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Palestinian Circus B-Orders

Circus Hub at Edinburgh Fringe 2015

August 15th, 2015 by

Circus Hub at Edinburgh Fringe 2015 is offering an eclectic selection of contemporary circus shows of all sorts, from bright and breezy crowd-pleasing family shows to grown-up late night spectacles, via a healthy amount of experimental and boundary-challenging work from across the globe. The two tents, The Lafayette and The Beauty, sit in the Meadows […]

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Battle Cry: Lady Vendredi: Photo Rafaela Rocha

The Passion

August 2nd, 2015 by

Body, blood, soul and divinity: Dorothy Max Prior takes part in a week-long exploration of secular ecstatic art, led by Nwando Ebizie and Jonathan Grieve of MAS Productions Ancient gods have multiple purposes – they are complex, often contradictory, beings. Take, for example, Artemis. Goddess of hunting, but protector of wild animals. A virgin goddess […]

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Tables, Tracks and Suitcases – Hat Fair 2015

July 11th, 2015 by

Rebecca Nice is there for the 41st Winchester Hat Fair Hat Fair 2015 sees a new artistic director Michelle Walker for its 41st annual street theatre festival – and a new initiative, the Hat Fair Fringe. The fringe showcases and provides professional development for student and emerging artists, alongside the traditional Hat Fair programming of […]

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Stopgap Dance: Bill and Bobby

Greenwich + Docklands 2015: Fair Play

July 9th, 2015 by

Rebecca Nice enjoys a day out at the Greenwich Fair 2015 Greenwich Fair – records of which date back to the eighteenth century, with famous past visitors including Voltaire – remains a highlight of London’s summer scene, both for those who seek live outdoor performance, and those who revel in a fun family day out. […]

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Circa: What Will Have Been

What Will Have Been (and beyond)

May 31st, 2015 by

A reflection on What Will Have Been, the latest work by Circa to be developed in collaboration with Norfolk & Norwich Festival, and a meeting with the company’s director Yaron Lifschitz The Adnams Spiegeltent, in the last week of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival: word is out, and the tent is full. Circa are perennial […]

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