Crossing Voices Ep.3: A Sense of Belonging – Creating Communities Through Placemaking
What does it mean to belong—and how can art help us get there?In this episode of Crossing Voices, we explore placemaking through the eyes of migrant artists who use outdoor arts to build bridges between communities.Host Maaike Muis brings together Dulce Duca, a Portuguese circus artist based in the UK and featured at the Out There Festival in Great Yarmouth, and Paulina Almeida, a Portugal-based artist involved in the MagiC Carpets platform. Both draw on their own experiences of migration to create projects that centre inclusion, diversity, and shared humanity.From festivals to residencies, their from refugee camps to local café’s their work shows how temporary performances can leave lasting social impact—transforming public spaces into places of connection, care, and collective identity. Crossing Voices – Linking European and international perspectives in contemporary circus and outdoor arts is designed to highlight the voices of key players in these sectors. This podcast is part of the red thread followed by Circostrada’s new project, CS Voices, fostering ongoing dialogue on pressing issues and inspiring meaningful change in the arts and policymaking for a more inclusive and sustainable cultural landscape.Production: Circostrada – Kinga Kecskes & Maaike MuisMusic: Blue Dot Sessions More info & resources: circostrada.org
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Crossing Voices - Ep.2. S.1.: The challenges of producing and touring under a big top
The magic of the big top is undeniable, but what does it really take to create, produce, and tour under one?In this episode of Crossing Voices, we explore the unique challenges and opportunities of staging performances in temporary circus tents.To set the stage, Déborah Boeno, co-author of The Big Top Guide with Axel Satgé, as well as of a case study through the prism of eco-responsibility on the BIAC festival, introduces us to the fascinating world of big tops, where artistry meets logistical complexity.Host Maaike Muis then brings together Julien Auger from Circus I Love You and Luke Hallgarten from the British company Revel Puck to discuss the intricate balance between tradition and innovation in contemporary circus. From financial and administrative hurdles to the raw realities of self-producing, they share honest insights and practical advice on what it takes to bring contemporary circus to life under canvas. At the end of this episode, you might also discover why it is better to not own cows...Crossing Voices – Linking European and international perspectives in contemporary circus and outdoor arts is designed to highlight the voices of key players in these sectors. This podcast is part of the red thread followed by Circostrada’s new project, CS Voices, fostering ongoing dialogue on pressing issues and inspiring meaningful change in the arts and policymaking for a more inclusive and sustainable cultural landscape.Production: Circostrada – Kinga Kecskes & Maaike MuisMusic: Blue Dot Sessions / Mixing-mastering Marius KooyMore info & resources: circostrada.org
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Crossing Voices – Ep. 1. S1.: The transformative power of art on society
Art is a powerful tool for change, and this first episode of Crossing Voices explores just that. For its first episode ever, host Maaike Muis brings together Sergi Estebanel from Spain and South African artist-activist Tandile Mbathsa to discuss how art and activism intersect. Listen to Sergi speaking about transforming public spaces through rituals, while Tandile highlights the daily struggles of being Black, queer, and gender non-conforming in South Africa, using performance as a vessel for social change. Crossing Voices – Linking European and international perspectives in contemporary circus and outdoor arts is designed to highlight the voices of key players in the contemporary circus and outdoor arts sectors. This podcast is part of the read-thread followed by Circostrada's new project, CS Voices. The podcast aims to foster a continuous dialogue on current issues, bringing together diverse perspectives to inspire meaningful change in both the arts and policymaking, thereby contributing to a more inclusive and sustainable cultural landscape.Production: Circostrada- Kinga Kecskes & Maaike Muis Music: Blue dot sessionsmore info and resources check: circostrada.orgNext episode January 2025. Follow and subscribe to be the first to hear it.
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FRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON SAFETY / Roundtable
The second day of FRESH 2023 was dedicated to the concept of safety in the arts started during a morning session at Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde. We had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable discussion with the facilitation of Chrissie Faniadis gathering Isabel Joly, Juhyung Lee, Clive Lyttle and Elisabeth Efua Sutherland, during which we have explored the importance of creating and maintaining safe creative spaces in order to regenerate the performing arts sector in general, and the circus and arts in the public space in particular.
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FRESH 2023 - ONLINE RADIO - ON SUSTAINABILITY
On the third and last day of FRESH 2023 - International Event for the Development of Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts, we have explored the concept of sustainability. The day started with a morning session organised in partnership with De Rue De Cirque, inside the big top of Village de cirque festival.To open the session we had Eric lenoir, landscape designer, and author, who invited us to reflect on how we can integrate systems of cooperation that are omnipresent in ecosystems into our ways of creating and working.Marija Baranauskaitė Liberman and Andrea Salustri continued the journey via a 30-minute conversation on their mutual artistic practices through the lens of sustainability.We also had the pleasure to host a roundtable discussion with the facilitation of Gwendolenn Sharp gathering Danielle Devery, Joris Janssens, Théo Mouzard (Collectif Etc), Olle Strandberg Colling, and Jin Yim who shared ideas about how solidarity and cooperation can foster a more holistic approach to sustainabilit
This is the podcast channel of Circostrada. Circostrada is the European Network for contemporary circus and outdoor arts. Created in 2003 with the core mission of furthering the development, empowerment and recognition of these fields at European and international levels, over the years the network has become an important anchoring point for its members and a key interlocutor in the dialogue with cultural policy makers across Europe.
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