169 - Menno Van Dyke Juggler and artistic director of Circusstaad - Part 1 of 2

About this episode

Captain Frodo interviews Menno van Dyke about his experiences in circus arts and audience engagement.

I’m joined by my good friend Menno van Dyke, artistic director of Circusstad Festival in Rotterdam, for a conversation that starts with a recent circus trip to Stockholm and quickly turns into a masterclass on how audiences decide what to believe. We unpack a museum-style juggling show that uses archives, artifacts, and history to pull kids deeper into the craft and to give adults a new way to watch. From there we get honest about the downside of that same technique: skepticism. When the sta...

People in this episode

Host: Captain Frodo

Guest: Menno van Dyke

Topics covered

• juggling
• circus arts
• audience perception
• skepticism
• artistic direction

Keywords

• juggling
• Circusstad
• audience belief
• artistic direction
• skepticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Circusstad Festival

Places: Rotterdam, Stockholm

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