Sideshow Magazine Issue 1 – Bristol
Overflowing with memorable content, available in no less than three (soon to be four) formats, this first issue of Sideshow Magazine applies the machinery of reason to the idyllic circus scene in Bristol; talks to the fierce and brilliant director of Croatia's Festival Novog Cirkusa, Ivan Kralj; previews Sugar Beast Circus' {Event(Dimension):} to unpick its characteristically well-considered weirdness; introduces Mélissa Von Vépy for a look at her inscrutable work on aerial mirror, Miroir, Miroir; and reviews shows by Cirque Éloize, Gandini Juggling, Acrojou Circus Theatre, Company FZ and others, plus looks at some recent book and DVD releases.
FAQs
How do the downloads work?
Automagically. You get e-mailed a link to download the file when your purchase is completed. There's no expiry or download limit and no DRM. If you misplace the e-mail with the link just login to the account you used to make the purchase, go here, then click Files.
Is the content the same between all these versions?
In terms of the actual articles, more or less. There are a couple of minor things like an image in the PDF might not make the print version because of space, and some of the content gets slightly adapted for the different formats (e.g. there's a map that doesn't really work on the Kindle because the image can't display large enough), but nothing too significant. They all look different in terms of design though.
What does the magazine look like?
The PDF / print version looks like the below image (but bigger, obviously). The print version didn't come out so well for this issue honestly – the colours are too dark and the design is hardly stellar – so it's being sold more or less at cost.
Does the Kindle version look the same?
Nah, it's a Kindle. It's got some b/w images in there to head-up articles, but it's mostly just text.
Isn't .mobi about to be deprecated?
The new KF8 format is only for the Kindle Fire right now + there's very little documentation. I'll wade in when it starts to roll out to other e-readers in Amazon's line. Regardless, the .mobi format won't stop working: you'll still be able to read the magazine even if it's not the official format.
What about the iPad/iPhone version?
That's based on the Laker framework without too much modification, so it's a different look again.
I want to buy it, but I don't want to scroll back up to the top of the page.
Got you covered, bro:
CONTENTS – 48pp
Features
'Circus in the Invisible City'
Sideshow travels to Bristol, where the relics of Victorian industry are being transformed into utopian artist-led projects.
'On the Map: Sideshow's guide to Bristol's circus and theatre spaces'
A whistle-stop tour of the Bristol's key centres.
'Staggering Out'
An interview with Doug Francis, co-founder of the Invisible Circus, on the collective's tenure at the Island.
'{Event(Dimension):}'
What do you get if you research a piece of contemporary circus that explores the differences between classical and quantum physics? Sideshow talks to Sugar Beast Circus Director Geneva Foster Gluck.
'Is Your Festival On Fire?'
An interview with Ivan Kralj on the subject of European circus, the Croatian Ministery of Culture, hallucinations, and the festival he directs, the amazing, exploding Festival Novog Cirkusa.
'The Inverted World'
Mélissa Von Vépy writes on the research and creation process for the strange and unyielding Miroir, Miroir.
Reviews
'Gandini Juggling: Blotched'
Deconstructed imagist poetry and abstract chaos in Gandini Juggling’s tribute to the work of the fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
'Wild Colour'
Inspired by Alexander McQueen, Bernhard Willhelm and Björk—Gemma Banks on designing the costumes for Gandini Juggling’s Blotched.
'Cirque Éloize: iD'
Expensive and shallow, Cirque Éloize’s iD—an evocation of urban life that celebrates individualism with one hand and erases it with the other.
'Greenwich + Docklands'
A round-up of the action at Greenwich + Docklands Festival 2011, with work by Acrojou Circus Theatre, Elastic Theatre, Company FZ, and others.
Media
'Women & Circus'
'France Russie: traces de l'échange pédagogique'
'No Dress Rehearsal'
