Circus Re:Searched

Circus Re:searched

Circus Re:Searched is a cooperation project, initiated by the three circus organisations KreativKultur (AT), Cirqu'Aarau (CH) and Berlin Circus Festival (DE). The project accompanies choses artists of the german speaking region (application upon open calls) and enables them to immerse themselves in artistic research processes at the interface of circus arts and other art forms (dance, visual arts, digital media, etc.)

Further the project aims to enhance visibility for contemporary circus in the german speaking area and to strengthen the respective local circus communities.

Between 2019 and 2020, selected artists have the opportunity to participate in residencies, performance events, feedback sessions and "watch & talk" formats in all three countries.

We hope to continue and expand this project during the coming years and are currently looking for financial partners.

residencies

BERLIN CIRCUS FESTIVAL
Residency at Cabuwazi Tempelhof Berlin (DE):
26.8. – 1.9.2019

carmen küster
"striking roots in the void"

Carmen Raffaela Küster researches body & object relationships, the notion of interconnectivity and how to move in a world of uncertainty. For “Striking roots into the void”, a full size natural pine-tree root is being suspended from a free standing truss rig structure.

Carmen Küster is a circus performer and creator with a special love for aerial acrobatics. In 2019 she completed her joint MA studies in choreography at Codarts and Fontys(NL).

www.la-trapezista.de

KREATIVKULTUR
Residency at Flowmotion Studios and showing at ttp WUK in Vienna (AT): 03.-12.10.2019

KOLJA HUNECK
“CM_30”

"CM_30" attempts a transdisciplinary Gesamtkunstwerk based on Goethe’s color theory: Kolja Huneck manipulates round disks that reflect, filter and break the light, resulting in the constantly changing color patterns. The artist uses a movement based approach to juggling and further crosses the border to new magic practices. He has hand crafted all of his own props, as well as invented his own light technology for the project.

Kolja Huneck studied at Codarts Circus Arts in Rotterdam (NL). The fascination for his juggling prop began in 2016 through experiments with vinyl records in his theatrical circus act "me-mo-ri".

www.kolja.art

KREATIVKULTUR
Residency at Liquid Loft and showing at ttp WUK in Vienna (AT): 03-12.10.2019

JOSEF STILLER
“RESPONSIVE ROUND”

In an intimate circular setting the performer moves, balances and drops bamboo sticks. He plays with the natural reactions of the audience in a simple and smart way, manipulating not only his Bamboo sticks but also their focus and attention.

Josef Stiller studies at the Academy for Circus and Performance Art in Tilburg (NL). He specialized in object manipulation with bamboo props. Since 2017 he is part of Compagnie Trottvoir. Together with Laurence Felber and Julian Vogel he founded KLUB GIRKO in 2017.

www.josefstiller.com

FEEDBACK SEMINARS

In Vienna, residences will be accompanied by a feedback seminar led by Manolis Tsipos with up to 20 participants. The list of participants will be published here soon.

NEXT OPEN CALLS (Fall 2019)
There will be upcoming residences in Vienna (Spring 2020, women* only), Berlin (Summer 2020) and Zürich (Summer 2020). We invite all (circus) artists that are based in Germany, Switzerland or Austria to apply.

performing artists

BERLIN CIRCUS FESTIVAL (DE)
Work-in-progress I 29.8.2019

HYLDRA COLLECTIVE - NAOMI BRATTHAMMER & EMMA LAULE "WHEN WE STARTED WANTING"

"When we started wanting" is about the desire to feel connected with all parts of our identity, even thoses parts that don’t conform with social expectations: a yearning for the instinctive, the animalistic, the savage in us.

Naomi studied at Codarts Circus Arts in Rotterdam (NL) and Emma at the Academy for Circus and Performance Art in Tilburg (NL). They founded Hyldra Collective in 2018 and together are looking for new interpretations of the medium vertical rope.

BERLIN CIRCUS FESTIVAL (DE)
Work-in-progress I 29.8.2019

DAVID EISELE // “CYCLE”

The solo show “Cycle” is based on a research of the circulating objects cyr wheel and diabolo. Supported by generative soundscapes of a loop station the artist explores the contrast between the cyr wheels force and the diabolos fragility.

