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Circus Camp Video/Production Manual
Apologies if i sent this twice -
We received funding this year to produce a Video and production manual for the inner-city circus camp in produce here in Winnipeg. The video provides an overview of the program, the manual provides step-by-step instruction of how to produce this sort of programming, including funding information, impact assessment studies, budgets and associated pyschobabble. This package will be available at no cost.
Quick synopsis - this is a program I've been producing for the past six years which basically provides inner-city "youth-at-risk" training in the circus and magic arts. The instructors have almost exclusively been Canadian and U.S. street performers as well as aerialists and trapeze artists from various circus orgs. We've helped start up similar programs in Saskatoon and London, Ontario - this past year Shelley from Edmonton and a lady from Moncton came as observers, they (as well as the producer of the Vancouver kids fest) want to start similar programs in their cities next year.
For the past two years we've been touring the program to remote northern (First Nations) communities as well - that's also part of this package.
On a related note - we usually add fresh blood/meat each year - this past year we added hula hoopist Annie Dugan (formerly w. Le Pamplemouse) and the Acromaniacs. Special mention should go to Robert Nelson - who stepped into the breach this year when my Canuck juggleboy/instructor took ill. Dr. Nelson joined our northern odyssey this past spring on extremely short notice, taught diablo,plate spinning and juggly stuff and proved to be a great teacher. It also marked the first time an instructor taught a whole week in a leisure suit with a jacket made out of wood chips but that's another story - that and the single malt issue (Gweedo indeed!)
So here's the rub - the video and manual are available to anyone with a serious interest in getting this kind of programming up in their home town - wherever. If you have an interest - email me and I'll put you on the mailing list - the materials will be available in mid-June. HOWEVER, while this is not a caveat - we can only afford to produce about 50 of these packages so I would appreciate genuine inquiries only - I'll trust your collective judgement to divine the difference between professional curiosity and "serious" interest (ie. don't ask for the video just to see the bitter one's jacket)
If you're interested, it's advisable to link up with a non-profit or charitable org with some form of pre-established administrative infrastructure (Holy Toledo - I'm speaking bureaucrat!) - in terms of obtaining funding - it's an easier way to go.
That's it - there's a lot of upsides to the program - obviously it's great for the kids involved - they're marginalized and they learn some new skills, get applause, a self-esteem boost and all that. The more of these that get going also means more work for artists - as I mentioned, the program has always been staffed primarily by street performers - it works best that way - go figure.
still living the dream...
yr/nr
We received funding this year to produce a Video and production manual for the inner-city circus camp in produce here in Winnipeg. The video provides an overview of the program, the manual provides step-by-step instruction of how to produce this sort of programming, including funding information, impact assessment studies, budgets and associated pyschobabble. This package will be available at no cost.
Quick synopsis - this is a program I've been producing for the past six years which basically provides inner-city "youth-at-risk" training in the circus and magic arts. The instructors have almost exclusively been Canadian and U.S. street performers as well as aerialists and trapeze artists from various circus orgs. We've helped start up similar programs in Saskatoon and London, Ontario - this past year Shelley from Edmonton and a lady from Moncton came as observers, they (as well as the producer of the Vancouver kids fest) want to start similar programs in their cities next year.
For the past two years we've been touring the program to remote northern (First Nations) communities as well - that's also part of this package.
On a related note - we usually add fresh blood/meat each year - this past year we added hula hoopist Annie Dugan (formerly w. Le Pamplemouse) and the Acromaniacs. Special mention should go to Robert Nelson - who stepped into the breach this year when my Canuck juggleboy/instructor took ill. Dr. Nelson joined our northern odyssey this past spring on extremely short notice, taught diablo,plate spinning and juggly stuff and proved to be a great teacher. It also marked the first time an instructor taught a whole week in a leisure suit with a jacket made out of wood chips but that's another story - that and the single malt issue (Gweedo indeed!)
So here's the rub - the video and manual are available to anyone with a serious interest in getting this kind of programming up in their home town - wherever. If you have an interest - email me and I'll put you on the mailing list - the materials will be available in mid-June. HOWEVER, while this is not a caveat - we can only afford to produce about 50 of these packages so I would appreciate genuine inquiries only - I'll trust your collective judgement to divine the difference between professional curiosity and "serious" interest (ie. don't ask for the video just to see the bitter one's jacket)
If you're interested, it's advisable to link up with a non-profit or charitable org with some form of pre-established administrative infrastructure (Holy Toledo - I'm speaking bureaucrat!) - in terms of obtaining funding - it's an easier way to go.
That's it - there's a lot of upsides to the program - obviously it's great for the kids involved - they're marginalized and they learn some new skills, get applause, a self-esteem boost and all that. The more of these that get going also means more work for artists - as I mentioned, the program has always been staffed primarily by street performers - it works best that way - go figure.
still living the dream...
yr/nr
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