Circus Immersion – Two Ropes, an Iron Bar, and Many Variations-Pro Exclusive
There’s the red nose, the lion’s mane, the fan used to cross a high wire, a bagful of popcorn. Those
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Impassioned by performing arts, Martin Frenette started intensive dance training at a very young age before trading pliés and barres for ropes and somersaults at Montreal National Circus School. He has spent a decade performing in several shows in Europe, such as Circus Monti, Chamäleon Theater, Wintergarten Varieté, Cirque Bouffon, GOP Show Concepts or the Max Entertainment Palace, to name a few. Writing has always been one of Martin's passions and he's thrilled to join Circus Talk's team to share his views on shows, the stage and what's going on behind the scenes with other performing arts enthusiasts!
Circus Immersion – Lights on Those in Their Flyer’s Shadow–Pro Exclusive
Human beings are conditioned to look up, our eyes instinctively go for the top. Tourists stare at a tower’s peak
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Circus Immersion–Keeping the Movement Going in the Art of Being Upside Down
An Olympic diver slowly bends forward, lays his palms in front of his toes, and rises into a perfect handstand
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Circus Immersion: 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
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Circus Immersion–Always in Balance
We’ve all walked on a fallen tree or the playground’s beam with our arms up in the air. A concentrated
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Circus Immersion–Wrapping Up and Dropping Down
The crowd keeps on cheering and clapping for the tamer stealing an extra bow as lions and tigers exit one
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Circus Immersion: It’s More Than Just Throwing Objects in the Air
In this short series titled Circus Immersion, Martin Frennette explores the ins and outs of a circus discipline through the
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Recreating the Magic: Saint John’s Second International Circus Festival
If “Spread the magic!” was Anahareo Dölle’s motto for the first Saint John’s International Circus Fest in 2018, the event’s
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