Alisan Funk is Appointed to Head of Subject for Circus at SKH
The Circus Department at Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH – Stockholms konstnärliga högskola) has announced Alisan Funk’s appointment to
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Swedish Circus Is Not Letting Up The Pace of Innovations
It certainly sounds cliched by now to say how nice it is to feel the energy and power of live
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Who Owns Cultural Heritage? The Roma People’s Significance to Swedish Circus
Sometimes the most extraordinary things are hidden in plain sight, such as Sweden’s oldest circus, nestled at the end of
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From a Successful Showcase to a Prospering Circus Festival – An Interview With Subtopia’s Kiki Muukkonen
For more than 15 years, Stockholm’s Subtopia art center has been one of the central hubs for the contemporary Swedish
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Cirkus Cirkör Appoints New CEO Kajsa Giertz
On February 1, 2023, Kajsa Giertz will take over as the new CEO of Cirkus Cirkör. Giertz most recently comes
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A Historical Overview of Subcase: the Nordic Circus Showcase, 2009–2022
It started as a small local event but quickly grew into a large popular international showcase. Subcase has filled an
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Subcase Is Put To Rest – Only to Reincarnate in New Forms!
We wave goodbye to Subcase and welcome new times and ways to meet in the Swedish circus field. Subtopia looks
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By Going Online, Alliances and Commonalities Conference Gives Art a Common Ground
Hosted by the Stockholm University for the Arts, the online Alliances and Commonalities Conference will get you pondering the hows
Leer másSweden’s ABBA and Pippi Longstocking Meet at the Circus
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has adapted a Pippi Longstocking story, written by popular Swedish children’s books author Astrid Lindgren, into a
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Head into Moln [in English “Clouds”] with Viktoria Dalborg
After a time of pandemic-induced limbo for theatres, the latest show from the Kompani Giraff, Clouds, hits the stage of
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The IKEA KALLAX shelving unit stands at 77 centimetres high. With four square shelves and a variety of muted colours,
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Finding Agency for Circus with Swedens’ First Circus Agency, Illimité
Mette Klouman wanted to be an actress, but she ended up being a publisher for a while instead… until the
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New Documentary Follows the Journey of Tilde Björfors of Cirkus Cirkör
You can be good at jumping from high altitudes but terrified to say “I love you.” What would the world
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Circus For Sale: A Letter to Subcase
Dear Subcase, ‘A showcase of Nordic contemporary circus…Subcase is co-curated by a group of Nordic-Baltic performing arts professionals. All performances
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Crossing Boundaries–An Open Letter from Tilde Björfors
In her heartfelt introduction letter in the playbill to Cirkus Cirkör‘s show Limits, founder Tilde Björfors explains why the time
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