HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes
Episode 6- Gypsy Snider, circus director and hand-to-hand base (Part 1)
On today's episode, Lyndsay and I spoke with circus director and auteur Gypsy Snider. We covered so many topics with Gypsy we've divided her interview into two parts. In this episode we talk about growing up in the circus, circus school in Europe, her first encounter with Cirque Du Soleil, and how failure and negativity can drive your art. Episode 6, Part 2 will be released later this week. If you like the podcast please share it with your friends on Facebook and rate us on iTunes. You can also email questions and comments at hello@hideawaycircus.com. Enjoy!
Show Notes:
• [01:00] - Childhood in the Pickle Family Circus
• [11:00] - Rejected from French circus school
• [12:30] - Gypsy moves to England
• [13:53] - Switzerland and the Dmitri School
• [15:25] - Gypsy on Failure, Negativity, and Improvising
• [25:00] - Did Gypsy think of Cirque Du Soleil Dralion first?
• [28:50] - Gypsy’s first interaction with Cirque Du Soleil and German Cabaret
• [37:00] - Gypsy joins Saltimbanco
People mentioned for further reference:
Kris Kremo, Eric Bates, David Dmitri, Big Apple Circus, Paul Binder, Guy Laliberte, Pomp Duck and Circumstance, Serenity and Bill Forchion, Elsie Smith, New England Center for Circus Arts, Vertigo Tango, Seb and Mimi’s hand to hand act.
Episode 5- Sellam Ouahabi, a remarkable life in the circus
Sellam Ouahabi is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating circus performers and coaches today. On this episode, Josh and Lyndsay sat down Sellam and talked about his childhood growing up in Africa, how he ran away with a circus as a teenager, his experiences with racism on and off stage, and what it takes to for a circus student to find the right coach for them. If you enjoy our podcast, please share it with your friends, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and rate us on iTunes!
Show Notes:
• [02:18] Sellam recounts the circus in Tangier, Morocco
• [05:58] Sellam’s first job at 9-year-old
• [09:34] Sneaking into the King’s gymnasium
• [15:55] 13-year-old Sellam joins the circus
• [22:09] Life with in a acrobatic troupe
• [23:30] Racism in the circus
• [27:45] Sellam creates solo acts
• [30:02] Handling prejudice in Italian circus
• [37:34] Sellam starts coaching
• [43:31] Quiting the circus but can’t stay away
• [48:35] A philosophy of coaching
• [53:40] Combining contemporary and traditional circus
• [56:31] Sellam on opening his own coaching studio
Links Mentioned:
Sellam’s Website, The Simple Circus <http://thesimplecircus.com>
On today’s episode we sit down with Adam Woolley, the managing director of Circus Now. We chat about the organization and it’s circus advocacy programs, the state of social and recreational circus in America, and what needs to be done in order to increase visibility and accessibility to the art form. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and rate us on iTunes!
Show Notes:
• [03:30] What is Circus Now?
• [10:20] Circus Now Artist Residencies
• [11:04] The 2017 Smithsonian Circus Festival
• [15:27] Defining the term circus
• [17:56] The booming recreational and social circus scene
• [20:35] The populism of circus
• [22:10] Storytelling through circus
• [26:24] How do we increase accessibility to shows?
Links Mentioned:
Circus Now Website <http://circusnow.org>
On today’s episode we talk with the founders of the House Of Yes, Kae Burke and Anya Sapzhnikova. We ask them about their life long collaborative process designing costumes, creating circus acts, and managing a hybrid nightlife performance venue. Anya and Kae offered great insight into saying yes to opportunity and hustling to make art. We think you’ll really enjoy the episode. If you do, please share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and rate us on iTunes!
Show Notes:
• [01:52] Anna (Anya) and Kathy (Kay) meet
• [07:02] Learning to stilt walk
• [08:43] Getting into the party scene
• [11:45] The first House of Yes burns down!
• [14:39] Origin of the name House of Yes
• [16:34] Bouncing back with second House of Yes
• [20:25] Getting kicked out
• [19:50] Building new House of Yes and it’s bathrooms
• [27:30] Positive Nightclubbing Party Shamans
• [29:00] Little Cinema and making content in 24 hours
• [30:53] What’s next for The House of Yes?
Links Mentioned:
House of Yes Website <http://houseofyes.org>
HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes
Episode 2 - Josh & Lyndsay on disrupting circus, collectives, and multi-racial casting
On today’s show, Josh & Lyndsay talk about their recent appearance at the #StartUp Columbia Entrepreneurship Festival and what it takes to disrupt circus and theater. They discuss the pros and cons of circus and playwright collectives as well as the state of multi-racial casting in new productions. They wrap up with a chat about the new way of watching circus and theater on Youtube and Instagram. Let us know your thoughts and please subscribe and rate us on iTunes!
• [00:15] #StartUp Columbia Entrepreneurship Festival
• [01:30] Can circus be disrupted?
• [03:45] The future of Ringling and Barnum & Bailey
• [04:43] What do the words Circus and Broadway conjure?
• [08:19] Circus and Playwright Collectives
• [14:36] Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt- Kimono She Didn’t
• [15:14] Multi-racial Casting
• [18:52] Circus on Instagram and Musicals on Youtube
Links Mentioned:
Ringling Trailer
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI5XUtujx98>
CircUS GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/8mp52fwk>
Corrections:
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