Our Story

October 8, 2016
Guillaume Saladin was invited to represent Artcirq and the documentary film Circus Without Borders at the Pulitzer Centre's 10th anniversary event in Washington D.C. He was also featured as a panelist of 'Engaging Students', to discuss the practice of sharing documentary work... read more.
September 30, 2016
Artcirq’s Inuit Games champion Damien Tulugarjuk was invited to lead workshops in collaboration with the Qaggiavuut Arts Society for youth in Clyder River.
September 12, 2016
Zacharias Kunuk’s new feature film Maliglutit was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Artcirq’s Cara Di Staulo and Guillaume Saladin were present as producer and stunt coordinator for the film.
August 3, 2016 to August 18, 2016
The Artcirq-Kalabanté collaboration finally comes full circle with the visit of 9 Kalabanté artists to Igloolik. Over the course of 2 weeks, they offered workshops in acrobatics, dance, and drumming for local youth and Artcirq members. A collaborative performance was created and presented... read more.
July 14, 2016 to July 19, 2016
Damien Tulugarjuk was selected to represent Artcirq at the Qaggiavuut Teacher Training in Iqaluit, where artists from across the territory congregated to share and improve their pedagogical practices in the arts.
June 18, 2016 to June 21, 2016
A contingency of 8 Artcirq artists and 2 children made their way to Ottawa to lead workshops and perform on the festival’s main stage in collaboration with Kalabanté, which attracted an audience in the hundreds. A screening of the film Circus Without Borders was also part of the festivities.... read more.
June 5, 2016 to June 14, 2016
Artcirq’s longtime collaborators Patrick Léonard and Geneviève Drolet from Les 7 Doigts de la Main joined Artcirq coordinators in leading workshops at the Black Box. A 3 day fishing trip was also organized as a means for our guest artists to better understand Inuit life.  
April 27, 2016
Artcirq’s co-artistic director meets with André Robitaille from Entrée Principale to discuss the depth of Artcirq’s work.
March 21, 2016 to March 25, 2016
Guillaume Saladin and Yamoussa Bangoura embark on a second tour with the Pulitzer Centre on Crisis Reporting, this time to Boston. Joined by directors Linda Matchan and Susan Gray, the film Circus Without Borders is screened in several high schools in the city which is followed by a... read more.
Photo credits: Essau Tatatoapik
February 19, 2016 to February 20, 2016
Artcirq was invited to perform twice at the green carpet Artic premiere of “Chloe & Theo” hosted by Friends of the North and the Igloolik Co-operative. These performances were done in collaboration with Artcirq’s new generation of musicians: Hayden Panimera, Paul Arnatsiaq, Niel Akittiq, and... read more.

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