Dance Cork Firkin Crane's regular Thursday Professional Class will be led by Alex Allison of Hippana Maleta.
In this introductory class to juggling, Alex will share with us the fundamentals of the language with which he expresses himself using movement and simplistic object manipulation. While juggling may follow strict, almost mathematical rules and patterns, Alex helps us look for the fragile and chaotic moments within it, and there is no juggling experience necessary, only the desire to pick it up and try again.
Complimenting this professional class is a Juggling Lab Thursday 1pm - 3pm & Friday 11am - 3pm.
Alex Allison came into contact with juggling 15 years ago while studying Celtic Studies at the University of Galway. The world of circus and performance has fascinated him ever since. Shortly after graduating, Alex decided to devote myself entirely to juggling and performance. Since then, Alex has been working on a language with which he can express himself on stage with objects. This journey has connected him with circus, dance, music, comedy and video art. Artistic juggling follows strict, almost mathematical rules and patterns, but Alex looks for the fragile and chaotic moments within it. This is how he explores aspects of human existence and find inspiration for his pieces under the lables of Maleta Company and Hippana.Maleta.
The list of works includes ‘Boa Noite’ (2017), ‘Put A Spell On You’ (2018), as Hippana.Maleta ‘Tunnel’ (2019), ‘Runners’ (2021) and together with Sara Martinez ‘Claudette’ (2024).
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