Invisible Circus: No Dress Rehearsal
Stars: Heidi Borg, Ashling Deeks, Sarah Fielding, Doug Francis, Laurie French | Directed by Naomi Smyth
The Invisible Circus is a Bristol-based collective of performance artists, specialising in ‘site specific’ productions. Their shows involve cabaret, acrobatics, music, dance, theatre and humour. This documentary, directed by Invisible Circus collaborator Naomi Smyth, showcases the ups and downs of troupe over a formative few years in the latter part of the previous decade.
As well as having plenty to say about the group specifically, the film also looks at the wider issues of the contention between public and private spaces (an issue more relevant than ever in the wake of the recent Occupy movement) and squatter’s rights. The performance spaces in which Invisible Circus live and work consist of derelict buildings (pubs, cathedrals, police stations), often to the ire of private investors. It’s easy to sympathise with...
Stars: Heidi Borg, Ashling Deeks, Sarah Fielding, Doug Francis, Laurie French | Directed by Naomi Smyth
The Invisible Circus is a Bristol-based collective of performance artists, specialising in ‘site specific’ productions. Their shows involve cabaret, acrobatics, music, dance, theatre and humour. This documentary, directed by Invisible Circus collaborator Naomi Smyth, showcases the ups and downs of troupe over a formative few years in the latter part of the previous decade.
As well as having plenty to say about the group specifically, the film also looks at the wider issues of the contention between public and private spaces (an issue more relevant than ever in the wake of the recent Occupy movement) and squatter’s rights. The performance spaces in which Invisible Circus live and work consist of derelict buildings (pubs, cathedrals, police stations), often to the ire of private investors. It’s easy to sympathise with...
- 1/23/2012
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