CIRCUS AND CABARET
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Flamboyant shows with aerial performance, side shows, fire shows, cabaret, dress-up debauchery and rumbumptious sculdugery and much more. The Invisible Circus will again appear as host to this years Circus area at Sunrise festival. By day join us for workshops, Swingboat Rides, walkabout performances and refreshing cocktails at cafe Bar-Maggedon. By night we invite you to join us in the main Tent for The Freak Boutique, A dark Comedy Circus Theatre spectacular. www.invisiblecircus.co.uk
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The Invisible Circus The Invisible Circus return to the Sunrise celebration this year with the sell out show “ Beyond the Cabaret.” A rollercoaster ride into the seedy underbelly and twilight world of the Cabaret, the show hosts a variety of top class international Circus acts who weave their magic into a story of success, duress, stress and excess as the travelling troupe are picked up by an agent and rocket launched on a one way ticket into the Big Time, to face the compromises and demands of the cut throat world of the entertainment industry and make it out the other side. This show will open the evening program in the main tent at around 9pm each night. The rest of the evening will be spent enjoying late night cabaret shows, live music and DJ’s with cocktails available at the bar. Join us for an evening of other worldly delights. |
The Invisible Circus are busy in Bristol transforming an old Police HQ, Law Courts and Fire station complex in the City Centre as part of The Artspace / Lifespace Project a community based arts organisation they founded to negotiate for creative use of vacant inner city space, to see more of their work and details of last years Revelations Urban Artspace Festival visit www.artspacelifespace.com
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Workshops in this Area
The workshops can be attended individually or as a course. All are adults are welcome. The Saturday workshops lead up to a performance by participants, on Sunday, all are welcome to come and enjoy the show.
“Flaunt your Flamboyance”
given by Bus De Burlesque.
Back by popular demand after début at Sunrise ’07.
A 2-hour burlesque costume and dance workshop, open to women and girls only (sorry fellas). Come and learn some moves, try on some fabulous outfits and have a giggle. On Saturday night we do a show together on the Out of the Ordinary Stage, fellas can come along if they are properly attired in burlesque “Drag Fest”, we can help there.
Chimaera Circus
discover “Curiosity and Adventure”
During the daytime we offer a selection of workshops in theatre games, circus skills and playful improvisation. Each night we host a fire-spinning playground with safety and guidance for enthusiasts, and a showcase of fire devilment for your delight.
Otesha Project
Will begin their 5-week cycle tour at Sunrise, travelling on to the Midland, Wales and Ireland promoting sustainable living and positivity. The show they perform here will go with them to many venues spreading good vibrations, come and catch some at the Zest Tent. Children, young people especially welcome.
Hoop Dance
Excellent feel good factor with hoops, anyone can do it, come on down and have a go. A natural long-lasting high, get your blood pumping and your body moving. Great tunes and lots of fun. All welcome, children, disaffected youth, and pensioners, LETS GO!
Niche Workshops - Tickling The Senses And Breaking The Silence Of Taboo
To Be Or Not Taboo - For over 17’s
Freedom to Write
1- The Myth of Separation
2- Permission to Be
3- The Power of Ideas/Images
4- Taboo or not Taboo
5- Preparation/Aim/A Rudderless Ship/Nerves
6- Remembering Yourself – Creating Reminding Factors
7- Writing the poem
Performance Aids
8- Genuine Experience
9- Sincerity/Death of the Author
10- Costumes and Props
11- Backing Tracks/Collaboration
12- The Mic
13- Nerves/Remembering Yourself
14- UsingPersonas
The Performance
15- The Performance World
16- Memorizing and Rehearsing
17- Group Feedback and Tweaking
18- Audiences/Death of the Author
19- Vocal FX /Collaboratio Requests
20- Costumes
21- Dress Rehearsal
Their Show
Workshops For 7-17’s
These workshops follow a similar basic pattern to the adult workshops. However, there is markedly less emphasis on discussion and more on games to loosen up - and practical efforts towards performing. Parents are welcome to be involved if they wish but this is not necessary if they would rather take some time out for themselves. We do not perform a full show at the beginning of this workshop. Instead, during the third part of it, we perform as well.
So it is as follows;
1- Loosening up games, Ideas, Writing a Poem
2- Costumes, Acting, The Mic and Collaboration
3- The Dress Rehearsal
4- The Show
Performance in this Area
Using soundscapes and enchanting lines, weaving their way in and out of the cold hard truths often being projected, Perciphone Petticoat often flirts on a rather risque edge. Pertinent subjects delivered graphically, are often skillfully tempered according to musicality and backing sounds: allowing ideas that would otherwise be unpallatable - to be considered. This is no ordinary show. Witness Perciphone morph into different characters again and again - keeping us transfixed and intrigued as to what we will be confronted with next. Come and join in Perciphon's Niche Workshops in the ...... on Saturday and Sunday at .......See the program for more details.
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