Australian troupe Circa returns to BAM (Opus, BAM Next Wave 2015) with an awe-inspiring acrobatic journey and love letter to our species. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of related articles, videos, podcasts, and more. After you’ve attended the show, let us know what you thought by posting in the comments below and on social media using#BAMNextWave.
Program Notes
Article
Circus—an inclusive art form (BAMblog)
The circus is many things: an experience, a practice, a lifestyle, an education, a culture. But, above all else, it is an inclusive art form.
Article
Everything You Wanted to Know About Contemporary Circus, and More (BAMblog)
What exactly is “contemporary circus”? Its influence is everywhere, but it can be hard to define. Learn more about this elusive art form from the national director of advocacy group Circus Now.
Circus—an inclusive art form (BAMblog)
The circus is many things: an experience, a practice, a lifestyle, an education, a culture. But, above all else, it is an inclusive art form.
Article
Everything You Wanted to Know About Contemporary Circus, and More (BAMblog)
What exactly is “contemporary circus”? Its influence is everywhere, but it can be hard to define. Learn more about this elusive art form from the national director of advocacy group Circus Now.
Article
What Makes Us Humans? Yaron Lifschitz on Contemporary Circus (FringeArts)“Humans communicates by connecting the bodies and the pulse and the blood and the breath and the viscera of our artists with that of the audience,” says Circa’s Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz.
Watch & Listen
Video
BAM Virtual Reality: Circa in 360° (YouTube)
Engage with the performers from Circa as they rehearse for their performance of Opus at BAM.
Now your turn...
What did you think? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments below and on social media using #BAMNextWave.
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Watch & Listen
BAM Virtual Reality: Circa in 360° (YouTube)
Engage with the performers from Circa as they rehearse for their performance of Opus at BAM.
Video
Introducing Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz (YouTube)
He drinks red wine, has two sausage dogs, and spends a lot of time on Skype. He also runs a circus.
Introducing Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz (YouTube)
He drinks red wine, has two sausage dogs, and spends a lot of time on Skype. He also runs a circus.
Now your turn...
© 2018 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. All rights reserved.