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CircostradaCrossing Voices ep4. Circus Pedagogies: Teaching for the FutureWhat does it mean to pass on knowledge—and how can circus arts shape the way we teach, care, and create?In this episode of Crossing Voices, we dive into the world of circus education through the voices of two artists who are reimagining how skills and values are transmitted across generations.Host Maaike Muis brings together Danka Sekulović, based in Serbia and active within the self-organised collective Cirkusfera, and Saar Rombout, a Dutch artist teaching in Stockholm and Rotterdam. Both explore the tensions between traditional and contemporary aesthetics, offering fresh perspectives on what it mean...
2025-07-3035 min
CircostradaFRESH STREET #5 - FUTURE- Live Radio ReplayThe final day at the Hippodrome of FRESH STREET #5 has begun with a truly special keynote from the legendary Brian Eno who will spark some inspiration in a dynamic and powerful session. After that, a panel of artists and cultural professionals have taken the stage to unpack how artists are responding to today’s and the future’s global and economic challenges. How do creativity and resilience shape artistic practice in uncertain times? The roundtable discussion has united Seraina De Block (BE), Lucia Dubačová (SK) Ed Gillespie (UK), Mimi Lam (HK), Peter John Sabbagha (SA), Michael Sauter (US). This s...
2025-07-242h 58CircostradaFRESH STREET #5 - PEOPLE - Live Radio ReplayFRESH STREET #5 continued on its second day at the Hippodrome with a keynote by Vicki Dela Amedume, offering insights into communities and places, from her perspective as an artist. Then, a panel of artists and cultural professionals will come together to share ideas on how inclusive artistic practices can strengthen community connections, elevate a range of voices, and respond creatively to today’s social challenges. The roundtable gathered Tatiana-Mosio Bongonga & Jan Naerts (FR), Luke Horley (BE, FR, UK), Antonia Kuzmanić (HR), Alicia Laguna (ME), Jacqui Mackay (UK), Luis Petit & Prisca Villa (ES). This session was facilitated by Sho Shibata (UK...
2025-07-243h 09CircostradaFRESH STREET #5 - PLACES - Live Radio ReplayWelcome to Great Yarmouth!We have started the first day with welcome words from the teams at Out There Arts UK, ARTCENA/ Circostrada, and Arts Council England, kicking off three days of conversations around Place, People, and the Future of outdoor arts.Then, six artists and cultural pros have explored the evolution of outdoor arts, its relationship with places, and its revolutionary spark. Is there a connection between popular entertainment and political art? The roundtable have united Chiva Bons (NL), Alba Colombo Vilarrasa (ES), Eddie Egal (DE), Paka Johnson (UK), Smriti Rajgarhia (IN), Do Verschragen...
2025-07-243h 26
CircostradaCrossing Voices Ep.3: A Sense of Belonging – Creating Communities Through PlacemakingWhat does it mean to belong—and how can art help us get there?In this episode of Crossing Voices, we explore placemaking through the eyes of migrant artists who use outdoor arts to build bridges between communities.Host Maaike Muis brings together Dulce Duca, a Portuguese circus artist based in the UK and featured at the Out There Festival in Great Yarmouth, and Paulina Almeida, a Portugal-based artist involved in the MagiC Carpets platform. Both draw on their own experiences of migration to create projects that centre inclusion, diversity, and shared humanity.From...
2025-06-0635 min
Maaike Muis Presenteert:The challenges of producing and touring under a big top -Crossing Voices ep 2My second episode of a four year series 'crossing voices' for CircostradaThe magic of the big top is undeniable, but what does it really take to create, produce, and tour under one? In this episode of Crossing Voices, we explore the unique challenges and opportunities of staging performances in temporary circus tents. To set the stage, Déborah Boeno, co-author of The Big Top Guide with Axel Satgé, as well as of a case study through the prism of eco-responsibility on the BIAC festival, introduces us to the fascinating world of big tops, where artistry meets lo...
2025-02-0533 min
CircostradaCrossing Voices - Ep.2. S.1.: The challenges of producing and touring under a big topThe magic of the big top is undeniable, but what does it really take to create, produce, and tour under one?In this episode of Crossing Voices, we explore the unique challenges and opportunities of staging performances in temporary circus tents.To set the stage, Déborah Boeno, co-author of The Big Top Guide with Axel Satgé, as well as of a case study through the prism of eco-responsibility on the BIAC festival, introduces us to the fascinating world of big tops, where artistry meets logistical complexity.Host Maaike Muis then brings together Ju...
