Ausform- Unit 1 Part C

 

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Ausform is an independent ideas-led producing company based in Bristol, promoting and presenting new circus and unusual theatre. They run a bi-annual platform for new performance, including both work in progress pieces and fully finished work. They aim to meet new artists with new audiences so show work that hasn’t been performed in Bristol before.

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I was fortunate enough to be able to volunteer with Ausform on their November platform/”microfest”. I was looking for opportunities to network with other circus/performance enthusiasts in Bristol and just loved the idea of the platform.  The microfest took place over three days at two different venues. They set up a café at The Parlour Showrooms, which was a lovely space for people to come and socialise. I loved the idea of having a designated space where the audience could chat about the platform and meet the artists. The other venue used was The Cube Microplex where the triple bill of performances took place on the Friday night. The performances all happened to be female solo shows by artists of a similar age to me. It was very inspiring seeing these artists working hard to develop their practice and pursuing their passion for the arts. I thoroughly enjoyed all three shows, ‘Sounds and Guts’ by Tender Buttons, ‘Blow’ by Holy Bodmer and ‘Fox Solo’ by Foxy and Husk. The shows were in various stages of completion, which was particularly interesting to see. I am eager to keep up to date with the progression of the shows and hopefully see them again in the future.

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Ausform was set up by Lina B Frank a Swedish Theatre Maker and Producer working in Bristol. She has a background in Design and is heavily involved in various circus projects so I’ve found her career particularly interesting. Lina runs the platform with the help of Hannah Sullivan and various volunteers. I found both Lina and Hannah hugely inspiring and thoroughly enjoyed being able to ask them about their own career development. The whole Ausform experience really helped confirm my interest in producing, especially in the circus and experimental theatre realm. I would love to run a similar project to Ausform outside of Bristol. I am very much looking forward to the next microfest and will hopefully have the opportunity to be involved again in some way.

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