Hideaway Circus Podcast

Episode 14- Christian Stoinev, fifth generation circus performer Christian Stoinev is a fifth generation circus artist who performs an unbelievable handstand act with his chihuahua, Scooby! You may have seen him as a finalist on last season's America's Got Talent. Josh & Lyndsay called up Christian to talk about his career, training your pets to learn circus tricks, and life growing up in the circ...

  Josh and Lyndsay phone up Katherine Kavanagh, circus critic and journalist at the Circus Diaries. Based primarily in the UK, Katherine has spent the last few weeks in the US researching American circus companies and culture. We talk about contemporary circus, how to write about it, and trends in the industry. If you enjoy the episode please rate us on iTunes and share it with your friends and co...

Jack Marsh, the artistic director of Circus Flora, joins Josh & Lyndsay by phone. We had a great a time talking with Jack about Circus's Flora's current season and what it's like to collaborate with your parents. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and rate us on iTunes. You can send your questions and guest suggestions to hello@hideawaycircus.com. Thanks! Show Notes: • [02:55...

Episode 11- Uuve Jansson, award-winning swinging trapeze artist On today's episode Josh and Lyndsay called up Swedish circus artist Uuve Jansson. Uuve is a world renowned trapeze artist who won a Gold Medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain and previously starred in Cirque Du Soleil's IRIS, Dralion, and Alegria. If you enjoy our conversation with Uuve, please share the podcast with your...

Paul Binder, the founder of the Big Apple Circus, joins Josh and Lyndsay to talk about his career, the state of Big Apple's fundraising efforts, and what makes a good circus act. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Paul, if you do please share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, or over email. You can send us your comments and guest suggestions to hello@hideawaycircus.com.     •    [05:...

Show Notes: HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes Episode 9- Chris Lueck & Amanda Pekoe, circus and theatre marketing gurus Josh and Lyndsay sit down with power couple Chris Lueck and Amanda Pekoe to talk about the Tonys, their careers in show business, and how to market and promote circus and theatre shows. We had a great a time chatting with these two and we think you'll enjoy it too. If you do, please sh...

Show Notes: HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes Episode 8- Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus On this episode we call up the extraordinary Rob Mermin. Rob trained in classical mime with Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, performed as a clown in various European before founding the award-winning international company Circus Smirkus. If you enjoy the episode please share it with your friends! You can al...

Episode 7- Gypsy Snider, co-founder of Les Sept Doigts De La Main (Part 2) Josh and Lyndsay sit down with co-founder of Les Sept Doigts De La Main for part 2 of their interview with Gypsy Snider. In this episode, we talk about casting, act creation, circus school, and Gypsy's upcoming production of Reversible. If you enjoy the show, please consider liking us and sharing it on Facebook or rating th...

HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes Episode 6- Gypsy Snider, circus director and hand-to-hand base (Part 1) On today's episode, Lyndsay and I spoke with circus director and auteur Gypsy Snider. We covered so many topics with Gypsy we've divided her interview into two parts. In this episode we talk about growing up in the circus, circus school in Europe, her first encounter with Cirque Du Soleil, and how f...

Episode 5- Sellam Ouahabi, a remarkable life in the circus Sellam Ouahabi is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating circus performers and coaches today. On this episode, Josh and Lyndsay sat down Sellam and talked about his childhood growing up in Africa, how he ran away with a circus as a teenager, his experiences with racism on and off stage, and what it takes to for a circus student to find th...

On today's episode we sit down with Adam Woolley, the managing director of Circus Now. We chat about the organization and it's circus advocacy programs, the state of social and recreational circus in America, and what needs to be done in order to increase visibility and accessibility to the art form. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitte...

On today's episode we talk with the founders of the House Of Yes, Kae Burke and Anya Sapzhnikova. We ask them about their life long collaborative process designing costumes, creating circus acts, and managing a hybrid nightlife performance venue. Anya and Kae offered great insight into saying yes to opportunity and hustling to make art. We think you'll really enjoy the episode. If you do, please s...

HIDEAWAY Podcast Show Notes Episode 2 - Josh & Lyndsay on disrupting circus, collectives, and multi-racial casting On today's show, Josh & Lyndsay talk about their recent appearance at the #StartUp Columbia Entrepreneurship Festival and what it takes to disrupt circus and theater. They discuss the pros and cons of circus and playwright collectives as well as the state of multi-racial casting in ne...

We're launching a podcast! Over the coming weeks we'll be talking with artists and entrepreneurs working in circus, theater, dance, and virtual reality. On today's episode, Lyndsay and I chat about HIDEAWAY, Beyonce, and powerful women in circus. If you like it, share with your friends and please rate us on iTunes! Stay tuned!   [00:10]  Why did we decide to start a podcast? [02:00] Beyonce’s new...