SPARK#1 is a podcast by Circostrada on the future of circus tents

This podcast is a collection of the thoughts and ideas that came up during he first edition of Spark. An event that took place on April 28th to 29th 2022 in Tilburg (The Netherlands), co-organised with Festival Circolo. It was an event for discussing and imagining the future of big tops and exploring new possibilities for the mobility of circus tents and big tops,Spark brought together a small group of participants combining Circostrada members, artists architects and designers that exchanged best practices, experiences and brainstorm collectively to come up with a list of recommendations to circulate within the field at local, national, and European levels.  introduction1st experience under a big top, 2:28circus life, 5:30challenges. 9:47solutions and ideas 15:28the future 22:46credits 25:45This podcast was commissioned by Circostrada and festival Circolo.Interviews, productions and host: Maaike van Langen. Editing and coaching: Geert Vlieger. Music via Blue dot sessions.Many thanks to:All the participants of Spark Tilburg, in particular: Antonia Kuzmanic, Milan Manić, Nikola Mijatović, Marc Eysink Smeets, Anne-Agathe Prin, Jiri Turek, Anne Schaap, Nix Pretlover, Rik Makes, Tom Rack. Festival Circolo. Theater de Nieuwe Vorst and off course Circostrada. Circostrada is coordinated by ARTCENA and co-funded by the French Ministry of Culture and the Creative Europe programme of the European commission.  If you want to know more about Circostrada Network's missions, activities, members, latest news and resources, check out www.circostrada.org