Before we all go lay in the beach, Baltic Nordic Circus Network wants to wish you a good summer holiday and let you know about our plans for the autumn! We had a great spring with our projects - Dramatic fields (interview with facilitator Jarkko Lehmus) and our Riga International Conference of Circus Education (recap … Continue reading Happy summer holidays!
Welcome our newest member – JONK! Performing Arts
We are delighted to introduce you to the newest Baltic Nordic Circus Network member - JONK! Performing arts. What is JONK! Performing arts? JONK! Performing arts presents national and international artists within different art forms focusing on contemporary circus since 2019. We use streets, squares and different scenes. We create new stage rooms where needed. … Continue reading Welcome our newest member – JONK! Performing Arts
A review of Riga ICCE 2022
On May 10th and 11th, a group of international artists, teachers, scholars, producers, and enthusiasts came to Riga, Latvia, to hear about circus and new ways to approach learning and education. The keynote speeches from Daniel Gulko on the first day, Texas Holly, and Alisan Funk on the second day have hopefully left our participants … Continue reading A review of Riga ICCE 2022
Interview with Jarkko Lehmus: “Perfection wipes away the person”
Now that Dramatic Fields has come to an end, we wanted to give all of you who couldn't join, an insight into the mind of the workshop leader, Jarkko Lehmus. Jarkko Lehmus works as the producer responsible for the artistic programme of Cirko – Center for New Circus in Helsinki (Fi), and as a freelance … Continue reading Interview with Jarkko Lehmus: “Perfection wipes away the person”
Meet Riga ICCE Keynote Speaker Texas Holly
We have introduced you to Daniel Gulko, and Alisan Funk, now let us introduce our third and final keynote speaker – Texas Holly, a community engagement director at San Francisco Circus Center (US). She will be speaking about Inclusion in circus education & leading a workshop on How to engage communities in circus? KEYNOTE: Circus … Continue reading Meet Riga ICCE Keynote Speaker Texas Holly
The Digital Side of Riga ICCE
Riga ICCE will be held in Riga, Latvia on the 10th and 11th of May, 2022. We will meet in-person to hear wonderful keynote speeches, have discussions in world cafes, and also attend workshops. But that is not all. For those of you who can't attend the live meetings, we have also prepared a digital … Continue reading The Digital Side of Riga ICCE
Meet Riga ICCE Keynote Speaker Alisan Funk
We have introduced you to Daniel Gulko, now let us introduce our second keynote speaker - Alisan Funk. She will be speaking about Physical literacy and circus & leading a workshop on Physical Literacy as an advocacy tool in circus. Let's take a more detailed look at what this means. Alisan Funk is an Assistant … Continue reading Meet Riga ICCE Keynote Speaker Alisan Funk
Express Interview with Riga ICCE Keynote speaker – Daniel Gulko
We have some wonderful people coming to speak at Riga ICCE this May and want to introduce you all to them before the conference. So here is a small express interview to get to know Daniel Gulko, who will be speaking about Artistic Thinking in education & leading a workshop on Artistic Thinking. What excites … Continue reading Express Interview with Riga ICCE Keynote speaker – Daniel Gulko
Riga ICCE 2022 program announced!
We are excited to share with you the program of the Riga International Conference on Circus (Riga ICCE) 2022. Organized by BNCN, Cirkus Syd, Rīgas Cirks, the event will take place on the 10th and 11th of May, at Zeļļu Street 25, Riga. The main themes of Riga ICCE 2022 are artistic thinking in education, … Continue reading Riga ICCE 2022 program announced!
ARTiculate Pedagogy Network Strategic document and report
ARTICULATE PEDAGOGY NETWORKSTRATEGIC DOCUMENTA CO-CREATED STRATEGY FOR COOPERATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF CIRCUS EDUCATION IN THE BALTIC NORDIC COUNTRIES 2023-2025 The Articulate Pedagogy Network was formed out of the Baltic Nordic Circus Network (BNCN) pedagogy workgroup. The members had an ambition to extend the pedagogy and education collaborators within the region and include different collaborators from … Continue reading ARTiculate Pedagogy Network Strategic document and report