A creative workshop where we share Kimberly’s top tips, tools, and methods! It gives insight into why we create fictional scenarios to help us make sense of our work, and why we think others should do the same. Because it’s fun–2 hours of fun! In this workshop, we’ll guide the group through physical exploration, writing prompts, and improvisation—alongside the strange, fictional scenarios that shape our own process. Why invent imaginary cults, random slogans, or ridiculous realities? Because they allow us to express ourselves in a playful, non-judgmental way.
Bios:
My name is Imogen, she, her. I’m English, lived in Sweden for a nice cold chunk of my life, studied at Stockholm University of the Arts, I’ve a BA in circus and I am deep in the rabbit hole, a strange life pursuit some say. I shoot, develop and print analog photos, it’s been my passion for over 10 year. I have a complicated and ongoing love story with Berlin. It’s home, but life usually passes elsewhere. Nomadic life, tour life, circus life.. Living the circus dream is as ironic as it is accurate. I’ve travelled to over 35 countries with my work, mixing visual art, theatre, dance, live art, and clowning with my circus practice. Like anyone who’s passionate about their profession, it’s become an obsession.. the community, acceptance and the freedom to work all them creative and physical muscles, it’s a total privilege! I believe in independent creation, staying away from capitalist commercialism that sucks the soul from art. It’s a lot of work to do things differently, but it’s the only way. I love to create with Inka, it makes me feel alive!
I am Inka, she/her. I was born and raised in Finland, a country that knows a thing or two about snow and silence! I took my first steps into the circus world at age 10, and that path has led me all over Europe—and, so far, to a life in Berlin. I studied at Lahti Professional Circus Education, graduating with a Washington trapeze and handstand focus, though my practice mixes in a bit of Finnish folk music and the occasional Kantele tune too. I co-founded Sisus and Based on Kimberly with friends who share that sense of adventure, and together we’ve built a creative life that’s both independent and unconventional. With my work, I’ve been lucky enough to perform for audiences in over 20 countries. Working alongside people like Imogen inspires me to push boundaries, question stereotypes, and use our work to make circus a space where everyone can feel seen and celebrated.