Teaching Workshop: Workshop Studying the Circus

The workshop "Studing the circus" is based on a full immersion in the contemporary circus, in order to highlight different genres and features of this type of entertainment. It takes place during only one week, with a part of historical introduction by Alessandro Serena, coordinator in workshop activities, from the circus in the ancient world, when such form of performance was spread in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, up to nowadays, by analysing the evolution of the space, the impact of artists, companies and organisation in the productions. In the second part students will have the opportunity to meet international artists and directors of the circus productions. During the week, the attending students will take part to a practical workshop of joggling and object manipulation.

Circus is an area offering several opportunities not only for artistic jobs, but also prospects in financial, technical and marketing activities. In the workshop students will have the knowledge of the historical context and the main features of the circus productions. In particular, they will able to deal with critical awareness the contemporary circus expressions.