Résumé :
In Thessaloniki Greece in mid-October 2015, the NGO Kids In Action hosted and organized the project “Circlusion. The artist at the centre of social circus” or “How to make a circus performance with a social message”. 17 participants from the local community and the 6 partners countries’ organizations of the network co-existed cooperated and co-created for 5 days a performance touching the sensitive issue of migration. The workshop itself was not one of brainstorming and rehearsing as usually the procedure goes when making a performance piece. This workshop led the artists on stage through a series of experiences that brought them one step closer not only to their circus skills but brought them awareness of their body as artists and what messages the body of a performer can carry and awareness of their own social sensitivity as human beings. The result was a 35minutes performance full of emotions and true representations of what it means to be a migrant through the eyes of Circus. Because Circus performances can be, and they are, more than entertainment.

This working document serves both the purposes of a diary, and that of a guide as well.

A guide addressing the mentality and the exercises used during the workshop. This guide can be used by anyone who would like to try this with groups of artists, youth or other target groups relevant to social circus.

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque