A series of talks, debates, panels, workshops, and reflections at the DYNAMO Circus Festival 2023. The seminars take place between 14th – 16th June 2023 in Odense.
We aim to facilitate a platform for organizers, producers, performers and creators to share knowledge and best practices across the region. During the Seminars, we seek to uncover experiences and knowledge of our peers in the circus community, with the intention of sharing best practices and reflecting on models and possibilities for growth in the field. We take a starting point in current realities and challenges in the field, with a focus on imagining and designing a more sustainable future for contemporary circus, in the Nordic Region and beyond.
The themes of the seminars in 2023 are Innovation, Articulation, and Sustainability, and you can read more about these here.
As a participant to the seminars, you can buy a Festival Partout Ticket at a discount. The ticket code (‘billetkode’ in Danish) and a ticket link will be sent to you once you sign up through the form at the bottom of this page.
Quick info & programme overview
All activities take place at address: Buchwaldsgade 48, Odense C (10 min walk from DYNAMO)
Wednesday June 14th
10.00-12.00: Circus as practices of hope. Lecture by Marie-Andrée Robitaille.
13.00-15.00: Workshop on circus dramaturgy, facilitator TBD
Thursday June 15th
10.00-12.00: Writing the physical. Writing workshop by Anne Liisberg/ISCENE
13.00-15.00: Launch of the new Danish Network for Circus / Dansk Samtidscirkus, co-presented with DAF
15.30 – 16.30: Performance (In DYNAMO – advance booking through festival ticket system required)
Friday June 16th
10.00-12.00: Strategies to navigate a circus career. Panel talk, guests TBD, co-presented with Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.
13.00-16.00: Creating without compromise – how to keep circus relevant for commercial interests. Panel talk, guests TBD, co-presented with Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.
Participation is free, but we will charge a 250 DKK/35 EUR no-show fee. Deadline for sign up: May 15th. Deadline for cancellations: June 1st.
For questions or concerns, contact: Elena Stanciu elena@dynamo.madsfind.dk | tel. (+45) 52 60 65 05
Programme
Wednesday 14th June
10:00 – 12:00
Circus as Practices of Hope
Lecture and guided conversation by Marie-Andrée Robitaille
In recent years, humans have faced an increasingly complex crises on planet Earth. More specifically for circus artists, since 2020 the sector has been disrupted, and now in 2023, we inhabit a new normal. In this context, what does it mean to be a circus artist today? How can circus remain relevant in today’s contexts and how can circus help answer broader question of human involvement in the world?
For this year’s edition, Marie-Andrée will speak to the three seminars themes: Articulation, Innovation and Sustainability with starting point in her doctoral artistic research project, “Circus as Practices of Hope.” The lecture will open to a conversation on circus specificities and ethical considerations, and we will collectively reflect on how circus arts may remain practices of hope, solidarity, and care for the future.
Read more about Marie-Andrée’s work here. Photo by Einar Kling Odencrants
13.00-15.00
Circus dramaturgy
Workshop facilitated by TBD
This workshop looks at the specifics of dramaturgy for circus creation. Must a piece tell a story? Why are you creating this piece? Who is it for? What is the story you’re trying to tell? How do you arrive to a story, when you depart from your apparatus? What role does your circus apparatus play in telling this story? Does physical expression lend itself to a dramaturgic logic? The workshop offers a blend of theoretical and applied knowledge.
Thursday 15th June
10:00 – 12:00
Writing the Physical
Writing workshop facilitated by Anne Liisberg/ISCENE
“International research points to the fact that cultural journalism, in addition to reporting and disseminating news, also increasingly places a cultural filter on the present, i.e. puts current trends and events into perspective and opens them to debate.” (Anne Liisberg) The role of culture journalism is central to framing performing arts, leading dialogue, and developing a vocabulary for different art forms.
How do we write about performing arts and about circus? How does the physical translate into spoken language and written form? What do artists make of reviewes and critique, and how can they integrate it in future work? These questions and more inspire this workshop facilitated by culture journalist Anne Liisberg from ISCENE and writer TBD. The workshop is open to both circus/performing artists and writers alike. Read more about Anne Liisberg and ISCENE here.
13.00 – 15.00
Launch of new Danish Network for Contemporary Circus – Brancheforeningen Dansk Samtidscirkus
Offcial launch, open dialogue, and vision workshop
The purpose of the network is to coordinate the effort of the field and strengthen the development of circus. The networks aims to do this by supporting companies, artists, and other circus professionals in having common starting point and creating opportunities to have one voice in advocating for the future of circus in culture policy. The event is a celebratory launch, with a panel talk and open discussion, followed by a vision workshop, where participants are guided to imagine the future of circus, and trace the path from vision to reality, with a focus on sustainable development for the field. The launch event and workshop are presented in collaboration with DAF and Acting for Climate.
Friday 16th June
10:00 – 12:00
Strategies to navigate a circus career
Panel talk. Co-presented with Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.
This session is presented in collaboration with Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.
13.00 – 16.00
Creating without compromise – how to keep circus relevant for commercial interests.
Panel talk and workshop. Co-presented with Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.
This session is presented in collaboration with Udviklingsplatformen for Scenekunst.
Registration
DYNAMO Circus Seminars is supported by Nordic Culture Point – Culture and Art Programme and Wistifonden.
