By Audrey Yap

A lot of adults probably don’t cry when they’re told to eat more food and drink more water. But Sido Adamson recently ran a workshop at ICS on recovery, and when she told us that, a few of us (well, I anyway) almost did.

But let’s back up a little, because this isn’t just going to be about me. It’s also probably going to be about some of you as well. Here’s a list of things that a lot of us have probably thought about ourselves as aerialists or acrobats. Or more specifically, some of the things on the list are reasons why lots of people (lots of us) are reluctant to think of themselves as real aerialists or acrobats, or whatever it is you might be training for:

I’m not flexible enough.

I’m too old.

I’m not strong enough….

Interview by Josh Nobleman

Deb Kennedy's journey into circus arts has… flowed. It began as a gentle current of awe, from watching Cirque du Soleil’s Solstrom. The beauty of that show rippled through her imagination. Deb’s interest pooled quietly for years until life moved her to Vancouver Island and a sudden bend in her path brought her to try it for herself. 

By Josh Nobleman

Entertainment traps me like everyone else these days. TV, of course — human behaviour performed, filtered, curated, and packaged for consumption.  The trojan horse of escapism, storytelling and spectacle. Once inside our minds it unloads a hidden cargo of desires, fears, and manufactured needs designed to maximize our spending.

By Josh Nobleman

This past Sunday, I did four circus classes back-to-back, and I'm not sharing this to brag. It was a sufferfest, plain and simple. So intense, the phrase "Suffer Sundays" got tossed around by a few others in the classes. Nice ring to it. Except that word, suffer, gave me pause. It felt harsh, negative—a word we’re told to avoid. Reflecting on that hesitation led me to write this post.