Eric McGill, a Canadian trapeze artist based in the UK, has been very busy during lockdown! He has been working on a video mini-documentary discussing homosexual representation in circus, which will be unveiled today!
Four 20-minute interviews discuss the pitfalls of certain clichés and how to combat them to create new, interesting, and diverse representations of human relationships on stage. More specifically, duo acts where the theme of romance is very present in opposite-sex couples, but is practically non-existent when it comes to same-sex couples.
“We discuss the creative process of making romance an act, and the challenges one faces when trying to represent gay romance on stage in a way that is both enjoyable and not too subtle to be read,” explains Eric. “This is a topic I’ve been reflecting on for some time, and the video is presented as a visual podcast created from my own thoughts and a series of interviews I conducted with friends from various sectors of the industry.”
Among them are artists from Cirque du Soleil, Casus, Chivaree Circus/Independent, and a professor from the National Centre for Circus Arts in London.
Too curious to wait? Watch the trailer now on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!