What kind of circus is this |
What kind of circus is this |
—What kind of circus is this
2009
Music Video and CD
A reinterpretation of circus music. A collaboration between King Ayisoba (Musician/Composer, Ghana) and Kenneth A. Balfelt (Visual Artist, Denmark)
What Kind of Circus Is This
What kind of fools are we
What can I do to set me free
The circus left town and took our elephants with them
I fell so down
I won’t play the clown
We are seated. The show is about to start. We are a bit anxious. The show starts, events take place ... but then it happens. He misses a pole; he makes a mistake. We are in a state of limbo. Will he make it the next time? We hold our breath and the muscles in our chest tighten.
We, the audience, are partly in control of what happens in the manège. It is not the performer only - contrary to other scene acts as concerts and theaters. The relationship between the audience and the performer is “connectiveness”. When we enter the circus we are part of a non-chosen community whether we like it or not. We are part of the same energy.
What is the relationship between Africa and the West? Who performs and who is the audience? Who holds the breath for whom? And who is responsible for what?
Biography Kenneth A. Balfelt
*1966 in Denmark
1997–2001 Goldsmiths College, London
Lives and works in Bjæverskov
Selected projects and exhibitions
—2009
T-ARD, with Jon Nedergaard, Områdetsekretariatet and Tingbjerg Skole
Pavillion for youth in Nysted, Denmark
—2005–2009
Place de la Fleur, Lorient, France, with Jeppe Hein
—2006–2009
Dugnad Centret, Vesterbro, Copenhagen
—2008
Dad Behind Bars, Kunstmuseet Køge Skitse Samling
—2006–2007
Community project with young immigrant youngsters to renovate and define the youth club 'Fisken' in Copenhagen
—2006–2007
Mændenes Hjem, Copenhagen, with Fos, Charlott Karlsson and Helle Gade Jensen
—2006
Café Heimdal, Sid Ned, Copenhagen
—2004–2005
Städtische Zirkulationen, Part of Urban Art Stories, Berlin
—2004
Berlin North, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
—2003
Libraries for kids in Santa Marta and Mangueira de Botafogo favelas, Rio de Janeiro
—2002
FutureArchive with Fos at Rooseum, Malmo, Sweden
The ZDB Skills Archive, Life Policies, Ze Dos Bois Gallery, Lisbon
—2001
RealART Space, Ireland
—2000
OfficeHours, Whitechapel, London
The Future is Now! Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
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What kind of circus is this |
What kind of circus is this |