I am Sima.

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I discovered  contemporary circus when I was travelling around and it happened that I stayed put at one place for a while and studied circus art and teaching.

After discovering circus it was just impossible not to dive into it with head and toes. Afterwards I was travelling around and staying with different circus companies and organisations to get new experience and to share mine. I guess the best thing so far was being in Palestine and working with local kids, not with local artists. We’ve created a show together and I finally got that feeling that what I was doing is exactly what I was supposed to be doing.

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Then the pandemic started and it brought me back to my home city in Russia and partly because of that I’ve discovered the open call for the NHLP program.

 

While I was reading through the description of the program it was becoming clearer and clearer that this is what I need and want to be doing right now. I was always dreaming that one day I will be coming back home and influencing my cultural surroundings by bringing contemporary circus and inviting people in, creating inclusion and art, creating something special. But it all seemed like a far-away thing to do.

 

But the NHLP programme was saying -  'No, do it now, and we are here to help you figure out how, to get into the right mindset and connect you with like-minded people.' 

So now I am part of the programme and I’ve already come a long way with it.

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At this moment I’ve started my experience with a hosting organization which turned out to be not the one which was planned, but I think it was a good solution to the current situation and it might bring some unexpected gifts to my journey.

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Stay tuned for more from my journey in NHLP!