2025-02-0533 min
Maaike Muis Presenteert:How to be an ART-ivist? Circostrada - Crossing voices ep.1Art is a powerful tool for change, and this first episode of Crossing Voices explores just that.This is a podcast series I make for Circostrada, the global netwerk for contemporary circus and outdoor arts.For its first episode ever, I' bring together Sergi Estebanel from Spain and South African artist-activist Tandile Mbathsa to discuss how art and activism intersect. Listen to Sergi speaking about transforming public spaces through rituals, while Tandile highlights the daily struggles of being Black, queer, and gender non-conforming in South Africa, using performance as a vessel for social change....
2024-12-0630 min
CircostradaCrossing Voices – Ep. 1. S1.: The transformative power of art on societyArt is a powerful tool for change, and this first episode of Crossing Voices explores just that. For its first episode ever, host Maaike Muis brings together Sergi Estebanel from Spain and South African artist-activist Tandile Mbathsa to discuss how art and activism intersect. Listen to Sergi speaking about transforming public spaces through rituals, while Tandile highlights the daily struggles of being Black, queer, and gender non-conforming in South Africa, using performance as a vessel for social change. Crossing Voices – Linking European and international perspectives in contemporary circus and outdoor arts is designed to highlight the vo...
2024-12-0130 min
Maaike Muis Presenteert:Around Fresh - for Circostrada -LA VILLETTE & Espace périferiqueFor the international netwerk of Circostrada I made the 7-part series 'AROUND FRESH'. This series was leading up to the tree day conference in Paris on the hot topics in the circus and outdoor arts sector in September 2023.In this episode I talk with Raffaella Benanti from La Villette and Sylvie Cadenat from Espace Périférique in Paris about CARE.What does CARE mean in the Circus and Outdoor Arts sector? How do organisations like La Villette and Espace Périphérique apply it in their daily practice? FRES...
2024-02-0816 min
CircostradaFRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON SAFETY / RoundtableThe second day of FRESH 2023 was dedicated to the concept of safety in the arts started during a morning session at Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde. We had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable discussion with the facilitation of Chrissie Faniadis gathering Isabel Joly, Juhyung Lee, Clive Lyttle and Elisabeth Efua Sutherland, during which we have explored the importance of creating and maintaining safe creative spaces in order to regenerate the performing arts sector in general, and the circus and arts in the public space in particular.
2023-11-101h 06
CircostradaFRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON SUSTAINABILITYOn the third and last day of FRESH 2023 - International Event for the Development of Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts, we have explored the concept of sustainability. The day started with a morning session organised in partnership with De Rue De Cirque, inside the big top of Village de cirque festival.To open the session we had Eric lenoir, landscape designer, and author, who invited us to reflect on how we can integrate systems of cooperation that are omnipresent in ecosystems into our ways of creating and working.Marija Baranauskaitė Liberman and Andrea Salustri continued t...
2023-11-102h 54
CircostradaFRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON SAFETY / Keynote and artistic talkThe second day of FRESH 2023 was dedicated to the concept of safety in the arts started during a morning session at Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde. We had Guillaume Dupuis, associate professor at Université Paris-Saclay who had introduced the concept of safety with an inspiring and powerful keynote. Darya Efrat and Osian Meilir have continued the journey via an artistic talk.
2023-11-101h 40
CircostradaFRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON CAREThe first day of FRESH 2023 - International Event for the Development of Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts has opened in style the 3 days programme, starting at La Villette, with the opening words of Gwénola David - General Director of ARTCENA, Stéphane Segreto-Aguilar - Head of Development at ARTCENA and Coordinator of Circostrada, Gilles Pelayo, Head of Unit, EACEA B.1 CULTURE (established by the European Commission) and Christopher Miles, General Director of Artistic Creation at the French Ministry of Culture.Day 1 of the programme, was dedicated to the concept of care during a morning session at La...
2023-11-102h 24
CircostradaEN FRANCAIS: Interview Avec Gwénola David, directrice ARTCENAEN FRANCAIS: Cette semaine, dans AROUND FRESH, la série de podcasts précédant l'événement Circostrada FRESH, est en français. La presentatrice Maaike Muis discute avec la directrice d'ARTCENA, Gwenola David, de son rôle en lien avec Circostrada et des principaux sujets des événements FRESH.Comment est-elle tombée amoureuse du cirque et des arts de la rue ? De quoi est-elle la plus fière pour Circostrada ? Et quelles sont ses aspirations pour l'avenir du secteur du cirque et des arts de la rue ?
2023-09-1418 min
CircostradaSPARK#2 is a podcast by Circostrada on the topic of placemaking in the performing artsThis podcast is a collection of the thoughts and ideas that came up during the second edition of Spark. An event that took place between June 14th to 18th, 2023 in Elefsina (Greece).This cross-sectorial laboratory was co-organised with ARTCENA, Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde, Elefsina European Capital of Culture, Institut français Paris, Institut français de Grèce, Teatroskop - South Eastern European Network for Performing Arts, it was an event on the question of placemaking or making territory through live performance.SPARK brought together a small group of professionals from across Europe combining Ci...
