, and circus arts; Jungian psychology, alchemical philosophy, and neuroscience; fearsome things and tender things.
https://igg.me/at/shadowtender/x/16444076
I can’t imagine a project I would be more excited to work on right now. This is one of the largest projects I’ve ever tackled, and what I truly want my art to achieve: using the transformative magic of costumes and movement to help people understand more about themselves and even find the tools to interact more healthily with each other.
I’m working with some of the most talented artists and performers I know, but even as excited and determined as we are, we’re not going to be able to do this alone. Please take a moment to watch our video and check out our campaign. If you can contribute we’d be forever grateful, but you can help us succeed just by spreading the word. Do you know anyone who likes any of the things in that first sentence? Share this with them!
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This was my evening yesterday. Trying out a new apparatus at the circus studio (Studio Flux Toronto)
Chains were super fun, and really challenging but also very painful. I’m all bruised today, and not sure if I’ll try this one again, but at the same time I really loved it. We’ll see how I feel before the next workshop
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Back tumbles from training today! It’s been years since I last tried this tumble but I really like this small sequence ❤️
