Organized by the Free University of Brussels and Latitude 50 In collaboration with the University of Berlin
and UCLouvain (LOCI-Tournai)
The aim of this conference is to use analyses of historical and contemporary circus buildings, their forms and typologies, discourses and epistemes as a starting point for discussions on broader issues concerning artistic, social, cultural, and historical interrelations.
The conference will take place at the recently inaugurated Latitude 50 Circus in the Belgian countryside. This venue not only allows us to directly connect research questions to practice.
The event is open to the public. Presentations and discussions will be conducted in English.
13h – 14h
Registration and get together
14h – 15h
Conference-Opening
– Franziska Trapp (Free University of Brussels; Belgium)
– Jan Lazardzig (Freie Universität Berlin; Germany)
– Vincent Geens (Coordinator of ‘Cirque et Archi Year’; Belgium)
15h – 16h
Keynote – Julieta Infantino, University of Buenos Aires; Argentina
“The institutionalization of circus arts in contemporary Buenos Aires via the establishment of permanent architectural spaces for artistic pedagogy, rehearsal, and reproduction”
16h – 16h30
Coffee Break
16h30 – 17h30
Panel I: Historiography
– Hanna Eßler (Zurich University of the Arts; Switzerland)
Carved from the same wood? The construction of distinctions between circus and theatre in architectural and building literature toward the end of the nineteenth century in Berlin”
– Anne Schaap (Schaap en Sturm Architecten, Rotterdam Circustad; Netherlands)
“In search of the history of circus and its buildings. Circus as a living structure”
17h30
Opening – Apéro
18h15
Performance & meal
with
Be Flat (Be)
10h – 11h
Keynote – Yann Rocher, Architect; France
“Latest news of the flying circus”
11h – 11h30
Coffee-Break
11h30 – 12h30
Panel II : The Ephemeral
– Florence Corin (Contredanse; Belgium): “Dance, body, and architecture”
– Paloma Leyton (online presentation): “From open horizons to circus buildings. A process of adaptations and architectural serendipity in research-creation”
12h30 – 14h
lunch
14h – 15h
Keynote – Peta Tait, La Trobe University of Melbourne ; Australie
“Sustainable circus spaces and emotions”
15h – 15h30
Coffee-Break
15h30 – 16h30
Panel III : Inaugurations
– Edgars Jane (Kees Christiaanse Architects and Planners; Netherlands)
“Rīgas Cirks. Circus of Radical Conservation”
– Vincent Geens (Historian and Independent Promoter; Belgium) and Matthieu Meunier (Atelier MW, UCLouvain; Belgium)
“Latitude 50. Circus and architecture in the countryside”
16h30 – 17h30
Case Study: Circus Buildings in Brussels – A Roundtable
– Mathieu Goeury (Les Halles de Schaerbeek; Belgium)
–Reynaldo Rampersad (École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque; Belgium)
-Emma Van Overschelde (La Roseraie; Belgium)
– Olivier Bastin (Lescaut Architecture; Belgium)
-Julie Thiebaut (Directorate of Cultural Installations of the FWB; Belgium)
– Teresa Fajardo (École de Cirque de Bruxelles)
Hosted by Teresa Fajardo (École de Cirque de Bruxelles)
17h30
Vernissage and Apéro
Hosted by the students of UCLouvain, Faculté d’architecture, d’ingénierie architecturale, d’urbanisme (LOCI)
19h
Dinner
20h30
Performance
10h – 11h
Keynote – Jan Naets, Cie Basinga, Rigger, Technician, Equipment Designer; France
“Thoughts on circus and architecture. A rigger’s perspective”
11h – 11h30
Coffee-Break
11h30 – 12h30
Panel IV : Society
– Bara Adolfova (CARAVAN, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague; Belgium)
“Building a youth circus school. Synopsis of the international pre-symposium”
– Miguel Manzano Olmos (Architect; Spain)
“The integral circus laboratory: revitalizing vulnerable communities through social circus architecture
12h30 – 14h
lunch
14h – 15h30
Panel V : Resistance
– Rachel Marques and Lucas Nathan Vilela (UNICAMP, Brazil)
“Architectures of the South: the politics of discontinuities and the aesthetic of resistance”
– Elvira Avota (University of Tartu; Estonia, Latvia)
“Adding by removing. The recoding process of Rīgas Cirks”
– Antoine Pohu (Independent Dramaturg and Writer, Free University of Brussels; Belgium)
“Outside the institution. Topographies of circus practices in Brussels”
15h30 – 16h
Coffee-Break
16h – 17h
Closing Walking Discussion
Hosted by MA students of Spectacle Vivant, Université Libre de Bruxelles
17h – 17h30
Conclusion
Hosted by Karel Vanhaesebrouck, Franziska Trapp, Jan Lazardzig, and Elias D’hollander
19h
Closing Diner and Party
20h30
Performance
International Academic Conference: New Circus. New Architectures?
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Franziska Trapp (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Prof. Dr. Karel Vanhaesebrouck (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Prof. Dr. Véronique Lemaire (UCLouvain)
Scientific Committee:
Franziska Trapp (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Prof. Dr. Jan Lazardzig (Freie Universität Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Karel Vanhaesebrouck (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Prof. Dr. Véronique Lemaire (UCLouvain)
Elias D’hollander (University of Ghent)
