The Australian Circus Influence via Antonella Casella of Circus Oz
Antonella Casella’s influence on Australian circus reads like a fascinating historical primer on this contemporary art form. Whatever company she has been involved with has gone on to do groundbreaking work in the contemporary circus world. Casella’s focus has been firmly rooted in socio-political concerns which harkens back to her early work with a beloved influencer in social circus, Reg Bolton. Now a senior artistic associate director at Circus Oz, Antonella spoke with Circus Talk about her history with Rock’n’Roll Circus, Circa, Vulcana Women’s Circus and of course her current work with Circus Oz and the show Model Citizen.
Kim Campbell has written about circus for CircusTalk.News, Spectacle magazine, Circus Now, Circus Promoters and was a resident for Circus Stories, Le Cirque Vu Par with En Piste in 2015 at the Montreal Completement Cirque Festival. They are the former editor of CircusTalk.News, American Circus Educators magazine, as well as a staff writer for the web publication Third Coast Review, where they write about circus, theatre, arts and culture. Kim is a member of the American Theater Critics Association.
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