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Gender on the circus stage: “Being yourself and doing what you want is what matters”
What kind of framework does contemporary circus provide for gender representations? What can women, men or non-binary people do on a circus stage? What is touring circus life like for a mother with a young child? And what about if a woman is clumsy or excessively sexy on stage?
To find out more, we discussed gender, chopping sauna wood, and artistic freedoms on stage with two circus artists: Sanja Kosonen, a circus artist living and working in France since a long time, and Miradonna Sirkka who will be showing a preview of her work at CirkusExpo Stockholm in February 2026.
