{"id":8774,"date":"2022-03-10T10:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T09:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynamoworkspace.dk\/artistinresidense\/sisus-sirkus-2\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T18:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T17:51:00","slug":"sisus-sirkus-2","status":"publish","type":"artistinresidense","link":"https:\/\/dynamoworkspace.dk\/en\/artistinresidense\/sisus-sirkus-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sisus Sirkus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sisus Sirkus vender tilbage til DYNAMO for at arbejde videre p\u00e5 Memoirs of Mud: En provokerende, legende og modig forestilling, der takler temaer som k\u00f8nsroller, ligestilling, autenticitet og frihed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Om kompagniet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sisus er et cirkuskompagni fra Finland best\u00e5ende rent af kvinder. Siden 2014 har de lavet adskillige projekter, og i august 2016 havde de deres f\u00f8rste udend\u00f8rshow i fuld l\u00e6ngde ved navn Mosh Split. I \u00f8jeblikket er Sisus ved at arbejde p\u00e5 to nye shows ved navn \u2018Memoirs of Mud\u2019 og \u2018Plus Plus\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e6s mere om kompagniet: http:\/\/www.sisus.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IN CONVERSATION WITH SISUS SIRKUS <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q: This is your second residency in DYNAMO, working on the same performance. What has changed since you were here last \u2013 in the direction for Memoirs of Mud, artistic elements, etc.?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: After our work in progress presentation we decided to continue pushing some of the ideas further and to stop with some that didn\u02bct make the cut (kill our darlings style). Now we are in the stage of defining and polishing our ideas and working with the different narratives. It\u02bcs really about piecing the puzzle together. We are forced to navigate through this residency a little different due to an injury (Inka had a back surgery 4 months ago) and it’s making space for a lot of sound scape research as well as the ideas and transitions and dramaturgy. This is still our second residency so we are giving room for ideas to blossom and inspiration to take us to unexpected places. We don\u02bct want to lose the playfulness and element of surprise, which have been such a big part of our process so far, even when we are getting closer to finishing the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Inka and Imogen performing Memoirs of Mud, 2021. Photos by Cosmin Cirstea.]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Can you share a bit about the choice of title? How does it relate to the core concepts of your work \u2013 activism, feminism, equality, etc?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: So basically to narrow it down to three main inspirations that link to our title:
1. Vivienne Westwood’s collection \u2018Nostalgia of Mud\u02bc has inspired us in multiple ways; her perseverance to her creativity, her kick-ass punk attitude and her activism. It also matches themes regarding fashion which we have been inspired by and comment on during the show.
2. The idea of using mud on stage and revisiting the time in our lives when we were carelessly getting dirty without any worry in the world.
3. The notion of ‘memoir’ gives us freedom to explore all kind of memories so far and creatively apply them into our work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Left: Nostalgia of Mud, Vivienne Westwood (Source: blog.viviennewestwood.com). Right: Memoirs of Mud, Sisus Sirkus (Photo by Cosmin Cirstea)] <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What has been the feedback from your peers on your progress on the show so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: We\u02bcve had really supportive and constructive feedback to continue the process. It was really reinforcing to receive so supportive feedback from our spoken word part that for us is one of the most vulnerable parts of the show, as it was something we had never done before on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: We were all quite mesmerised by the element of spoken word performance. Are you keeping it for the final version of the show? What role does it serve (dramaturgically) in the performance?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Thank you! We are definitely keeping it!! We had so much fun trying out this new thing and anything to make the audience laugh in these times is a keeper. Dramaturgically it’s still part of the puzzle and we seem to be addicted to adding lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Inka and Imogen performing the Work in Progress for ‘Memoirs of Mud’ 2021. Photo by Cosmin Cirstea<\/em>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Q: In your work in progress showing last October in DYNAMO, there was a strong presence of organic elements \u2013 the soil, the roots\u2026 potatoes were a concept you were excited about. Have you continued your research with other elements for your scenography, or went more in depth with the same?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: We are still very excited about the possibilities that the soil gives us and how strongly it relates to our themes. More vegetables, more dum ideas and better quality soil (AA1 H1 plain white turf ;)) to keep things playful and fun. It’s interesting to work with soil because there is a massive conflict of the soil being so liberating to play in and at the same time challenging to spend so long in the shower trying to get it out from every hole of our bodies\u2026. What a nice reminder that we have to sacrifice our comfort for art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[Imogen and Inka performing the Work in Progress for ‘Memoirs of Mud’ 2021. Photo by Cosmin Cirstea]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Q: In your past residency you worked with Santiago Ruiz as an outside eye. Has that relationship continued? (Or do you have new creative collaborations \u2013 be it with an outside eye, scenographer, musician\u2026?)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: We had such a great time last time with Santiago. Already from the beginning it was a clear decision to work with 3 different outside eyes throughout the process. So far this has been an amazing: our outside eyes have been so well-suited to where we are in the creation. So this time we are working with Vejde Grind and in the next residency we will work with Gabriella Munoz. We chose three really different artists from different backgrounds to bring out different flavours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The residency is supported by Nordic Culture Point \u2013 Funding for Artists Residencies, Odense Kommune, and Statens Kunstfond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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