Talks
On Contemporary Circus
- 6PM
- 6PM
With Duncan Wall
Duncan Wall, author of The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present and professor of circus history at the École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal, offers a brief survey of circus and discusses the beauty and diversity of the art form today.
Seven acrobats tumble through a gigantic, rotating four-room box in this hilarious, topsy-turvy portrait of human relationships from Swiss duo Zimmermann & de Perrot.
A member of Swiss contemporary circus company Zimmermann & de Perrot uses theater and circus art to teach character work through physical improvisation.
Dancers and circus artists learn unique movement techniques and acrobatics.
The 2013 Next Wave Festival showcases the very best in contemporary performance, plus artist talks, storytelling, visual art, and film.