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This is the podcast channel of Circostrada. Circostrada is the European Network ( https://www.circostrada.org/en/missions-and-values ) for contemporary circus and outdoor arts. Created in 2003 with the core mission of furthering the development, empowerment and recognition of these fields at European and international levels, over the years the network has become an important anchoring point for its members ( https://www.circostrada.org/en/members/list ) and a key interlocutor in the dialogue with cultural policy makers across Europe.
Crossing Voices ep4. Circus Pedagogies: Teaching for the Future
Circostrada
35 minutes
3 months ago
Crossing Voices ep4. Circus Pedagogies: Teaching for the Future
What does it mean to pass on knowledge—and how can circus arts shape the way we teach, care, and create?
In this episode of Crossing Voices, we dive into the world of circus education through the voices of two artists who are reimagining how skills and values are transmitted across generations.
Host Maaike Muis brings together Danka Sekulović, based in Serbia and active within the self-organised collective Cirkusfera, and Saar Rombout, a Dutch artist teaching in Stockholm and Rotterdam. Both explore the tensions between traditional and contemporary aesthetics, offering fresh perspectives on what it means to teach in today’s circus landscape.
From activist pedagogy to creative rigging, their work challenges conventional models and embraces alternative approaches rooted in care, autonomy, and innovation. Whether navigating political pressure, burnout, or the everyday rituals that sustain community—like sharing coffee—their stories reveal how teaching can be both a technical and deeply human act.
Through their practices, we glimpse a future of circus education that is bold, inclusive, and grounded in the lived realities of those who shape it.
Interview, edit, VoiceOver: Maaike Muis
Production: Kinga Kesces for Circostrada
Music: Blue dot sessions
more info and resources: circostrada.org
Circostrada
This is the podcast channel of Circostrada. Circostrada is the European Network ( https://www.circostrada.org/en/missions-and-values ) for contemporary circus and outdoor arts. Created in 2003 with the core mission of furthering the development, empowerment and recognition of these fields at European and international levels, over the years the network has become an important anchoring point for its members ( https://www.circostrada.org/en/members/list ) and a key interlocutor in the dialogue with cultural policy makers across Europe.
