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Welcoming Stacy Clark As CircusTalk’s CEO
Dear Members, Partners and Friends, It is my pleasure to share with you the exciting news that Stacy Clark is…
Alchemy and Poetry in Circus Days and Nights
The show begins. A bearded man’s shadowed profile engulfs the white wall of a fabric tent. Wire figurines of circus…
Constance Dansart — Meet the Graduate 2021
As the circus industry comes back to life, a new class of graduates flexes its muscles. These bright artists have…
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Circus Immersion: Contortion or the Human Body in All Its Simplicity
Flexibility, or a lack of it, finds its way in each and everyone’s life. Daily reminders come when one bends…
News and events
Festival Roundup: 2021
Festivals are back! With COVID-19 restrictions loosening and circus re-emerging, artists and fans alike are eager to share their love…
Advice
Think Like an Acrobat, Ep. 7–Let’s Protect Ourselves: Mastering Circus Training & Coaching with Olga Pikhienko
As part of our CircusTalk PRO membership content, available exclusively to PRO membership subscribers, please enjoy this PRO video series called…
Meet the Artist
CircusTalk PRO Member Showcase: Silvia Dopazo Hilario
We at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community…
Education
Constance Dansart — Meet the Graduate 2021
As the circus industry comes back to life, a new class of graduates flexes its muscles. These bright artists have…
Research
CirK2.2: Breakthrough Research Melds Circus with Sound
CirK 2.2 is a sound/movement based project I’ve been working on for almost 5 years now. The origin of this…
Podcast
Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep. 34: Chinese Pole Artist LĂ©o Pilote
Host Shenea Stiletto interviews Chinese Pole Artist LĂ©o Pilote in this episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast. LĂ©o…
History
The Time Disneyland Had Its Own Circus, And It Didn’t Go Well
When Walt Disney first conceived of the idea that would eventually become Disneyland, much of his desire to build his…
Reviews
Alchemy and Poetry in Circus Days and Nights
The show begins. A bearded man’s shadowed profile engulfs the white wall of a fabric tent. Wire figurines of circus…
Panels and Discussions
Is Circus OK? Urgent Concerns Revisited–One Year into COVID
It has been a year since the pandemic has created a quarantine zone around the world, halting live performances everywhere….
Meet the Organization
Circus For Every Body–The Extraordinary Bodies Story So FarÂ
We set up Extraordinary Bodies in the flurry of optimism that followed the Olympics in the UK in 2012. We…
Opinion
Pathways to Circus Legitimacy: The Library
Like the rest of the world, American circus artists have spent the last eighteen months largely out of work, unemployed…
Social Circus
Phare Circus Attempts World Record, Wins International Awards
CircusTalk would like to congratulate Phare Circus on setting the world record for longest circus performance, and winning 3 international…
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Circadium Graduates: Who Are We?
This June, we are highlighting circus graduates! From social media shoutouts to student interviews, keep an eye out for graduation…
Obituary
Ringling Bros. Clown Toby Ballantine, Who Had Circus in His Blood, Dies at 71 in Sarasota
Toby Ballantine, son of legendary clown Bill Ballantine, followed his father’s footsteps and performed with Ringling Bros. and many other…
