Showcases || AYCOfest 2019 Showcases Gallery|| Back to ACE MAG 2019: ISSUE 2, VOL. 15
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Discussions || AYCOfest 2019 Discussion|| Lighting for Circus Workshop leader: Jesse Alford Participants engaged in conversation about what lighting contributes to a performance, and how to think critically about light, as it relates to their circus craft. After establishing a common vocabulary for how to discuss the various qualities of light (focus, color, movement, time),…
Workshops || AYCOfest 2019 Workshops|| Contortion Workshop leader: Gunnar Field Contortion is all about moving with control through flexibility. In this workshop, we worked on building stronger poise within each pose, creating a solid base of technique to work from. I emphasized that the students should train so that their contortion comes from a place…
Mind-hacking Your Way Through the Doldrums After Physical Injury || AYCOfest 2019 Discussion|| By Lynette Lau Circus can be a physically demanding field and physical injuries are often not uncommon as we push our bodies to achieve the incredible. When physical injuries occur, we know to seek out medical attention and regularly complete our prescribed…
Mind-hacking Your Way Through the Doldrums After Physical Injury || AYCOfest 2019 Discussion|| By Lynette Lau Circus can be a physically demanding field and physical injuries are often not uncommon as we push our bodies to achieve the incredible. When physical injuries occur, we know to seek out medical attention and regularly complete our prescribed…
What’s After Youth Circus If You Don’t Go Pro?
What’s After Youth Circus If You Don’t Go Pro? || AYCOfest 2019 Discussion|| By Jen Agans, Ph.D. While many youth circus participants dream of professional circus careers, it’s not the path for everyone. Take me for example: As a teen I knew I loved circus but I wanted to pursue a more academic path. When…
“Social Circus Highlight: Cirabana Circus (Cuba)”
|| SOCIAL CIRCUS || Highlighting Cirabana Circus in Havana, Cuba By Aramís Quintana Morales | April 5, 2019 Inside the ruins of a beautiful 1919 theatre in Old Havana, more than two dozen youth ages 6 to 18 were enthusiastically pursuing their training in circus. The only equipment visible in the studio, besides props for…
“Social Circus Highlight: The Asian Social Circus Association (Asia)”
|| SOCIAL CIRCUS || Highlighting The Asian Social Circus Association By Lindsay Bevan | April 5, 2019 The story of the Asian Social Circus Association (ASCA) began in late 2012, when a group of likeminded individuals were introduced at the Chang Mai Circus Festival in Thailand. Travis and Aaron Johnson of the Vancouver Circus School…
“Juggling from Antiquity to the Middle Ages”
|| BOOK REVIEW || A review of Thom Wall’s Juggling from Antiquity to the Middles Ages: The Forgotten History of Catching and Throwing By Benjamin Domask | April 5, 2019(Book by Thom Wall) Juggling: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: The Forgotten History of Throwing and Catching (more info here) is an in-depth exploration of…
“The Art of Collectivity”
|| BOOK REVIEW || A look at a new book exploring the impact of social circus in today’s world By Dr. Jennifer Spiegel | April 5, 2019(Book edited by Dr. Jennifer Spiegel & Benjamin Ortiz Choukroun) Amidst epidemics of youth alienation and cultural polarization, social circus projects have been sprouting up around the world to…
