Hideaway Circus Podcast

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about their crowd-funding campaign for Hideaway Circus's new virtual reality experience. They discuss virtual reality technology and the different ways that it can enhance circus and dance. Josh and Lyndsay also chat about the week's circus news including Cirque Du Soleil's Paramour, a new project by the Sleep No More producers, and Hamilton's new record. If you enjoy the episode, please share it with your friends and family. Have a great week!

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay sit down with Ryan Shinji Murray, an acrobat currently on tour with Cirque Du Soleil's production Kurios. They spoke with Ryan about his journey to becoming a circus performer, what its what like to create an act on new apparatus built by CDS, and his perspective on learning new tricks and technique. Josh and Lyndsay also talk about Lorenzo Pisoni's new documentary Circus Kid and what they got in the mail this week. If you enjoy the show, please rate us on iTunes and share it with your friends.

On Episode 28, Josh and Lyndsay recount the closing SLUMBER in Brooklyn, what's next for the show, and interview circus artist and director, Bret Pfister. We talk with Bret about his career as an aerialist and comedian, experience directing, and some surprising and unusual things about the circus industry. If you enjoy the episode, please rate us on iTunes and have a great week!

• [08:28] Bret's introduction to the Vermont circus scene
• [16:00] Studying at the National Circus School in Montreal
• [23:45] Moving to Europe
• [30:03] Joining the cast of La Soirree
• [37:37] Bret starts talking on stage
• [46:30] On directing circus shows at Codarts
• [52:43] Gender norms in circus
• [59:10] Bret on tattoos

On this week's episode Josh and Lyndsay talk about the final weeks of SLUMBER in Brooklyn and interview Olga Karmanksy, contortionist, actress, and US national champion of rhythmic gymnastics. Olga is a cast member of SLUMBER and they chat about her career, the creation of various theatrical and circus shows, and and the value of determination. There are only seven more performances of SLUMBER in New York City, so get your tickets here. If you enjoy the episode, please rate us on iTunes and have a great week!

• [15:05] Olga arrives in Coney Island from Soviet Union
• [19:20] Olga's rhythmic gymnastics career
• [29:58] Starting a performing career
• [37:20] Deciding between the Broadway run of Pippin and going to NYU
• [42:02] Creating a contortion act for SLUMBER ​

On this week's episode Josh and Lyndsay break the news about the upcoming international tour of SLUMBER starting in Adelaide, Australia. They also chat with Joren Dawson, aerialist, acrobat, and sole male cast member of SLUMBER about his career and life as a touring circus performer. There is only three weeks left to see SLUMBER in New York City, so get your tickets here. If you enjoy the episode, please rate us on iTunes and have a great week!

• [13:02] Joren on growing up in the San Francisco circus scene
• [19:20] Going to a circus college in Montreal
• [21:13] Joren's first touring circus show
• [30:02] Managing life and gigs as a circus performer
• [31:34] Joren's introduction to the Australian circus scene
• [38:38] How Joren creates circus acts and the balance between creativity and technique
• [43:14] Getting bloody in SLUMBER
• [45:36] Feminism and circus