This week at Hupdate we interview Sebastian Kann about his work as a circus performer, a dramaturge and a choreographer. We also delve deeply in to the topics of what it means to redefine circus as a contemporary art form and take on some questions that will make your brain bend–questions like; are there new…
Category: Circus Research
Cirque Global Highlights Quebec’s Influence on Contemporary Circus
Collaborating professors Louis Patrick Leroux (of Montreal’s Concordia University) and Charles Batson (of Union College, NY) have put together a book which compiles much of the current circus research based around Quebec circus (Cirque du Soleil and beyond) and shows its influence on the world of contemporary circus. Leroux also organizes the Montreal Working Group…