News and events
Circus Oz Celebrate 40 Years with ‘Precarious’
Roll up, roll up. This year marks a huge milestone for Circus Oz as they celebrate 40 years as Australia’s
Reviews
The (Graduation) Show Must Go on at École national de cirque
It’s perhaps an understatement to say that the École national de cirque has an awful lot on its plate right
Education
Frequently Asked Questions: Auditioning for a Circus School
The first time I auditioned for École nationale de cirque, I had only hung from stall bars a mere handful
Meet the Organization
Extraordinary Bodies Circus Challenges Disability Stereotypes
The circus arts have a chequered history when it comes to disability. However, the world has come a long way
Advice
Warm-Ups for the Circus Artist, Part Two
In part one we established the scientific basis for why warm-ups are an integral part of circus practice. To summarise,
Social Circus
Social Circus Series: Women Helping Women
In this series, CircusTalk will attempt to explore different aspects of the social circus world. In this article, the author
Research
Strength in Numbers: The 34%
How do you decide if something is fair? Where do you start if your gut feeling is telling you that
Meet the Artist
RoboPole–Circus of the Future
In Paris this past January, at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, a giant robot took center stage and
History
Circus Performers Killed in Hammond Train Crash Remembered 100 Years Later
For more than 100 years, the remains of 56 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus lay at the Woodlawn
Obituary
VOENA director mourns death of acrobatic son, 31
As Benicia’s unofficially anointed “funeral player,” Annabelle Marie performs on piano, violin and vocals in at least 30 funerals a
Opinion
Open Letters to the Circus #3: Who Gets to Build the Future?
Dear circus artists, We need to talk. Not about your circus practice, though – not here, not this way. It’s
