Personnel

Evan Syliboy | Guitar
Karlene Francis | Cello
Mohammad Saharaei | Tar
Inti Gonzalez | Percussion
Kyle Mckenna | Voice
Lukas Pearse | Double Bass

Dawn Shepherd
Ryan Gray
Aiyana Graham
Jayden Gigliotti
Ross Burns
Adrian Bah

Special Guest: Sarah Prosper

 

Breaking Circus + Upstream 
UP IN THE AIR

Thursday, October 6th | 7PM
Breaking Circus Studio
Regular $15 / Students, Seniors, & Underwaged $10 / PWYC 

Breaking Circus

Founded in 2018, Breaking Circus is a contemporary circus arts production company based in Kjipuktuk / Halifax. They develop, produce, promote, and present contemporary circus arts performances for live and digital audiences. The company works with local, professional circus artists from diverse backgrounds to develop original content for their in-house productions and for external clients. The Breaking Circus Studio is located in the heart of the north end of Halifax.

Breaking Circus’ mission is to create innovative, contemporary circus works that inspire meaningful dialogue amongst audiences while being socially responsible and endeavouring to work closely with community for mutual benefit.

The company’s co-founders and co-directors are Dawn Shepherd and Ryan Gray, partners in business and partners in life. Both founders were educated at the prestigious École national de cirque in Montreal and returned to the East Coast in 2014 to begin building a contemporary circus arts production company together. Dawn Shepherd is the only contemporary circus arts director of African descent in Nova Scotia.

Alongside contemporary circus production, Breaking Circus also offers services and support in aerial rigging, circus instruction, community outreach, studio/venue rental, and project consultation and development.

Upstream

Upstream Music Association has been creating pan-genre orchestral nujazz, beyond classical, cyber world, experimental music improvisation, composition and conduction ensembles, concert series, festivals, recordings, workshops and symposia locally for over 32 years!

Up in the Air

Improvisational music and contemporary circus meet to create a unique experience with Up in the Air, a gathering of musicians and circus artists exploring the concept of the unknown. This show explores new territory and finds common ground on our journey to understand what we do and do not know about the unknown in this global period of growth.