Social Circus: The Cultural Politics of Embodying “Social Transformation”

Collapsing “capitalist” pyramids, generating a Wonderland of hula-hooping, stiltwalking, and gender-bending Alices, Montréal’s social circus organization Cirque Hors Piste fosters relational practices of trust and play. Targeting youth with marginalized life paths, polyphonic expression is emphasized as a pivotal element shaping the pedagogy and dramaturgy of the social circus collective creation process.