Dorothy Max Prior goes on the road in Mexico with Caravanas Ficho, an enterprising outreach and community engagement programme created by Ficho Festival, taking circus and street arts to otherwise excluded people in Guadalajara and other parts of Jalisco state    So here we are, a motley crew gathering in Caligari, a shabby-chic cafe in […]

Brazilian clown and film director Mariana Gabriel’s heartwarming and inspiring documentary, Mi Abuela era Payaso (created with Ana Minheira), contains much food for thought – not least, the statement from a key interviewee that much of the documented history of circus is White, male and European. So to redress the balance a little, enter Mariana […]

Persona. Your public face. The sum of your external behaviour traits. The way you talk to other people that causes them to see you as a particular kind of person. The image or personality that a person presents to other people. An assumed character for a fictional representation… Four people – four personae – present […]

Hurrah. It’s my annual ‘If Edinburgh Fringe Circus Shows Were An Album’ review again, where I get to combine my two passions and indulge my inner muso-geek. 2017 was a pretty brilliant year overall and once more a delight and privilege for me to represent my venue in sponsoring the Total Theatre and Jacksons Lane […]

‘No rehearsals. No preparation. Just a sealed envelope and a different actor every performance reading a script for the first time.’ On 20 August 2017, Nir Paldi, actor and co-artistic director of Theatre Ad Infinitum, took part in Nassim, the latest work by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour.  Home. Mother. Boy. Balcony. Tomatoes. Photos. Salam. Hello. […]