Cirkus ABC is DYNAMO’s attempt to enlighten and educate our hungry audience, who are not just satisfied with watching performances – they want to attain knowledge as well! “We don’t just want to be entertained, we want to be educated!”, we say, and well, we gotta’ give the people what they want!

But acquiring and disseminating all knowledge about circus is a complicated and time-consuming discipline, so we have allied ourselves with the artists who make their way through DYNAMO, either in residencies or as guest appearances.

Follow this page as the list gradually expands and unfolds! And if you want to contribute, you are welcome. Write to pr@dynamoworkspace.dk

A
Acrobatics, aerial,
Antipodism: See Foot juggling

B
Balancing chair, burlesque, ballroom

C
Cyr wheel, contortionist, clown, Chinese Pole

D
Death wheel
Diabolo: “Is an object that we would say is a ball cut in half and joined on the opposite side. With two sticks and a string tied at the ends we can make it spin. Diabolo etymologically means to throw in parabola. It is the most recognisable but not the only thing that can be done with this object.” Carla Carnerero, La Barque Acide

E

F
Firebreather
Foot juggling: “Foot juggling, in the other words antipodism, is a form of juggling where the juggler lies on their back and kicks, catches and manipulates objects with their feet. Objects can be different shapes and sizes, but most common ones are balls, umbrellas, tubes, tissues and tables. Foot juggling can be performed as a solo discipline as well as duo or group discipline where the jugglers throws the objects to each other with their feet.” Rosa-Maria Autio
Firebreather

G

H
Handstand: “Handstands are quite simply standing on your hands, or one hands. But of course it’s up to you what you do with that, how you move, how you combine it and integrate it into your stage work.” – Imogen Huzel, Sisus Sirkus

Hulahoop, hair hanging

I

J
Juggling

K

L

M
Magi nouvelle, mime, mexican ring

N

O
Object manipulation

P
Perch, pole

Q

R
Rola-bola: “Rola bola is a roll with a board on top of it. The basic idea is to keep it in balance and then perform various skills on it. Quite often it is a solo discipline, but in the history of traditional circus there has been some duos too.” Lotta Paavilainen, Lotta&Stina
Rollerblades

S

T
Teeterboard, trapeze, tooth hanging, tight wire dancer (also: high wire acrobats and slack wire artists)

U
Unicycle

V
Ventriloquist, varieté

W
Washington trapez: “Washington trapeze is an aerial discipline that focuses on balancing on the trapeze with your head and hands. It’s a peculiar blend of balance and aerial skills, requiring meticulous attention to detail.” Inka Pehkonen, Sisus Sirkus

X

Y

Z