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| Artist Roster > Special Attractions > Cirkus Cirkör (Sweden) |
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“Inside Out boasts some of the most skilled circus
practitioners one could ever hope to encounter and with droll but
enlivening Irya’s Playground providing musical accompaniment,
you’re also, effectively getting two shows in one.” Mary Couzens,Extra! Extra
“Inside Out is lovely to look at, combining the romance of the spit-and-sawdust circus with a touch of a freak-show, and something more contemporary. It is full of wonderful images: a ghostly clown; a last support during which one of the participants walks across the table on wine bottles; two women on a trapeze in a beautiful sequence…” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian , UK “Enter Inside Out, surreal, cirque nouveau spectacle that mixes avant-garde circus arts with theatre, dance, music and street culture.” New York Time Out Kids <back |
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Tilde Björfors founded Cirkus Cirkör in 1995 with the goal to establish contemporary circus in Sweden. The company’s vision is divided into two focuses: art and education. Artistically, over thirty shows have been produced to date including Inside Out and Wear It Like a Crown. These show are based in the ideas of contemporary Circus, which intertwines the traditional disciplines of the circus (acrobatics, juggling, clowning, trapeze, tightrope walking, and other stunt-oriented activities) with emerging and new art forms of music, dance, theater, and street culture. The other half of Cirkus Cirkör’s operation is focused on education. As the company initially grew, Cirkus Cirkör initially partnered with area schools to exchange rehearsal space in school gymnasiums for instructional classes on various circus arts for school children. These partnerships lead to the creation of Circus in Schools. At the circus center, 40,000 children and teens annually participate in various workshops and classes and there is a professional college program in circus. Exploring contemporary circus through education is fundamental for Björfors and the members of Cirkus Cirkör because they truly believe in the potential of contemporary circus to change the world through the art, ideas, and practice of this form.
Tilde Björfors Biography Tilde Björfors is the founder and artistic director of Cirkus Cirkör and Professor of Contemporary Circus at the University College of Dance in Stockholm. She has directed numerous performances that have toured to critical acclaim in Sweden and other countries worldwide such as Austria, China, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Through the company, Björfors developed a national circus center in Stockholm, Sweden. The combination of the company’s stunning productions and unique center have lead it to be one of the premier contemporary circus companies.The idea of creating a contemporary circus ensemble came to Björfors
at twenty-four years of age while she was living with circus artists
in Paris. The world of the circus, filled with boldness, infinite
imagination, stunning visuals, and unseen choreography
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Wear It Like a Crown Wear it Like A Crown is Cirkus Cirkör’s newest show. Directed by Tilde Björfors with music by Rebekka Karijord, The title “Wear it Like A Crown” is from a song on Karijord’s album, The noble art of letting go. In this tragicomic and absurd performance, Björfors explores chaos and order and the transformation of risks into opportunities. It is about choosing to wear our failures, fears, and shortcomings like a crown. To polish it, and wear it with pride.On a revolving stage, the circus performers move through a world of illusions, shadow play, knife throwing, acrobatics, juggling, and drama. Six odd characters, feeling like they are the loneliest on earth, wrestle with their own dilemmas. Every character has his or her own way of trying to reach the others: through ping pong balls, acrobatics, and suction cups, among other things. In Wear it Like A Crown, Björfors continues to examine the big questions in life in relation to the world of circus. This show has been created in an attempt to understand the chaotic order of the right cerebral hemisphere. Inside Out Inside Out is a work of contemporary circus that tells a simple but ageless story: the story of following your heart’s desire. The idea of risk is doubly reinforced throughout Inside Out with each feat of daring performed by the company’s superb artists as the narrative story unfolds onstage. In addition to the formidable and enchanting performances of Cirkus Cirkör, the company is accompanied live by Swedish rock band Irya’s Playground. |
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