The Third Encounter: Refracting Circus took place at PAF – Performing Arts Platform (Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt, FR) in April 2018.
Participants of the Third Encounter were Jonas Parson (CH), Mille Lundt (DK), Camille Paycha (BE), Hannah Mampuys (BE), Toon Van Gramberen (BE) and Valentine Remels (BE). The research team that hosted them consisted of Bauke Lievens, Sebastian Kann and Quintijn Ketels, accompanied by Vincent Focquet.
All pictures and videos of the Third Encounter were taken by Jakob Rosseel.
In 2018, Sebastian Kann wrote a Third Open letter to the Circus. You can read his letter elsewhere on this website, while listening to this song.
In accordance to his critique, we proposed the Third Encounter as a space in which we wanted to experiment with a refraction of voices, a multiplication of dialogical approaches and an unfolding of different ways of mapping these during the Encounter itself. Together, we formulated several ‘temporary beliefs’ about what a circus practice is or could be. From that point on, we engaged with each others’ practices from an empathetic position.