Essays about: "Circus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word Circus.

  1. 1. Making Culture - Continuous re-appropriation of a city piece

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Julius Puttkammer; [2022]
    Keywords : Hamburg; Germany; re-use; culture; making; circus; theatre; dance; music; community; appropriation; continuity; change; historical; ephemeral; temporary;

    Abstract : I understand the site of the former Schilleroper as a piece of the city with an unsettled history of trying, failing and trying again. Despite its difficult history of ups and downs, the Schilleroper has been a meaningful and popular place within its neighbourhood. A place of affordable, low threshold culture for the former working class residents. READ MORE

  3. 2. Freedom through restriction : An artistic project which investigates movement, freedom of expression and the value of restrictions in creative processes.

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för cirkus

    Author : Gaia Santuccio; [2022]
    Keywords : freedom; restriction; movement; knots; thinking; research; adaptation; rope; aerial; circus;

    Abstract : Freedom through restriction is an artistic project which investigates movement, freedom of expression and the value of restrictions in creative processes, through my experience. Through this study, I aim to develop innovative methods to encourage myself and fellow practitioners to connect with the body, to expand awareness and knowledge of the circus practice through the self, and to think through movement for creative, artistic, and pedagogical purposes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Kehrä/Kehrae : A moment in between

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för cirkus

    Author : Myrsky Rönkä; [2022]
    Keywords : Circus; ritual; liminality; communitas; play; animism; gift; rope; circus practice; nature; intimacy orientation; regenerative; sustainability;

    Abstract : First of all, my research is not only my research but our research. It has been made together with my long-time art companion Marjut Hernesniemi. The starting point for our research was our experience of the western modern circus, what it does, and how it cares for the cosmos. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Art of Quitting : A Dissection in six Acts

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för cirkus

    Author : Petra Lange; [2022]
    Keywords : Circus; transition; phenomenology; psychology; vulnerability; storytelling; deconstruction; space; authenticity; healing;

    Abstract : This study offers insight into the process and frst-hand experience of quitting circus. The focus lies in the defning of acts of stopping as a consciouschoice. Stopping is generally seen as negative and unproductive as it caneasily be associated with giving up or failing, and therefore seems to be anunlikely and unworthy subject to be researched. READ MORE

  6. 5. "We protect animals well" : A structural approach to abusive conduct within circus schools

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Rosa Matthis; [2021]
    Keywords : Abusive conduct; Sexual harassment; Moral harassment; Circus Schools; Artistic Education; Structural approach; Bystanders; Management.; Comportements violents; Comportements abusifs; Harcèlement sexuel; Harcèlement moral; Éducation artistique; École du cirque; Approche structurelle; Entourage; Direction.;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigates abusive conduct in circus schools. Focus is put on the management level in order to achieve and provide knowledge of measures and attitudes related to prevention. READ MORE