Even If Mercury Goes Retrograde: A One-Person Circus Performance
If Mercury Doesn’t Go Retrograde is a circus parody in both name and content.This performance is a Bozcaada-adapted version of Mahir Akgündoğdu’s "If Mercury Doesn’t Go Retrograde". It presents an ironic take on both traditional and fictional circus forms, blending them with performances.The title of the show sarcastically sets the foundation for the performance. It points to a continuity of conventional thought patterns, reappearing in modern disguises, shaping and conditioning us i
Juggling Performance For Kids
As part of Zero Gathering, Özgür Kavurmacıoğlu from Kabile Circus Arts visited İstiklal Primary School in Bozcaada, bringing children together for a unique experience. During the event, he shared insights on what circus arts are, what kinds of objects are used, and the benefits of this artistic discipline.For the children, Özgür Kavurmacıoğlu performed a juggling and contact ball show, demonstrating the expressive power of circus arts. The performance emphasized that circus is not jus
Creative Movement Workshop
A Day at Bozcaada Castle In the morning, we built a castle using Bozcaada’s clay. Now, within that very castle, we moved, inspired by the island’s winds. Observing the swaying of reeds in the wind, we explored the movements of our bodies together with the children.For the second workshop in our Re*Mind Art Research series, we welcomed Gülseren Cizdan. In the enchanting atmosphere of Bozcaada Castle, we conducted the Creative Movement Workshop with 6th and 7th-grade students from İstiklal