Circus is a place to wander near and far. To get lost as well as found.

In the Ring – Provocation and Possibility

Conversations with clients and collaborators

Play Video Conviction and Codification: in the ring

Conviction and Codification: in the ring

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Play Video Purpose: in the ring

Purpose: in the ring

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Play Video Imagination: in the ring

Imagination: in the ring

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Play Video The Circus Double Double

The Circus Double Double: An Introduction

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Play Video Creativity and Codification: in the ring

Creativity and Codification: in the ring

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Play Video Creativity and Ambiguity: in the ring

Creativity and Ambiguity: in the ring

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Play Video Hope and Renaissance: In the Ring

Hope and Renaissance: in the ring

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Play Video Stitch and The Self: in the ring

Stitch and The Self: in the ring

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The Ropes – Practice and Philosophy

Reflections from Dilys Maltby

The rules of engagement – before and beyond the brief

The rules of engagement Permission and Politics

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What I learnt from Anita Roddick

What I learnt from Anita Roddick - The Body Shop: a tale of business as unusual  

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Play Video Purpose – when to codify and why?

Why Circus advocates Codification and Translation - making Purpose tangible

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What I learnt from Terence Conran

What I learnt from Terence Conran - Habitat / Conran Group: a tale of design as life mission

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Play Video Why Circus still believes in Purpose

Why Circus still believes in Purpose - what a very hot topic

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Play Video What I learnt from Rodney Fitch

What I learnt from Rodney Fitch - Fitch & Co: a tale of charisma and confidence 

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Play Video Get it, Don’t Get it 

Get it, Don't Get it MOO meets Dilys Maltby

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What we admire about Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe

What we admire about Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe - Dover Street Market: a tale of requited love 

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Play Video An introduction to Circus for Founders

An introduction to Circus for Founders 

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Pace & Purpose Podcast

Pace & Purpose Podcast - Dilys Maltby joins Kirstyn DeVries

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What I’ve learnt from Founders

What I've learnt from Founders - Dilys Maltby: my tale of atonement

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Follow Spot – Percolation and Perspective

Essays inspired by explorations, near and far 

The people who stay

The people who stay

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The ethics of prediction, the energy of imagination

The ethics of prediction, the energy of imagination

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More than Human Design

More than Human Design - London Festival of Architecture 2026

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World Retail Congress 2026: The Art of Shopkeeping in the Digital Age

World Retail Congress 2026: The Art of Shopkeeping in the Digital Age

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The Brontës and big tech

The Brontës and big tech

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The ‘destination’ or the lost domain

The ‘destination’ or the lost domain

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Presence over Proof: The Rarity of Being in the Moment

Presence over Proof - The Rarity of Being in the Moment

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Pockets of Optimism

Pockets of Optimism

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Immersive Narratives – on drawing

Immersive Narratives – on drawing

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Threads Across Millenia

Threads Across Millenia

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Puppetry – mastery in movement, form and narrative

Puppetry - mastery in movement, form and narrative

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Why Circus believes in Parable

Why Circus believes in Parable - Parable and proof

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Ground News

Ground News - The unseen architectures of attention

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Oblivion – It’s available now

Oblivion - It’s available now

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Public realm as opportunity for learning and negotiating

Public realm - as opportunity for learning and negotiating

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Luminescence: Light is never neutral

Luminescence - Light is never neutral: Light can contaminate appearance

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Must buy stuff. Must not cause harm.

Must buy stuff - must not cause harm

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Head, Heart and Hand – a celebration of others

Head, Heart and Hand – a celebration of others

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Play Video Imago – A dragonfly in motion

Imago - A dragonfly in motion In collaboration with Oliver Smart

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Play Video A Leap into the Unknown

A Leap into the Unknown With Contemporary Applied Arts

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Play Video Gaze: Seen and unseen worlds

Gaze: Seen and unseen worlds In collaboration with Shelley James

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At this moment of time

At this moment of time In collaboration with Bae Sejin

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Play Video Circus is 21: A Celebration of Collaboration

Circus is 21 A Celebration of Collaboration

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Flow

Flow With Fenella Elms and Contemporary Applied Arts

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Play Video A Meditation on Time

A Meditation on Time In collaboration with Patricia Swannell and jaggedart

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Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon

Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon In collaboration with Nick Maland

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Patterns of Movement

Patterns of Movement With Onome Otite

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Play Video On High: in Hope

On High: in Hope In collaboration with jaggedart

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Cadence: The anatomy of rhythm

Cadence: The anatomy of rhythm In collaboration with Sarah Warsop

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Play Video Betwixt and Beyond: Sculpting the Invisible

Betwixt and Beyond: Sculpting the Invisible In collaboration with Gisele Edwards

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Fragments

Fragments In collaboration with Adriana Paice

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Play Video Here and Now: Stitches in time

Here and Now: Stitches in time With Alice Kettle and Contemporary Applied Arts

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Play Video Come On In

Come On In With Sarah Duffy

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Construction Lines: Journeys beyond the canvas

Construction Lines: Journeys beyond the canvas In collaboration with Francisca Prieto

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Play Video Off Centre

Off Centre In collaboration with Nic Sandiland

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When the Moon went Walkabout

When the Moon went Walkabout In collaboration with Contemporary Applied Arts

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Exuberance: The Power of Colour

Exuberance: The Power of Colour In collaboration with Contemporary Applied Arts

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