Programming Contemporary Circus Preserves the Ludique in Life
Ruth Juliet Wikler is a name to know. Earlier this month, she was officially announced the Deputy Director of Programming,…
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Madeline is a NYC based performer, producer, professor, and choreographer specializing in aerial, acrobatics, dance and movement direction. She is an adjunct professor of Aerial Arts at Pace University, on staff at Aerial Arts NYC and The Muse Brooklyn and initiated the Aerial program at Muhlenberg College where she taught from 2011 - 2017. Her movement direction contributed to Circle Theater NYC’s production of The Mountain winning Outstanding Original Choreography/Movement, 2015. She co-choreographed The Battles, a musical voted by Broadway producer Ken Davenport one of the top 10 new scripts of 2016. Madeline's choreography has been presented at Dixon Place, Circus Warehouse, BAX, The House of Yes, Abron Arts Center, Times Square, The Flea, STREB, Galapagos, and The Muse. She received BAs in Dance and Theater from Muhlenberg College and is currently studying at NYU’s Gallatin school of Individualized Study where she is designing a master’s degree in circus studies with a focus on dramaturgy and creative processes. madelinehoak.com.
Break the Divide. Change Your Molecules with Circus: A Conversation with Programmer Monique Martin
In our new series called Meet the Presenter-Tag, we explore the world of circus arts programming with different presenters and…
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Brains, Heart and Space for the Simple: a Conversation with Gravity and Other Myths
“Bigger is better” is a long time American circus tagline. It needs no interpretation. Adhering to this slogan, one would…
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Steal From an Artist with an Agent: Advice from APAP Pros on Artist Representation
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals conference, affectionately known as APAP, annually floods the midtown Hilton for a weekend in…
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Gandini’s Smashed Delivers A Disquieting Minefield of Apples, Tea Sets and Gender Dynamics
I was blown away by Gandini Juggling’s production of Smashed this past Saturday. Apples become grenades and decimate the landscape….
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Coffee talk with Maddy and Stacey–Finding the Intersection Between Circus & Dance
From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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Big Apple Circus: Back on its Feet, but Fastened to Tradition
A familiar blue tent is cozied amidst the daunting buildings of Lincoln Center. The Big Apple Circus has returned to…
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The Risk of Circus Studies: Mapping the Current Landscape in US Higher Education
It was spring semester at Muhlenberg College. My Aerial 2 class and I were discussing how television was a detrimental…
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