Reginald
Ernest Bolton
November 13, 1945 – July 14, 2006
Perth - Sunday the
30th of July
A big celebration of Reg's life will take place on Sunday the
30th of July from 12.30 - 2.30 at Camelot (indoor) Theatre, 16
Lochee Street, Mosman Park.
Everyone is welcome & we will share a feast in Reg's honour
so please bring a plate of food and some drink to share.
There will be a big balls-up blessing to Reg, so bring along your
circus gear.
Any questions call Lockie McDonald Mobile: 0405 442 729
Check www.circusshop.net
for all details.Love Annie, Jo & Sophie
Woolongong - Saturday
the 29th of July
There will be an informal ceremony at Circus Monoxide's training
space in Bellambi, Wollongong, NSW, this Saturday 29th July at
4-6pm, to celebrate and remember Reg - clown, thinker, teacher,
tribal elder, and inspiration.
Performances and stories very welcome. Let me know if you want
to do something.
Address and directions from Sydney to the Monoxide space are below.
Don't hesitate to call or email me, Al, for more information or
if you need a place to stay overnight:
Email: al@circusmonoxide.com.au
Monoxide office: 02 4285 0066
Mobile: 0403 138 333
Directions from Sydney by car:
Exit left off the southern freeway onto the Bulli Pass. You'll
know to look out for it when you see the ocean from the top of
the escarpment. When you get to the bottom, get in your right
hand lane and follow the princes hwy south through Bulli, Woonona
and Russellvale until you come to Bellambi
Lane. Turn left at the lights onto Bellambi lane, go through the
next set of lights, then turn immediately left into Watts Lane.
We're at the end. Come in through the gates on your right and
park in the carpark.
OR - catch the train from Central to Bellambi (about an hour and
a half - a really peaceful train ride through national park).
We are 5 minutes walk from the Bellambi train station. Call if
you get lost and we'll pick you up.
Alicia Battestini-Artistic Director-Circus Monoxide
Ph: +612 4285 0066
Fax: +612 4285 0000
Brisbane- Sunday the 30 of July
Toast to Reg - The Peels are hosting a small "wake"
for Reg on Sunday 30 July at 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. for people
who might wish to say "farewell" to our friend, mentor,
inspiration.
We're at 9 Inchcape Street, Fairfield and our number is 38925669.
We'd love it if you could join us - bring something to drink and
nibble and most importantly a story about Reg. Please let anybody
else know who may wish to join in. Many of us who knew Reg don't
actually know each other so it's a chance to meet and share stories.
Pauline
Melbourne - Sunday the 6th of August
There will be a gathering for Reg at 5pm on Sunday the
6th of August at the Circus Oz headquarters in BayStreet Port
Melbourne.
Everyone is welcome to come down to the space, all ages, including
anyone who has made a connection or been influenced by Reg's work.
It will be a chance to get together, tell a few stories about
his amazing life, and reflect on the impact he has had on so many
people.
Importantly we also want to send love and support from the circus
community to Annie, Reg's family and particularly Sophie and Jo
Bolton, who in the midst of all of us losing a colleague &
inspiration, have lost a dad.
We do want it to be a celebration, as well as a memorial. Please
bring drinks & a plate of food to share, and bring any juggling
gear you've got, Reg would have liked the idea of some horsing
around.
The Circus Oz space is right near the water at the end of Bay
Street, on the corner of Rouse Street, opposite Molly Blooms pub.
The entrance to the space is round the back in the laneway parallel
to Bay Street.
Drop a line to me (director@circusoz.com.au)
or Antonella(antonella@powerup.com.au)
if you would like to help set up the space or contribute to the
event. We're open to any suggestions or offers of help.
Cheers!
Mike & Antonella
New York- Sunday the 6th of August
Bond St. Theatre has kindly offered to host our gathering, so
we invite all of you (and everyone else) to gather at Bond St.
at 7 p.m. that night to pay tribute to Reg's life.
Please feel free to bring food and/or drink to share.
Please also feel free to bring anything you'ld like to share in
honor of Reg. Pictures, videos, DVDs, slides, stories, correspondence,
thoughts, anything. (Please let me know if you plan to bring slides
so we can make sure to get a slide projector.)
