Circus in Process with Casus Circus–Episode 4, No Funding

In episode 4, it is the last talk with Casus director Natano Fa'anana about the show Amataga. He opens up about the challenges of getting Casus’ socially relevant work about Black and Brown people funded. The show theme of rites of passage was to be a jubilant sharing of the artists’ research and rituals as they reclaimed parts of their culture that have been suppressed. In episodes 1 to 3, we explored the ups and downs of show planning, producing, performing and directing as they got closer to the premiere in March. But the arts funding and commitments to the show fell through, halting rehearsals and production for now, and leaving the whole concept in peril. Natano and his cast are resilient and forge onward with their other productions, but the irony doesn’t escape them that their show with the most pertinent message to our times that would be received in a world hungry for meaning was the one that was rejected by venues and programmers. Circus Voices is brought to you by CircusTalk.com, the leading online network and resource for the international circus industry. At CircusTalk, our motto is "We give circus a voice," because we share circus related information from around the globe from a variety of voices. In our podcast we present short series of podcasts from circus experts and professionals from around the world, showing the richness and diversity of our community. Always visit www.circustalk.news/podcast for show notes and further episode information.