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Circus Without Borders

Fri, Mar 3 / 7 pm & 9 pm
Directed by Susan Gray
2015, Canada, 69 min

Introduction and Q&A with Director Susan Gray, Producer Linda Matchan and subjects Guillaume Saladin and Yamoussa Bangoura.

Seven years in the making, this tale of two circuses — Artcirq and Kalabante is an inspiring story of resilience and joy. Circus Without Borders is about Guillaume Saladin and Yamoussa Bangoura, best friends and world-class acrobats from remote corners of the globe who share the same dream: to bring hope and change to their struggling communities through circus. Their dream unfolds in the Canadian Arctic and Guinea, West Africa, where they help Inuit and Guinean youth achieve unimaginable success while confronting suicide, poverty and despair. Producer Linda Matchan is a former Winnipeg Tribune reporter who now works as an investigative reporter at the Boston Globe newspaper on its now – famous Spotlight team.

Reviews

Their performances of balletic acrobatics backed by haunting traditional music are exhilarating, but equally thrilling is the positive impact the groups have on communities where poverty, youth disaffection, drugs, and suicide have taken a toll. -Peter Keogh, Boston Globe
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