Inspire Seminars

Presented in English by Cirkus Syd as part of New Horizons Leadership Programme & Southern Sweden Circus Festival launch celebration and co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union are these 3 public seminars. Read more about the seminars below!

Free admission.

Limited capacity, drop in first come first served or register below to guarantee a spot.

Research in the field of Circus, Ghostcube and other project with Erik Åberg

Time: Thursday Sept 7th 16:00 - 17:00

Place: Skissernas Museum, Finngatan 2, 223 62 Lund

Erik Åberg is an artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. He makes objects and performances, and has appeared across Europe, Japan, Canada and the USA. Several films of his work have gone viral with millions of views across multiple platforms. Erik is currently a fine arts PhD student at the Stockholm University of the Arts (2021-2025), in the field of performative and media based practices. presents his research which concerns circus, juggling, sculpture, history, archive and philosophy. The seminar is both text and sculpture based.

Video of Erik's work on Ghostcube

Circus as practises of hope with Marie-Andrée Robitaille

Time: Friday Sept 8th 13:30 - 14:30

Place:  Lunds Stadsbibliotek, Sankt Petri kyrkogata 6, 222 21 Lund

Humans are currently facing complex crises on planet Earth. Since 2020, the performing arts sector has been disrupted. Now in 2023, we are at the intersection of old ways and new ways of doing things.

In this seminar Marie-Andrée Robitaille will address the following questions:

What does it mean to be a circus artist today?

How can circus remain relevant in today’s context?

How can circus help answer broader questions of human involvement in the world?

Collaborative foresight with Media Evolution

Time: Friday Sept 8th 15:00 - 16:00

Place: Lunds Stadsbibliotek, Sankt Petri kyrkogata 6, 222 21 Lund

To navigate, innovate and thrive in today's economic and cultural landscape we need the front runners as well as we need the slower moving giants.

We need both thoughtful analysts and fearless creators. Across circus and the arts we need to work together, to use each other's knowledge, collaborate and break out of our convenient but isolated silos.

Join us to hear Media Evolution share their methods of planning for the future.