Circus Whispers
CIRCUS WHISPERS
Behind the scenes of contemporary circus practice. Hosted by Maaike Muis
Circus Whispers is the podcast channel by TENT for circus makers and circus fans from home and abroad. Discover in various podcast series the themes, techniques and pitfalls that are driving a new generation of makers. With real-life stories from emerging and advanced circus makers from the Netherlands.
More info www.tent.eu
TENT is the house for contemporary circus from the Netherlands. We support makers in various stages of their artistic development and invest in a high-quality and diverse range of circus in the Netherlands. @TENTcircus
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CIRCUS WHISPERS
Achter de schermen van de hedendaagse circuspraktijk. Host Maaike Muis
Circus Whispers is hét podcastkanaal van TENT voor circusmakers en circusfans uit binnen- en buitenland. Ontdek in diverse podcastseries de thema's, technieken en valkuilen die een nieuwe generatie makers drijft. Met praktijkverhalen van opkomende en gevorderde circusmakers uit Nederland.
Meer info www.tent.eu
TENT is het huis voor hedendaags circus van Nederlandse bodem. We ondersteunen makers in verschillende stadia van hun artistieke ontwikkeling en investeren in een kwalitatief hoogwaardig en divers circusaanbod in Nederland. @TENTcircus
Episodes
34 episodes
Circus Whispers | Season 5 Episode 4 | Circus Whispers | A Vision for the Circus Landscape
What does the future of circus in the Netherlands look like? In this episode, host Maaike Muis sits down with four leading voices from the field: Rosa Boon, Bram Dobbelaere, Do Verschragen and Camiel Corneille. Together, they reflect on key mil...
Circus Whispers | Season 5 Episode 3 | In the run to the premiere
Circus life means being used to packing light and living in a caravan, a converted school bus, or a hotel room. For hand-balancing sisters Melody and Lily Nolan, who grew up in a travelling circus family, this is simply second nature. ...
Circus Whispers | Season 5 Episode 2 | The Gaze of the Audience (EN)
In this special episode of Circus Whispers, we flip the script once again. Host Maaike Muis sits down with circus enthusiasts and, together with them, explores the power and significance of contemporary circus in the Netherlands. From first-tim...
Circus Whispers | Season 5 Episode 1 | De blik van het publiek (NL)
Voor circuskenners is het gesneden koek, maar bij het publiek leven nog veel vragen. Waar leer je het vak? Zijn circusartiesten nog steeds nomadisch? En wat is hedendaags circus eigenlijk, en hoe sterk leeft het in Nederland? In de aanloop naar...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 7 | It's all about Benjamin
In this episode, host Maaike Muis invited circus maker and artist Benjamin Kuitenbrouwer and with Cahit Metin, director of TENT. They reflect on Benjamin's long, winding road as house maker of TENT. You hear voices, quotes and reflections from ...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 6 | MAT - English
It started with a sentence: ‘what if you loaded the floor with mats’ and it resulted in the full-length acrobatic performance MAT, about the art of falling and the beauty of failure. Because acrobats prefer to land on their feet, yet many hours...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 5 | MAT
Het begon met een zin: 'wat als je de vloer zou vullen met matten' en het resulteerde in de avondvullende acrobatische voorstelling MAT, over de kunst van het vallen en de schoonheid van falen. Acrobaten landen tenslotte het liefst op hun voete...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 4 | Identity | IF Circus & Cia Insurgentes
Anyone who stands on stage dancing and laughing in Chile or Mexico paves the way for an audience to laugh. But how do you transmit this piece of culture to a new audience Itzel and Micaela of Insurgentes Company wonder aloud? Mar & Shalom f...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 3 | Apparatus | Jakob & Berkey
The do-it-yourself mentality in circus is strong. So is that of the Maker for a Week exploring what future circus could be. Host Maaike Muis sat down with Berkey and Jakob Jacobsson. What is usually in the shadows, is what they put in the spotl...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 2 | Audience | Cecilia & Michi
In this episode, you find out why there are no snacks to be found in the dressing room of Michael Zandl's crew. And you'll hear why you might be hanging in Cecilia Rosso's straps. In this first open-hearted conversation, host Maaike Muis takes ...
