by Laurane Marchive | Apr 19, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
Closing CircusFest’s pop-up week at Jackson’s Lane, last weekend saw another Finnish SIRKUS offering with a double bill from Zero Gravity & WHS and Hanna Moisala. WireDo, which starts the evening, is a new work from tightwire walker Moisala that revolves...
by Laurane Marchive | Apr 15, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
Sceno is a new work from Agit-Cirk, directed by Sakari Männistö, also known for his work with Gandini Juggling. It premieres in the UK at Jackson’s Lane theatre as part of Circus Fest 2016, and the show is a blend of strongman tricks, acrobatics, live music and...
by Lu Cyrcus | Apr 8, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
Traditionally in Big Top circus the female aerialist is an object of desire, her distance as much a part of the other-worldly allure as her skimpy sequinned costume and her spectacular tricks. She is meant to be both sexy and unattainable, and that’s what keeps...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Apr 1, 2016 | Circus, Theatre
We might as well just go ahead and say it: CircusFest. The biennial festival of contemporary circus produced by the Roundhouse is back from 4-24th, taking over not just the Camden venue, but also infiltrating other circus theatre hotspots around town. As part of the...
by Ed Gosling | Mar 26, 2016 | Circus, Reviews, Theatre
These Books Are Made for Walking is a new production chiefly devised by multi-skilled circus artist Alice Allart, clown performer Fabrice Dominici and musician Patrice Colet. Suitable for children and adults, the story unfolds with a lonely librarian (Dominici) who...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Mar 2, 2016 | Circus, Features
The visiting Canadian giants of cirque nouveau may be leaving for another year, with the final show of Amaluna from Cirque Du Soleil on 6th, but the circus party is just beginning. Quite literally in fact, when Nearly There Yet’s family bonanza, The Party,...
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