Please also forward this e-mail to anyone and everyone in the
circus/theatre/education/good-works-in-the-world/etc. community.
All are welcome, whether you knew Reg or would just like to learn
more about his work and his life, and talk with others about how
we can continue to do our good work in the world.Details of our
gathering:
Sun. Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.
2 Bond St. (between Broadway and Lafayette); ring buzzer for 4R.
(closest subway stops: 6 to Bleecker St. or B/D/F/V to Broadway/Lafayette)
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Additional details for your information:
Although we were not able to have our gathering at the same time
as the services for Reg will be held in Australia, you may want
to take a moment at any of the various times to stop and think
of Reg, maybe light a candle or say a prayer or do a handstand
in his honor, and know that on that date or
at that time, hundreds of people will be gathering to celebrate
his life and mourn his loss.
Adelaide - Sunday
the 13th of August
Cirkidz would like to celebrate Reg Bolton's life by holding a
get together at Cirkidz on Sunday 13th August 6pm - 8pm. For any
of you who knew Reg and his work or have had a connection with
Cirkidz,
children's circus and community circus over the last 20 years,
we'd love to see you here.
Tony Hannan is going to bring in a data projector so we can show
some of Reg's work. Please let me know if there's anything you
think we should include on the day.
Cirkidz address is:
100 Drayton Street
Bowden SA 5007
If you know of anyone in the Adelaide community who would like
to come along then please let them know.
Sarah Ritchie
08 8346 5735
Hey everyone,
I’ve set up a public notice-board online for my dad, Reg
Bolton. I know he reached many people with his work & friendship
during his lifetime. His passing was completely unexpected &
the messages of love & support have reminded us of just how
much he got up to! Reg would have loved for people to be connecting
in some way from this, across different communities, around the
world.
This notice board welcomes anyone who would like to add something.
We would love to receive your story, discussion, article, photo,
link or suggestion.
http://www.regbolton.org/
Cheers,
Jo Bolton
Email: jo@airplayskills.com.
Website:
www.airplayskilauls.com.au
And finally, a hybrid collage of a guess at:
Dr Reg's ‘hand’ analogy for why kids need
circus.
From a combination of Bill Blaikie’s recollection, and
Sharon McCutcheon’s transcript of Reg talking.
Dr Reg says: "What I'm telling you is what
I think children need. I'm not a child psychologist, I'm not talking
literacy or numeracy. I'm talking mainly about children who start
"happening" after the books have been written. Most
books about child development stop at nine years old, I'm talking
about that
really.
Pointer for the show off in us
all;
“This finger is about showing off, which is about showing
themselves to the world, or developing their self image, designing
themselves.
Middle Finger sticks itself out too far and is
the risk taker, the need for a bit of danger in our lives;
“The big finger, the one that sticks out and always gets
hurt, it's at risk, sticks out from the crowd, sticks out from
normal behaviour, potentially puts you at risk. Every child needs
that at some stage.
Ring-finger for heart, for love;
“This one here, the ring finger, that's trust. It's quite
happy to live next to the others.
the Little Finger for the part of us that needs
nurturing,; “This one here knows it's the smallest one here,
but it's about dreams and aspirations, a child has got a potential
future that is limitless, any
child.
the Thumb for hard work which all circus requires
as does life if something good is to be achieved;
“The next one represents hard work, a child often doesn't
know the difference between work and play in life in general...
the Palm of the hand to be tickled for laughter's
sake, cause life must be full of laughter.
“…if a child is missing any of those things it shows,
you know if they don't trust, if they are not dreaming, if they
daren't take a risk, if they've no self image, if they don't know
how to work hard, if they never laugh, any of those things can
be really weird....and my passion for circus is that kids
can fill up those gaps, you just lay it out on a plate and you
know, if they're short on vitamin C they'll just go for the oranges,
if you need iron, you'd go for the rocket, so with circus you've
got the chance of going for the things you missed out on..."
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His
achievements are many but for the thousands of people who got
to know Reg perhaps one of his greatest gifts was his ability
to see value in everyone and to help them to see it too.