{"id":13909,"date":"2026-08-12T12:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/?p=13909"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:30:30","slug":"circus-loops-open-call-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/en\/circus-loops-open-call-results\/","title":{"rendered":"CIRCUS LOOPS: OPEN CALL RESULTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CIRCUS LOOPS is pleased to announce the three contemporary circus projects selected to participate in its European residency programme dedicated to developing new work through audience engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After careful evaluation by the 6-member jury, the selected projects are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS-op-Rhea-aylish@live.nl_.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13900 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS-op-Rhea-aylish@live.nl_.bmp 1920w, https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS-op-Rhea-aylish@live.nl_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS-op-Rhea-aylish@live.nl_-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spilling the Body by Aylish Bik and Rhea Slootweg (NL)<br><\/strong><br>\ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude06 uses contemporary circus to create an immersive, safe space where female anger is transformed from a suppressed, destructive force into a radically honest, shared, and empowering physical expression.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1447\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/@Xillok-Manu-Ramirez.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13910 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/@Xillok-Manu-Ramirez.jpeg 1447w, https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/@Xillok-Manu-Ramirez-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/@Xillok-Manu-Ramirez-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Practical Guide to Being a Whore by Manuela Montoya Ramirez \/ Guayabo Colectivo (FR)<\/strong><br><br>\ud835\uddd4 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\uddda\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\uddee \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 is a contemporary circus and physical theater piece using the trapeze, whip, and bouffon performance to draw from personal experience as a migrant sex worker, dismantling societal taboos through a raw, practical reflection on the complexities, intimacy, and armor required in sex work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-16-Sabina-Kohn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13885 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-16-Sabina-Kohn.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-16-Sabina-Kohn-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photo-16-Sabina-Kohn-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SKIN.CARE by Sabina Kohn Bernhard (FR)<br><\/strong><br>\ud835\udde6\ud835\uddde\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1.\ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8 is an immersive contortion and physical theatre solo that uses ASMR, prosthetics, and sensory discomfort to challenge the exhausting societal pressures of beauty culture through the lens of personal and structural struggle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full \ud835\udddd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 here: <a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/NE2MO\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/NE2MO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More info about Circus Loops:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/en\/makers\/circus-loops\/\">https:\/\/circusstad.nl\/makers\/circus-loops\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CIRCUS LOOPS is pleased to announce the three contemporary circus projects selected to participate in its European residency programme dedicated to developing new work through audience engagement. 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