David Eisele graduated from Codarts Circus arts (NL) in 2018. The same year, he won the BNG Circus Prize with his act "Senses" and started to create "CYCLE" with the support of circunstruction.

www.davideisele.de

BERLIN CIRCUS FESTIVAL (DE)
Meet-the-artist I 28.8.2019

YOTAM PELED

How can performance art be a reactive political force in today's reality? What is the unique ability and advantage the body has in carrying a conceptual dialogue? Where does science meet circus and dance, and why is it so important?

Yotam Peled was born in a Kibbutz in Israel. Using choreographed physical movement at the interface of dance and vertical rope, his own works often examine the relation between gender roles, sexual identity and power dynamics of today’s society.

www.yotampeled.com

CIRCUS FOCUS by WUK, Vienna (AT)
Performance: 10. & 12.01.2019

ARNE MANNOTT & ELINA LAUTAMÄKI “FALLHÖHE”

If everything has to be perfect, what about the imperfect? If nobody fails, is everything normal then? The two performers playfully search for answers to these questions and thereby explore the quality of the relationship between them. Object manipulation meets dance, the absurd mixes with the poetic: “Fallhöhe” is a contemporary circus piece and experiments with influences from various art fields.

Arne studied philosophy at the University of Vienna and is an autodidact in the field of object manipulation and dance. Elina is a self-taught dancer.

www.arnemannott.de
www.elinalaut.com

CIRCUS FOCUS by WUK, Vienna (AT)
Performance: 10. - 12.01.2019

JULIAN VOGEL I CHINA SERIES #1 + #7

"China Series # 1" works with group dynamics: audience and performers move together in a square marked on the floor with white tape. Ceramic diabolos act as both a link and a delimitation between performer and audience and become the translator of the topics "trust" and "fragility". The performer influences the movements of the participants and in turn is influenced by them. This creates spontaneous situations of mutual manipulation, one controls and is controlled - with the responsibility of all involved.

”China Series #7” is an installation of broken porcelain diabolos, reassembled again with golden glue according to the Japanese tradition Kintsugi. The installation comes with a Catalogue of Objects.
Julian Vogel graduated from the Academy for Circus and Performance Arts in Tilburg (NL) and is co-founder of Compagnie Trottvoir und KLUB GIRKO.

CIRCUS FOCUS by WUK, Vienna (AT)
Performance: 11. & 12.01.2019

ANA JORDAO “I AM (K)NOT”

"I am (k)not" is a contemporary circus piece, inspired by Álvaro de Campos' poem 'Tabacaria'. This piece unites the disciplines of circus and dance to create a poetic universe that oscillates between obscurity and joy, between chaos and beauty, between tranquility and disquiet. The vertical rope is used both in the air and on the ground, and is explored as an object that gives rise to a multitude of forms.

Ana Jordao studied Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Edinburgh (UK) and graduated from DIE ETAGE (DE) specializing in Hand to hand acrobatics and dance acrobatics. Her work is based on a rich hybridity of circus and dance skills as well as her endless curiosity and openness to experiment.

www.anajordao.com

CIRCUS FOCUS by WUK, Vienna (AT)
Performance: 10. & 11.01.2019

VERENA SCHNEIDER "(T)RÄUME"

The piece explores the question of how the performer's relationship to her performative practice (hand balancing, acrobatics, dance) is also reflected in her relationship to herself and others: an attempt to understand. An attempt to overcome fears and to be close to oneself and to life. The piece examines which impulses and emotions can arise in this process.

Verena is a trained hand balancer and dance acrobat who studied at FLIC in Turino (IT) and LE LIDO in Toulouse (FR). In her work she deconstructs handstand and movement technique.

CIRCUS FOCUS by WUK, Vienna (AT)
Artist talk: 12.01.2019

Meet the Artists

In the context of the circus focus, there was an opportunity for the audience to get to know the artists: The four artists discussed their different artistic approaches with the audience and shed light on transdisciplinary creation methods.

The artist talk was presented by Esther Holland-Merten, artistic director of WUK performing arts.

CIRQU'7 FESTIVAL, Aarau (CH)
Performance: 07.06.2019

Andrea Salustri “MATERIA”

MATERIA aims to discover, explore and witness the aliveness of one material: polystyrene. Object manipulation is approached from a different perspective: within a set score, objects are free to perform and take initiatives. Thus challenging a traditional separation between subjects and objects, the piece constantly negotiates a balance on stage.

An autodidact in the realm of object manipulation, Andrea Salustri studied philosophy at La Sapienza University in Rome (IT) and dance and choreography at HZT Berlin (DE). He currently is a CircusNext Laureat.

www.andreasalustri.com