In the circus community, touring is commonly known as a very difficult thing to plan and then to execute. That’s why a group of aspiring touring artists convened in a small conference room in the back of a theater to drink up the wisdom of artists and programmers who havemade it on the road. The multi-room theater, Stage 773 had been transformed into a festival ground for 10 days in June for Physical Theater Festival Chicago, an annual physical theatre festival that programs cutting edge international and domestic physical theater shows. 

Physical Festival Chicago’s touring talk panelists In order we from top left corner: Blair Thomas, John Rich, Doreen Sayegh, Angelique Grandone, Yolando Cursach Montilla, Katie Mazzini and Dana Murphy The Chicago Physical Theater Festival began through the Artistic Associate program at Links Hall in the summer of 2014. As their website says, Alice da Cunh...