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In January 2024 Circuscentrum invited the INCAm network for Smells Like Circus. INCAm is the International Network of Circus Art magazines (and other media by extension). Writers, journalists and podcast makers from all over the world came to Smells Like Circus and wrote about more than only the performances, they also made publications about topics of the professional programma Circuscentrum organised.
General articles about Smells Like Circus
Focus-UK: A Flemish Connection
Katharine Kavanagh (The Circus Diaries, VK) highlights the closing meeting of the project Focus UK in the article 'Focus-UK: A Flemish Connection'. The closing meeting was part of the professional programme Circuscentrum organised during the festival.
Smells Like Circus in Juggling Magazine
For the Italian Juggling Magazine Adolfo Rossomando wrote 'Smells Like Circus' - Juggling Magazine (p. 6-9).
The 2024 Festival Season starts in Ghent with Smells Like Circus
This was the announcement Valentina Barone (DE) made for the website Around About Circus: 'The 2024 Festival Season starts in Ghent with Smells Like Circus'.
Revue Jonglages goes to Smells Like Circus
'Revue Jonglages goes to Smells Like Circus' - Cyrille Roussial on Revue Jonglages.
Photo report in Tadaa Magazin
For the German magazine Tadaa Dominikus Moos made the photo report 'Smells Like Circus'.
Podcast
Coming up! Ruby Burgess is making a special episode of her podcast Not My Monkeys.
Interviews
'Entanglements, Kinship, Clown and Politics'
- A conversation with Laura Murphy and Nicole A’Court Stuart
by Elena Stanciu (DYNAMO MAGAZINE) and Valentina Barone (Around About Circus)
'Joyful Juggling Frenzy: Wes Peden in Rollercoaster'
- An interview with Wes Peden about his concept solo show
by Elena Stanciu (DYNAMO MAGAZINE) and Valentina Barone (Around About Circus)
On performances
- Smells Like Clown Spirit the reviews' report on Smells by Elena Stanciu from DYNAMO Magazine
- 'Ritselingen' - Rode Boom by Katharine Kavanagh, The Circus Diaries
- 'KORROL' - Grensgeval by Katharine Kavanagh, The Circus Diaries
- 'Rock, (paper), paper, (paper), scissors, (paper)' - Nick Verginis about Inbal Ben Haim's 'PLi' on Around About Circus.
Visit our cosy circus media corner
Alongside all the online content, the world has to offer printed circus magazines. Do you yearn for circus news on paper in your hands? Visit our cosy magazine corner at the office of Circuscentrum. Mail us to be sure that the doors are open and the coffee is hot.
Smells Like Circus 2024 was a collaboration of Circuscentrum, VIERNULVIER, Miramiro, CAMPO, KOPERGIETERY & cultuurcentrum Evergem.
Here you can read more about the professional programme during Smells Like Circus.
Circusmagazine is the quarterly magazine for circus art. In a contemporary and idiosyncratic way, it reports on the past, present and future of the circus world in Flanders and beyond.
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