187 stories by "Katharine Kavanagh"
No Man's Land is all about borders and boundaries, and what happens when you cross them. It starts with the audience being ushered, military style, into the space and commanded to turn off o…
It's no wonder that we females may seem a little crazy at times when, as shown by the three ladies of Norwegian company Tanter, the identity of 21st century womanhood is framed by the preced…
The Lords Of Strut have hit Bristol in all their lycra legginged, high-top and headband wearing glory, on a mission to change people's lives through the power of dance. And through deep, bod…
Outside it's damp, and dark by 5pm, making the coloured lights and vibrant temptations inside the Gandey's tent even more enticing. This is a traditional show (sans animals, as is the curren…
The half-term holidays signal the return of John Lawson's Circus to the West Hagley garden centre and, this year, I'm off work so I get to visit. I am expecting a show for children with the …
Ziggy Slingsby has created an intriguing proposition with the trilogy of Original, Raw and Encounter " three versions of her Two-Legged Animal show " which each offer a different way to expe…
Earlier this week, I attended an Open Space discussion forum for the UK circus industry and heard a voice advocating that people making work should also be seeing work, as this broadening of…
Game is the first creation of Bristol-based Unstable King, a trio of performers who share a love of multiplayer online gaming as well as circus backgrounds. It is the gaming element that dri…
The second week of Bristol's Circus City Festival has been characterised by lots of opportunities to get together and talk over pressing issues in the sector in a facilitated manner. The 'b…
The studio stage of the little Wickham Theatre has been transformed into an intimate ring marked with soft clay, not sawdust. For an engrossing hour that feels set out of time, Nathan IsraÃ…
For several months I’ve been talking with the producers of Bristol’s second biennial circus festival (now Circus City, evolved from Creative Common) about the possibility of…
Circomedia, Circus City Festival, Bristol; 10th October 2015 This is the 99th time the trio of men who call themselves Sisters have performed Clockwork, and the way they move …
For the last 18 months or so I’ve found myself singing the same song whenever anyone asks how things are going. Good, but that I need to stop allowing this unpaid circus writing work t…
This year the annual Out There Festival of circus and street arts in Great Yarmouth was opened for a second time with a two day conference for artists, producers, programmers and f…
Last weekend the Edinburgh Festival Fringe wrapped up another August of performing arts, having taken over the Scottish capital every summer for almost 70 years. The Fringe growth means that…
Big Sexy Circus City, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 14th August 2015 Wings In My Heart is an extraordinary work of circus innovation developed by the husband and wife team Rigolo: Lena Roth and…
Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 12th August 2015 B-Orders, from the Palestinian Circus Company in association with Aurora Nova, can legitimately reclaim the term ̵…
Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 12th August 2015 The Hogwallops is the first touring production from Jackson’s Lane, presented by Lost In Translation Circus, a c…
Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 11th August 2015 The trademark beards of Cirque Alfonse are back in a new show that seems a world away from the lumberjack theme of previous…
Just Festival at Central Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 11th August 2015 Characters loosely derived from Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland are the hosts of this jumbled collection of theatr…
Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 11th August 2015 International company Cirque Le Roux have produced the most complete fusion of narrative theatre and top flight c…
Underbelly Circus Hub, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 11th August 2015 Darkly disturbing, the brand new show from Cirk La Putyka, Dolls, premieres in Edinburgh and brings a theatrical …
Underbelly George Square, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 10th August 2015 The Close Up perspective we get in Circa‘s latest World Premiere is not, as might be expected, from any …
It’s the best word I know to describe a stylistic trend I see cropping up with increasing regularity in circus and related skill based performance. Someone give Oxford English a call&#…
Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 9th August 2015 Even without the projected dictionary definitions that start the show, it’s understood that the 360 of the title is all a…
