Go back THE REVIEW LAB: WRITING ON CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS SHOWS
03.08.2024.
Journalists, stage art critics, writers, students, and all individuals interested in attending the Re Riga! festival shows on August 15-16 are invited to apply for the circus critics workshop (specific performances are listed in the application form.) This is a fantastic opportunity to engage in the circus critics workshop during the Re Riga! festival.
WHEN: Friday, August 16, 2PM–4.30PM / Saturday, August 17, 1PM–3.30
WHERE: Rīgas Cirks
LANGUAGE: English
Free admission
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
After the Masterclass during the 2023 edition dedicated to exploring contemporary circus history and dramaturgy, this year, the participants take action and shape reviews of some of the shows gathered during the 2024 RE RIGA! Festival. With his 2-day workshop, we dig more into reviewing a show, examining the themes in place and the development of the dramaturgy, connecting the dots around what has been the personal perception of the content and condensing the main points of the experience. The participants share their writing in a live laboratory of thoughts and give shape to reviews about to be published on the Around About Circus website.
ABOUT THE MENTOR
Valentina Barone is an international cultural manager and editor focussing on contemporary circus and performing arts. Her BA is in Performing Arts Techniques, and she specialised in Relational Design. Since 2021, she has directed International Relations for the German Cologne-based CircusDanceFestival and the company Overhead Project, In 2022, she joined the editorial board of the annual magazine VOICES produced by the festival. As a freelancer, she collaborated with the international network Circostrada.
She is the founder and coordinator of the collective digital platform Around About Circus, which explores contemporary circus as an artistic language in the performing arts. The digital publication aims to build bridges and disseminate discourses across borders. It curates and produces content necessary to meet the protagonists, cover, support and promote events throughout Europe, stimulate discussion around specific issues of interest, and resonate with the activities of cultural organisations in the European ecosystem.
We will be waiting for applications until August 12.
Please apply as early as possible, the number of places is limited, so priority is given to participants – on a first-come, first-served basis!
For more questions do not hesitate to write: vita.valheima@cirks.lv
