2nd August 2013 |
Ladies and Gentlemen, for Standon Calling 2013 Salon London presents ‘Circus Maximus’ a selection of especially curated content to excite, entertain and enthral.
We can't wait to take Salon back to Standon Calling, we'll be fleeing the city to take up residence in the Strongman’s Arms, and introducing their up for it crowd to our band of practioners, passionate experts and talented artists.
On Friday on the eve of the festival we have Lucy Tesco to get us all excited about the music at Standon 2013. Who? Where? What? How? and What Time Are They On?
Then Tammi Brown leads a cracking masterclass in whip mastery. You bring the enthusiasm. She provides the know how. That’s how it’s gotta work with whips.
On Saturday, fresh off BBC1's The Voice, Salon London's Juliet Russell's vocal acrobatics masterclass will leave you able to balance on a Tightrope, cry Tears of a Clown or to Bring On the Dancing Horses.
Suffering with coulrophobia? It’s not unusual, clowns are emotionally difficult to read and incongruent. Luckily Salon London is running an ‘Aversion Therapy Live’ session to help you face those fears.
Brad Inness will be running a beginners guide to rolling, falling, wheeling and double roundoff back flips in his tumbling workshop. Except the back flips.
Also on Saturday Art Macabre will be creating one of their legendary 'Death Drawing Salons; this one a family-friendly, all ages drawing carnival, in which children and adults can draw together to create a giant collaborative artwork, inspired by our posing ‘Circus of Skeletons’.
On Sunday, Brad Inness is back on hand to teach us everything we need to know to build - man by man, woman by woman, clown by clown – creating our own Standon Calling Human Pyramid.
Acclaimed perfumer Sarah McCartney will take us on an olfactory safari through the world of the circus. Delve in to scents to tame lions, to inspire bravery on the trapeze, and to command power like the Ringmaster.
And Nikki Shaill, of Art Macabre will be conducting our own secret Death Drawing Salon in which we can sketch an adul themed ‘Circus of Skeletons’. Expect the unicorn-horned unicyclist, the winged trapeze artist, the painted lady, and nudity.
Closing the festival Salon London subjects Festival founder Alex Trenchard to some serious Bibliotherapy. Creators Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin and authors of The Novel Cure will reveal Alex’s deepest wishes and desires.
