Cirque-Nova Blog

28 August 2009

The first showcase of Cirque Nova's Stellar - 19 September, 3pm at Pastures Youth Centre, Davis Lane, Leytonstone - Waltham Forest, London E11 3DR.

It is the first showcase of our group Stellar who have been training over 9 months to get to a good level of skills. They will be showcasing their work for an audience. 12 disabled people and 3...

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20 July 2009

Open Rehearsal for next stage of Stellar on Saturday 25 July

Just a reminder that Cirque Nova Limited is holding a open Rehearsal of our show STELLAR as part of the Cultural Olympiad on Saturday 25 July from 11am - 5pm. This rehearsal is to showcase the...

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26 May 2009

Cirque Nova goes Stellar

It has been nearly six months since we started training and gosh so much has happened. I was meant to keep a regular blog but that has somehow not happened, so am going to explain what we have been...

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Jean-Marie Akermann on ropes
22 January 2009

Jambo from Nairobi

Jean-Marie Akkermann of Cirque Nova has gone to Kenya. He is spending 5 days in Nairobi working with Dance4Life to set up a program of training for HIV+ children from an orphanage so that they can...

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Elephants having a mud bath
16 October 2008

Day three

...So on Monday, I had my last meetings with the people of D4L, had a couple of drinks with GianLuca, and on tuesday we set off early in the morning after a good Breakfast to Mombasa. The bus was...

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Photo of Jean-Marie Akermann with a giraffe
15 October 2008

Day two

First the good news! no diahorrhea! then more good news, had a good day... So what can I say...first and foremost! I HAVE NEVER in my travels felt so little harrassed, threatened in any way, or have...

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A view of Nairobi from the Helipad on the roof of the Kenyatta Conference Centre
11 October 2008

Well here I am, day 1 of a new adventure!

There was no one to meet me from the airport, which I expected. I got into town by public bus. It was OK, took about an hour, but thought it would take longer. I was politely told where to get off,...

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