2023-08-1730 min
Circostradaep6 SUSTAINABILITY from Seoul to BrusselsThis weeks AROUND FRESH, the podcast series leading up to the Circostrada FRESH event from September 20th till September 22nd 2023, we bridge over 8700km and a 6 hours time difference. Host Maaike Muis talks with Jin Yim, independent producer, programmer and researcher from Seoul and Joris Janssens, researcher and consultant at IDEA Brussels about the topic of SUSTAINABILITY from their perspectvives. How do they see SUSTAINABILITY? And how do they apply SUSTAINABILITY in their work and research in the OUTDOOR ARTS and CIRCUS sector? Don't forget to register for FRESH...
2023-07-2518 min
CircostradaTRAILER Around Fresh!FRESH 2023 is thé international event for the outdoor arts and circus sector organized by Circostrada and its members. From September 20th till September 22nd Paris and its region is buzzing with Fresh activities. This podcast series brings you up to speed with the main topics, partner organizations and some of the key speakers at FRESH 2023. Listen to AROUND FRESH wherever you get your podcasts. MORE INFO: https://www.circostrada.org/en/actions/fresh-2023
2023-07-2401 min
Circostradaep5 Behind the scenes: Stéphane from Circostrada on FRESH 2023This weeks AROUND FRESH, the podcast series leading up to the Circostrada FRESH event from September 20th till September 22nd 2023, we'll take you on a sneak peak behind the scenes.Host Maaike Muis talks with Circostrada coordinator Stéphane Segreto Aguilar about the preparations for FRESH 2023 and his work for Circostrada. What is he most proud of? And what makes this FRESH so different than the pervious editions?Don't forget to register for FRESH via https://bit.ly/FRESH2023REGISTER Registration is open till July 30th and only 350 seats a...
2023-07-1812 min
Circostradaep4 Global perspective on CARE from Santiago de Chile to Tàrrega, CataloniaThis weeks AROUND FRESH, the podcast series leading up to the Circostrada FRESH event from September 20th till September 22nd 2023, we bridge over 10.000 km and a 6 hours time difference.Host Maaike Muis talks with Anna Giribet Argilès, Artistic director of FiraTàrrega in Tàrrega, Catalonia and Sebastián de la Cuesta from residency space Checoeslovaquia, in Santiago de Chile about the topic of CARE from the perspective of organizers. How do they see CARE? And how do they apply care in their work in the OUTDOOR ARTS and CIRCUS sector?
2023-07-1116 min
Circostradaep.03 2R2C (de Rue de Cirque) on SUSTAINABILITYWhat does SUSTAINABILITY mean in the Circus and Outdoor Arts sector? How do organisations like La Villette and Espace Périphérique apply it in their daily practice? This is AROUND FRESH 2023. A podcast series of seven episodes leading up to the FRESH 2023 event. Maaike Muis, host of this podcast serie, talks with Rémy Boris and Marie Chapoullié from 2R2C on SUSTAINABILITY. They will be host of the 3rd day of FRESH 2023. It's the 10th edition of the flagship professional meeting co-organised by Circostrada Network and ARTCENA, this time in collaboration with key partners located in Paris and its...
2023-06-2215 min
Circostradaep.02 PPCM (le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde) on SAFETYWhat does SAFETY mean in the Circus and Outdoor Arts sector? How do organisations like La Villette and Espace Périphérique apply it in their daily practice? This is AROUND FRESH 2023. A podcast series of seven episodes leading up to the FRESH 2023 event. Maaike Muis, host of this podcast serie, talks with Eleftérios Kechagioglou and Mathilde Lajarrige from Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde in Bagneux about SAFETY This is the second of three topics highlighted during FRESH 2023. FRESH 2023 is the 10th edition of the flagship professional meeting co-organised by Circostrada Network and ARTCENA, this time i...
2023-06-1314 min
Circostradaep.01 La Villette and Espace Périférique on CAREWhat does CARE mean in the Circus and Outdoor Arts sector? How do organisations like La Villette and Espace Périphérique apply it in their daily practice? This is AROUND FRESH 2023. A podcast series of seven episodes leading up to the FRESH 2023 event. Maaike Muis, host of this podcast serie, talks with Raffaella Benanti from La Villette and Sylvie Cadenat from Espace Périférique about CARE. This is the first of three topics highlighted during FRESH 2023. FRESH2023 is the 10th edition of the flagship professional meeting co-organised by Circostrada Network and ARTCENA, this time i...
