Juggling and Writing
(last edited: 2025)
author(s): Poppy Emer Greenford
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How can we juggle semiotics and write somatics in circus? I aim to investigate the relationship between two artistic practices Juggling & Writing, how they can intersect and how the material can create emotive and exciting physical storytelling. As juggling is an inherently somatic practice and writing & words naturally hold semiotic value, the question aims to contradict the dualistic terms.
This project is a new development of a previous research into circus directing methodologies. However this will focus on my personal practices and the connection between juggling and creative writing; storytelling methodologies within a circus and theatre context. In previous work I have integrated these to a certain extent and now I would like to research devising techniques to find new ways of working. Can I juggle words? Can my writing hold rhythm, can it drop, catch, use siteswap theory?
