Gandini JugglingGandini Juggling is a London-based contemporary circus company. Originally called Gandini Juggling Project, the company was founded in 1991 by Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala. Their initial works focused on fusing juggling with principles from postmodern dance, and were created in close collaboration with choreographer Gill Clarke.
Circus OzCircus Oz is a contemporary circus company based in Australia, collectively owned by its Membership, founded in 1978. Its shows incorporate circus, theatre, satire, rock 'n' roll and a uniquely Australian humour. HistoryEarly yearsCircus Oz received the Certificate of Incorporation of Public Company on 9 February 1978 in Melbourne. It was funded by the Australian Performing Group (APG), and had its first performance season in March 1978.
Physical theatrePhysical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that encompasses storytelling primarily through physical movement. Although several performance theatre disciplines are often described as "physical theatre", the genre's characteristic aspect is a reliance on the performers' physical motion rather than, or combined with, text to convey storytelling. Performers can communicate through various body gestures (including using the body to portray emotions).
London International Mime FestivalLondon International Mime Festival (LIMF)StatusEndedGenreArts festivalDatesJanuary (dates vary)FrequencyAnnualVenueMultiple across LondonLocationLondonCountryUnited KingdomFounded1977; 49 years ago (1977)FoundersNola Rae MBEJoseph Seelig OBEPrevious event16 January – 5 February 2023AreaInternationalPeopleHelen LannaghanJoseph SeeligSponsorArts Council EnglandWebsitemimelondon.com The London International Mime Festival (LIMF) was a festival of contemporary visual theatre that operated from 1977 to 2023.
Edinburgh Festival FringeScottish annual arts festivalThe Edinburgh Festival Fringe, often referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe or simply the Fringe, is the world's largest performing arts festival. In 2025, it ran for 25 days, selling more than 2.6 million tickets, and featured 53,942 performances of 3,893 shows across 301 venues, with participants from 68 countries.
Arts Council of Great BritainThe Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. It was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England (now Arts Council England), the Scottish Arts Council (later merged into Creative Scotland), and the Arts Council of Wales. At the same time the National Lottery was established and these three arts councils, plus the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, became distribution bodies.
Contemporary circusContemporary circus (or cirque contemporain in French-speaking countries) is a contested term in circus studies. In this article, it is used in contrast to the term 'traditional circus', combining with the genre elsewhere disambiguated as new circus or nouveau cirque. Many circus scholars prefer to separate these styles, as elaborated in circus.
Malcolm HardeeMalcolm Hardee (5 January 1950 – 31 January 2005) was an English comedian and comedy club proprietor. His high reputation among his peers rests on his outrageous publicity stunts and on the help and advice he gave to successful British alternative comedians early in their careers, acting as "godfather to a generation of comic talent in the 1980s".
ComedyProse genres Poetry genres Dramatic genresComedyLibrettoMusicalOperaPlayhistoricalmoralSatireScriptTragedyTragicomedyHistoryAncientMedievalEarly medievalEarly modernRenaissance18th19th20thContemporary21st MediaVoiceaudiobookspeechWritingbookdigital electronicsebookmanuscript Lists and outlinesOutlineGlossaryBooksEpicfolk-epicsPoetsWritersMovementspoetry groupsCyclesLiterary awardspoetryShort story collection / CycleLost literary worklacunaTheory and criticismSociologyMagazinesCompositionLanguageNarrativeComparativeCircleSocietyPost-literate SocietyPeerFeudEstateWorkshopCircleComedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Battersea Arts CentreThe Battersea Arts Centre ("BAC") is a performance space specialising in theatre productions. Located near Clapham Junction railway station in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, it was formerly Battersea Town Hall. It is a Grade II* listed building. In March 2015, while a major programme of renovation works were underway, the Grand Hall was severely damaged by fire.
SurrealismInternational cultural movement (1920s–1950s)Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas.
East End of LondonArea of London, EnglandDorset Street, Spitalfields, photographed in 1902 for Jack London's book The People of the AbyssThe East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City of London and north of the River Thames.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.