News and events
Affected by a Central Force, Dancers Perform Implausible Bends on a Perpetually Spinning Stage
“Celui qui tombe,” or he who falls, is an illusory performance from self-described circus artist Yoann Bourgeois (previously) that opens…
Panels and Discussions
Circus and Changing Realities 2020: A Historical Look at the American and European Traditional Circus–A Comparison
This panel is part of CircusTalk’s Circus and Changing Realities 2020 series. In this episode, titled A Historical Look at the American and…
Reviews
Review: Midnight Circus Lights up the Afternoon in a Chicago Park — With a Few Cirque Ringers in the Cast
“Foster Park,” the ringmaster cried, piercing the quiet of a September afternoon in Auburn Gresham, “are you ready for a…
Advice
When a Selfie Won’t Do: How to Find the Right Circus Photographer
In our visual world, one of the best ways to promote your talents and yourself is through photography. Used properly,…
Meet the Organization
Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep.16: CIRQO Founder Sue Porrett
This weeks episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews Sue Porrett; innovator of the newly…
Opinion
Statement from Circostrada in Response to the Open Letters of Jasmine Straga and Sosina Wogayehu
Once a year, as part of its programme of activities, Circostrada tends to organise a professional field trip outside Europe,…
Research
MLA As a Resource for Circus Research
The MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) may not be the first resource that comes to mind for circus scholars doing and sharing…
Podcast
Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep.16: CIRQO Founder Sue Porrett
This weeks episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews Sue Porrett; innovator of the newly…
History
From Wirth’s to Circus Oz, Melbourne’s Art Centre is Still Home for Australia’s Greatest Circus Troupes
What began as equestrian events in the 1860’s led to travelling troupes of performers and exotic animals which became known…
Meet the Artist
Meet Khalil Oghab: “The Father of Iranian Circus”
Born Khalil Tariqat Peyma in 1924, the athlete acted as a stuntman in different world countries and set a record…
Education
Culture and Health with Circus Arts, Circus and Medicine Research
In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is…
Social Circus
Solo Circus: Downers Grove Acrobat Performs for Alzheimer’s Patients in Burr Ridge
Evan Baird literally jumped at the chance to perform Thursday at a memory care center in Burr Ridge. All the…
Videos we like
The Uncle Junior Project–Episode 4, Zanda “Zeke” Charles
The Uncle Junior Project is a sharing of research on the African-American circus community sparked by respect for the work…
Obituary
The Ringling Archives Celebrates the Life of Jean Rockwell Jacobs by Sharing Photographic Memories of Her
The staff and board of directors of the John and Mable Ringling Museum were deeply saddened to learn of the…
