Zack Martel and Santiago Rivera, the dynamic circus duo known professionally as Solo un Duelo, in conversation with Francisco Cruz, a fellow circus performer they both admire.

From discovering circus at a young age, to attending the prestigious and singular National Circus School in Montreal, Quebec, and building a fruitful collaborative relationship. This episode of Mambo takes us inside the idiosyncratic world of contemporary circus!

Zack Martel and Santiago Rivera’s choreography is featured in this year’s, Heirloom.

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The 8th annual Fall for Dance North festival runs September 17th to October 8th 2022, with both free and ticketed in-person and digital events. 

You can catch the world premiere of Zack and Santiago’s personal, colourful and surreal new work, In Blue Rooms, as part of this year’s Heirloom program. These vibrant outdoor performances are all-ages and pay-what-you-can, with performances in Toronto, Orillia, St Catherines and Peterborough. 

Visit ffdnorth.com for more info and tickets.

This episode of Mambo was produced by Johnny Spence and Kattie Laur, with help from Milana Glumicic.

Our theme music is by Johnny Spence.

Thanks for listening.