Marion Cossin, HUPR research in the service of practice
In this episode, I sit down with Marion Cossin, a research engineer at the HUPR Research Centre — formerly known as CRITAC. Marion begins by demystifying what a research centre actually is, before guiding us through the inner workings of HUPR: its role within the circus arts ecosystem, its key research areas, who it serves, and how it contributes to the development of contemporary circus.
She also shares insights from two of her latest ongoing research projects, giving us a glimpse into the future of innovation in the circus world.
By the end of this episode, the mystery of HUPR should finally be unveiled.
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Further Resources on HUPR and the Work of Marion Cossin (in French)
How can we build the circus spaces of the future?
Presentation at the 2023 ACFAS Conference
🔗 https://www.acfas.ca/evenements/congres/90/contribution/comment-construire-equipements-du-cirque-du-futur
Physiological Measures of Audience Engagement and Interpersonal Synchrony During an Immersive Participatory Performance
Published in CALS (Circus, Arts, Life, Sciences)
🔗 https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/circus/article/id/6301/
Technical Guides Developed by HUPR
HUPR has created several highly useful technical guides — including the Training Space Design Guide and the Equipment Replacement Guide — which will soon be available in the Resources section of our new website.
🌐 New HUPR Website
About CALS
CALS (Circus, Arts, Life, Sciences) is an international, peer-reviewed online journal published in open access. Its mission is to share cutting-edge research in circus arts and to promote a wide range of practices through an interdisciplinary lens. You’ll find a wealth of reading on circus arts from diverse academic and artistic perspectives.
The platform welcomes a variety of contributions — not only from academic researchers, but also from practitioners and creators.