Artcirq is a community-based circus and multimedia company composed of northern and southern artists and based in Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. The project began in 1998, co-founded by Isuma Productions, a film production company based in Igloolik, and Guillaume Saladin, an acrobat originally from Montreal. The intention behind the initiative was to prevent suicide by engaging the youth from Igloolik in meaningful activities. ARTCIRQ was seen as a way to give a voice to young people in a community where school…