General Meeting at Smells like Circus
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General Meeting is welcomed at vibrant Kunstencentrum Vooruit, in the city centre of Ghent
The General Meeting is organised in the frame of the 2nd edition of Smells Like Circus. A great mix of contemporary circus shows!
© Michiel Devijver
Introduction of the General Meeting by Circuscentrum and Circostrada teams
First plenary session: presentation of new members and Newsround
Show Bert&Fred "8 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 2 days"
Show Bert&Fred "8 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 2 days"
End of the first day with the opening reception of Smells like Circus! Party!
End of the first day with the opening reception of Smells like Circus! Party!
Workshop on Audience develpment with Antoine Pickels from Cifas - International Centre for Training in the Performing Arts
Workshop on Innovative approaches of Culture & Economy, by Rita De Graeve, policy advisor for culture and economy at the Flemish Ministry of Culture
Work In Progress #1 presentation with "Les frères Troubouch" (France)
Work In Progress #2 by Luis & Pedro Sartori Do Vale "Dois" (Brazil)
Members enjoy a drink with WIP artists and discovering the nice atmosphere of CircusCentrum office
End of the second day with the show "Aneckxander", by Alexander Vantournhout & Bauke Lievens
We start the 3rd and last day of the General Meeting with the feedback presentations of the 6 Work Groups
Work Groups presentations
Work Groups presentations
Work Groups presentations
Last plenary session
Last plenary session
Presentation of the artistic laboratory for Finnish & Flemish circus artists, proposed by Circuscentrum in partnership with Cirko & CircusInfo Finland
TGIF!
This General Meeting took place in Ghent (Belgium) in the frame of the 2nd edition of Smells Like Circus, organised by member CircusCentrum in partnership with Arts Centre Vooruit. It included newsrounds, workshops, work sessions, and a rich local program with shows, meetings with local cultural operators, works in progress and much more!
Smells Like Circus
Since 2010, Vooruit and Circuscentrum have been presenting circus together. In 2015, they joined forces once again and took things a step further, creating the first edition of a five-day circus programme called "Smells like circus".
The contemporary performing arts’ landscape is flowing over with crossovers between various disciplines. That specific mix of juggling, choreography, visual arts, magic, theater and performance is at the heart of "Smells like Circus".
In 2016, the second edition of Smells like Circus notably included Cie de Fracto, Rachid Ouramdane, Claudio Stellato, Cirque Mélangé...