Subtopia is an artists’ and art organization’s mecca nestled near the east coast of Sweden. It is a facilitator of dreams and culture for a myriad of art forms, particularly contemporary circus.  On any given day, Subtopia is home to around 200 people from 80 organizations. With a thoughtful and enchanting cadence, Kiki Muukkonen, Artistic Director of Circus, told me about how she stumbled into what has become a long career as an advocate of circus arts and is experimenting with new ways to bridge the gap between artists and presenters.

Madeline Hoak: What does Subtopia offer artists and art organizations, and how is circus part of that? Kiki Muukkonen, Artistic Director of Circus at Subtopia Kiki Muukkonen: What we do is we rent or let spaces to arts organizations, and then we als...