Chapter 3 Instructions on How to Research with Circus
Or, How Circus Research Rebels against Circus and Research at Stockholm University of the Arts
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Abstract
Why might a circus artist decide to use their circus practice as a research method? Why might a researcher choose circus practices to develop a new understanding of theoretical texts? Against which codes do artistic circus researchers rebel in order to pursue circus research through the practice of circus? What risks are encountered when circus arts become research, and research feeds circus practice? How, finally, does one come to be so inspired by circus practice, and by demanding questions, that one chooses to pursue artistic research with circus? Some answers to these questions can be found in the circus programs at Sweden’s Stockholm University of the Arts. More answers may be found with you, dear reader, if you also choose to embark upon this research path.