Words on What Matters to Us
Featured Bio: Deb Kennedy
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.
Circus as Spectacle and Resistance
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.
Suffer Sundays
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.