Meet the Artist

In this episode we talk with Roberto Magro about fragility in circus arts and the beauty of not knowing what's going to happen.  Roberto is an artist, dramaturge, educator and circus director. He has his own company, Rital Brocante and he directed the Flic circus school in Turin from 2005 to 2011. He works as both an educator and director for numerous artists and companies. He was the founder of the Brocante Festival, which brings together established and new artists. In 2013 he took on the artistic direction of La Central del Circ and then, on leaving this position, he returned to his nomadic lifestyle and his work as a creator and teacher. He holds workshops in schools and arts centres in Europe and Latin America. Interesting Links: https://www.brocantiere.com http://granerbcn.cat/en/residencia/roberto-magro/

For this episode we invited the two Finnish artists Sasu Peistola and Jenni Lehtinen of Agit Cirk. Sasu was in residence at the Berlin Circus Festival in 2017 and performed his finalised performance "Väkevä" in a double bill with Jenni and her show "Lyydia".  "For me circus is the way to express myself to the world outside. It’s also a way to discuss, a way to create and execute the things I have in my head, a way of life. It’s something I feel deeply, it means a lot to me, it doesn’t define me as a whole person but it defines a part of me, a professional me, that I take really serious and it gives me the possibility to be a playful adult to take life more lightly." Jenni Lehtinen https://www.agitcirk.com https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/whats-on/closer-short-film Väkevä: https://vimeo.com/299536603 Lyydia: https://vimeo.com/308774137

we invited one of the fascinating former circus artist, 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 follower on instagram and steers through various and random topics that all magically revolve around circus, passion and the driving creative forces. Interesting links to follow:  Peculiar Families Festival https://peculiarfamilies.org/en/home/ Room 100 https://room100.org Film "An apology to elephants" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2836524/ Circus Katoen company https://www.circuskatoen.com

We invited one of the masterminds of The Sphere, director of the circus productions Underman, Under and Underart and former circus artist as well as maker of \"The Cloud Jump\".\r\n\nWe depart from the topic of freedom and the space in between to go in detail about the new EU project The Sphere: The Sphere is a 3 year project to develop a community platform, which will enable every agent in its digital ecosystem to participate in the shaping of new organizational, aesthetic and economic forms, powered by blockchain.\r\n\nhttp://salorantadevylder.com\r\n\nhttps://www.thesphere.as\r\n\nThe Cloud Jump: https://www.berlin-circus-festival.de/mediaarchive.html\r\n

In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Anke und Lena vom Collectif still hungry aus Berlin. Wir sprechen über ihr Stück “Raven”, das das klischebehaftete Thema der Rabenmütter aufgreift, ihre neue Kreation und über künstlerisches Suchen und Finden.\r\n\nhttps://www.still-hungry.net\r\n

In this episode we talk with Catalina Aguayo, a Catalan circus artist of Olga Cirk_Analogique, pre-selected company of Circusnext 2020-21- They were supposed to join us at this year's winter edition with their new creation "Iong play" but now we had the pleasure to talk with them about their work, their new creation and much more. 

In this episode we talk to Johanne Humblet, French circus artist and high wire dancer founder of Les filles du renard pale. This episode will be held in German and French and is part of the project "Meet the Artist", funded by OFAJ project "Digital ganz nah"

In this episode we talk to Arno Ferrera, an Italian circus artist, dancer and mover who is artist of the renowned companie Un loup pour l'homme. This episode will be held in English and is part of the project "Meet the Artist", funded by OFAJ project "Digital ganz nah" www.unlouppourlhomme.com

In this episode we talk to Bram Dobbelaere, a Belgian circus artist who is founder and artist of the two renowned companies Ea Eo as well as Pol & Freddy. This episode will be held in English and is part of the project "Meet the Artist", funded by OFAJ project "Digital ganz nah"  www.cieeaeo.com www.cirquedemocratique.be

In this very first episode we talk with our old friend Simon. He is a Belgian circus artist, co-founder of Collectif Malunés. The company tours since over 10 years with different productions and their very own tent.  This episode is in english.  www.collectifmalunes.be

In dieser Folge haben wir Johannes Hilliger eingeladen. Johannes hat 2015 gemeinsam mit Josa das Berlin Circus Festival gegründet. Die beiden Leiter des Festivals erzählen über die Hintergründe und Entwicklungen des Festivals und was sie dazu bewegt hat das Festival ins Leben zu rufen. This episode is held in German.

In this episode we talk to Camille Paycha, a Belgian circus artist who is in the pre-selection of Circusnext 2020-21 and will join us at this year's winter edition with her new creation "Ice skates and other cruelties".   This episode will be held in English.  www.camillepaycha.com

In this welcome message, your hosts Lea Sander and Josa Kölbel, introduce the "Meet the artist" podcast, themselves and their background. We invite you to take a plunge down the rabbit hole into the strange, fascinating and magical world of circus.  We both love to have long and deep talks with friends and family and share a strong passion for the art of circus. In this podcast we will invite circus artists and insiders to share with us their stories, their thoughts and dreams and also some insights about their everyday lives. The "Meet the artist" podcast will debut on 10.11.2020