A contemporary circus artist sits across the table from me and starts talking about one of their future creations. They don’t feel that they have that many ideas yet and they are not quite sure how their idea relates to the surrounding world at the moment. I ask a few questions, invite the artist to … Continue reading Dramatic Fields – a BNCN project in development, text by Jarkko Lehmus
Rigorous Practise 2019-2020 report available
Autumn 2019 - Spring 2020 BNCN has been conducting a project into circus rigging in the Baltic Nordic region. The project aimed to explore gaps in the technical knowledge for contemporary circus presentation in the Baltic-Nordic countries and starts to bench-mark the existing knowledge in the Baltic-Nordic rigging community. We aimed to develop two workshops or … Continue reading Rigorous Practise 2019-2020 report available
New Steering Committee member: Jarkko Lehmus from Cirko
At the BNCN spring meeting on the 25th of May, Jarkko Lehmus Producer at Cirko Centre for New Circus in Helsinki, was voted into the steering committee. Lehmus currently works as the producer responsible of the artistic programme of Cirko. He also works as a freelance dramaturg and director specialising in non-verbal performative arts. Lehmus has … Continue reading New Steering Committee member: Jarkko Lehmus from Cirko
We are looking for a Deputy Network Coordinator
Cirkus Syd is currently co-host of Baltic Nordic Circus Network together with Rigas Cirks in Latvia. Cirkus Syd employs the coordinator and manages the network together with Rigas Cirks. Baltic Nordic Circus Network is a collaborative network of 20 circus arts organisations in the Baltic Nordic countries that has been active since 2014. We are now looking … Continue reading We are looking for a Deputy Network Coordinator
Update on Rigorous Practise rigging workshops
Due to the pandemic both our rigging workshops have moved online. The new dates are 5-6th of May and we will be able to share an invitation to all registered participants next week. Starting 5th of May at 09:30 Central European Summer Time. The workshop will be of an interactive seminar and participants will be … Continue reading Update on Rigorous Practise rigging workshops
Announcing new member in Iceland: Hringleikur
This month we can annouce a new member from Iceland! This is our first member in Iceland and opens up a new geographical dimension of our Baltic-Nordic cooperation. Introducing Hringleikur, we asked Eyrún Ævarsdóttir a few questions to tell us about the organisation: What is Hringleikur? Hringleikur is an Icelandic circus organisation that is working … Continue reading Announcing new member in Iceland: Hringleikur