2023-06-0216 min
EAIE Podcast64. Anna Beentjes & Isabel Joly: International education can be a circus!The European higher education sector is a diverse, inspiring and collaborative field where we can learn and discover new things every day. In this EAIE podcast episode, we invite the listener into the wondrous world of Circus Arts education, where students train to become (international) professional circus artists. Although these performing arts programmes are often considered unique, there are various similarities with 'regular' higher education programmes and the willingness to overcome the same challenges. What defines success for these types of institutions and organisations in terms of serving students and advancing the circus education agenda? What about i...
2023-04-1123 min
PerformansasPerformansas. Gildas Aleksa: tikiuosi, cirkas neperims teatro snobizmo„Teatronas“ pademonstravo vienus didžiausių šiuolaikinio Lietuvos cirko pasiekimų per pastaruosius metus. Šio teatro organizuojamas festivalis „Cirkuliacija“ rengė metinį Europos tinklo „Circostrada“ suvažiavimą, o ateinančius trejus metus „Teatronas“ bus Baltic Nordic Circus Network – vieno svarbiausių tinklų šiuolaikinio cirko sričiai Šiaurės ir Baltijos šalių regione – koordinuojanti organizacija. Ką tai reiškia, kokius galimus proveržius mūsų regiono cirko arenoje tai sukels ir kaip sumažins atskirtį tarp Šiaurės ir Baltijos šalių cirko? Su Gildu Aleksa taip pat kalbame apie teatro snobizmą, demokratijos trūkumą ir kitas problemas, kurių, pasak jo, cirkui pavyksta išvengti, galimybes Lietuvoje steigti aukštojo mokslo programą cirko menin...
2023-01-1735 min
CircostradaSPARK#1 is a podcast by Circostrada on the future of circus tentsThis podcast is a collection of the thoughts and ideas that came up during he first edition of Spark. An event that took place on April 28th to 29th 2022 in Tilburg (The Netherlands), co-organised with Festival Circolo. It was an event for discussing and imagining the future of big tops and exploring new possibilities for the mobility of circus tents and big tops,Spark brought together a small group of participants combining Circostrada members, artists architects and designers that exchanged best practices, experiences and brainstorm collectively to come up with a list of recommendations to circulate within the...
2022-06-2127 min
Meet the ArtistAntonia Kuzmanic – Cultural activism and elephantswe invited the fascinating former circus artist Antonia Kuzmanic, now driven director of "Peculiar families" festival and ROOM 100 in Split, Croatia to have a chat with us.
Antonia was circusnext laureate, jury member of circusnext, is part of the steering committee of Circostrada Network and heads her own space in Split for residencies and more.
this talk was directly influenced by our followers on instagram and navigates through various and random topics that all magically revolve around circus, passion and the driving creative forces.
Interesting links to follow:
Peculiar Families Festival h...
2021-05-1343 min
Pasaporte CulturalCircostrada’s Digital Research trip, méxico 2020El día de hoy en nuestra transmisión por UC Radio a las 17:00hrs, hablaremos con Homero Fernández Segura y Elena Gore, quienes nos hablarán de: Circostrada´s Digital Research Trip, México 2020, proyecto que muestra un panorama nacional del circo y arte en el espacio público. Conduce: Ross H. VeraCircostrada Network Ohtli Producción y Foro Periplo.https://www.circostrada.org/en
2020-07-2941 min
KAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ FABRIZIO GIANNINI (Circo eia company, Spain)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-1555 minKAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ STACEY SACKS (Sweden)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-1354 minKAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ CLAUDEL DOUCET (Lion Lion company, Canada)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-1256 minKAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ JOHN - PAUL ZACCARINI (Sweden)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-1148 minKAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ SALVATORE FRASCA, PHILINE DAHLMANN (My! Laika company, Italy, France)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas city muse...
2020-06-1059 minKAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ ARIEL BRONZ (Israel)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-091h 03
KAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ LOVE KJELLSSON (ENT company, Sweden)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-0748 min
KAD NELIKTU TOS ITAMPOSCIRKULIACIJA'20 PODCAST _ INKA PEHKONEN (Sisus Company, Finland)The main program of the international contemporary circus festival CIRKULIACIJA goes online. 6-14 of June tune in for: Sisus Sirkus (Finland), ENT Company (Sweden), Ariel Bronz (Israel), My! Laika (France/Italy), John-Paul Zaccarini (Sweden), Lion Lion Company (Canada), Stacey Sacks (Zimbabwe/Sweden/Lithuania), Compañía de Circo “eia” (Spain).
PRODUCTION: Teatronas
AUDIO: Jokūbas Tulaba
EDITING: Arnas Ašmonas/Mildas Jonaitytė
Project is financed by: The Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Partners: Circus Talk and Kauno diena
Members of: Circostrada and Baltic Nordic Circus Network.
Special thanks to: Kaunas...
2020-06-0651 min