Circus Whispers | Season 4 Episode 1 | Experts on trends
In Circus Whispers, host Maaike Muis gives the makers the floor, but what about the other side of the table? To make sure audiences and work come together, the programmer comes into play. He sometimes sees more than 100 performances a year. And...
Circus Whispers Extra | Sharing is Scary
‘Sharing is Scary is a gift, a beautiful format, a concept of impact.’ Participating circus makers talk about it fondly. For the third time, makers came together to share their working practices and methodology straight from the rehearsal studi...
Circus Whispers Extra | Fast Forward | Showcasing
"It was really hypnotic, brilliant, entertaining from start to finish." In this episode, we hear how audiences, makers and programmers experienced TENT’s Dutch circus' showcase in London. And you will also hear more about the practical hurdles ...
Circus Whispers Extra | Fast Forward | Coproducing
The contrast between the directness of the Dutch and the politeness of the British was one of the many things TENT had to get used to. In three episodes, podcast maker Maaike Muis follows the international trajectory of TENT house for contempor...
Circus Whispers Extra | Fast Forward | Job Shadowing
Over the course of one year, podcast maker Maaike Muis made recordings of the international collaborations between TENT in Amsterdam and London's Jacksons Lane as part of TENT's Fast Forward trajectory. In three episodes, you are taken through ...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 Episode 6 | Hanna de Vletter
With her solo, Hanna presents something on stage that would not have been there without her. In this final episode of this Circus Whispers season, host Maaike Muis and trapeze artist Hanna de Vletter take us through the challenges, rewards, and...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 Episode 5 | Fenja Barteldres
For Fenja Barteldres too, the perfection and simplicity of the round Cyr Wheel was irresistible. But when she broke the wheel into pieces, the round shape turned out to be just one of 47 possibilities. In this fifth episode of Circus Whispers, ...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 Episode 4 | Sam Rhyner
His desire was to create an acrobatic performance with a non-acrobatic partner. But when you replace the partner with an object, you enter the realm of object manipulation. In the studio, Maaike Muis meets Trebor, the new 'living' part...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 Episode 3 | Susanna Paavola
Most of the time, chaos reigns in her head. Susanna tries to make coffee and spin around in the Cyr-wheel at the same time. Keeping your focus is already a challenge for many people, even more so for those with attention deficit disorder. In th...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 | Trailer
In this third season of the podcast series Circus Whispers, we speak to new makers moving into the circus discipline. We invited Maaike Muis to combine her circus love-and-knowledge and her podcast-making itch in a six-part series on the 'Maker...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 Episode 2 | Lily & Janick
Circus research, how do you do it? In this second episode of Circus Whispers, we hear how acrobat duo Lily&Janick kept falling out of their handstand. The mirrored floor they work on had everything to do with it. What does your brain do to ...
Circus Whispers | Season 3 Episode 1 | Saar Rombout & Sianna Bruce
Until recently, the sky was their preferred playground; now, for aerial artists Saar Rombout and Sianna Bruce, the soft crash mat beckons. Pain is intertwined with circus. But since they are both injured, this 'sensation' took on a whole new co...
Circus Whispers | Season 2 Episode 6 | Jorga Lok
This special cabinet, in which Jorga Lok, acrobat and circus maker, fits just perfectly, has been with her for seven years. In Circus Whispers #6, we find out all about her special relationship with the cabinet, about the origins of her love fo...
Circus Whispers | Season 2 Episode 5 | Maria Madeira
"To know someone, you have to walk a mile in their shoes." For this fifth Circus Whispers, Maria Madeira put on some very special shoes. Host Maaike Muis visited the young acrobat and tap dancer at the studio in Amsterdam. Because what do circu...
Circus Whispers | Season 2 Episode 4 | Harvey Cobb
Anyone who is just once too untruthful on stage quickly loses credibility. Harvey Cobb is only too happy to lead his audience up a false path. Does the audience feel played? And what do they think of that? In this fourth episode, host Maaike va...
