Vietnamese Contemporary Circus Makes it to Sydney Opera House
Using bamboo as the main equipment and highlighting its role in Vietnamese culture, the show at the Sydney Opera House…
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Big Apple Circus Cancels Arena Tour Amid Low Ticket Sales, Internal Email Shows
The Big Apple Circus, which finished a month-long run in Oaks on Sunday, has called off its arena tour, which…
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Montreal’s Circus Festival Returns to the Quartier des Spectacles from July 4 to 14
Some of Montreal’s streets are about to turn into an open-air circus ring. From July 4 to 14, The Montreal…
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Circus Flora’s 33rd Season Takes Audience Members On Flying Adventure Inside Schnucks Grocery Store
Circus Flora is a longstanding tradition for many St. Louisans and is back in action this month for its 33rd…
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Roll Up, Roll Up and Join Us at a Great British Circus Revival
I love the circus. I love it for the fun, the laughter, the sense of transgression. For me the never-never…
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Roma Circus Struggles to Pitch Its Tent Amid the Rise of the French Far Right
Every winter for the last 25 years, Roma circus company Cirque Romanes has set up its big red tent in…
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Stunning Never Before Seen Pics of the American Circus in Its 1940s Heyday
A SERIES of stunning unseen pictures capture the American circus and actors during its 1940s heyday. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum…
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‘There Are No Words’: Circus promoters Abused, Shackled and Starved a 12-Year-Old Boy Until He Died, Police Say
Karen Graham and her husband sensed that the boy who lived next door wasn’t being treated well. Eduardo Posso seemed…
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The Big Apple Circus Faces a Potential Crisis in Artistic Leadership
If one were to look at the development of the American circus in the last 40 years, as I have…
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‘The Final Farewell’ Showcases Ringling Bros. Circus’ Last Days
In a new documentary titled The Final Farewell about Ringling Bros., CEO Kenneth Feld is purported to have said “Ringling Bros….
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The Nock-out: What Are the Real Reasons for Leaving the Oldest Circus in Switzerland?
Circus Nock could have been saved, says a former board member. Not true, says the family. What are the real…
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Legend Nik Wallenda Announces Walk Across A High Wire 25 Stories Above NYC’s Times Square
Legendary highwire acrobat Nik Wallenda announced on “Good Morning America”Thursday that he and his sister will embark on a high wire…
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These Cambodian Performers Are Using The Circus Arts To Heal Intergenerational Trauma
During the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, the threat of violence and death permeated daily life. Leader Pol Pot’s brutal…
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Social Circus Takes on Social Issues, Builds Tolerance and Bravery
Wise Fool New Mexico Spokesperson, Life Coach and Educator Oriana Lee joins Wake Up Call Segment Host/Producer MK Mendoza to…
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Circus Kids Are Happy Kids
Circus training delivers multiple mental health benefits for children, and cost savings to the broader community, an Australian study reveals….
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Circus ‘As an Artistic Experience’
On their 10th anniversary, circus theatre company The Dust Palace is going from strength to strength. Rebecca Fox talks to…
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Wild Animals to be ‘Banned from Travelling Circuses’
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a new law to ban travelling circuses from using wild animals. Than plan will…
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Julio Revolledo, Considered the Greatest Historian of Mexican Circus, Has Died.
Julio Revolledo Cardenas, widely considered to be the number one historian of Mexican circus, passed away last night in the…
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Cirque du Soleil in New Vegas Show Leaves the Acrobats Out
The news just broke, Cirque du Soleil, in a continued effort to diversify and distance itself from their brand as…
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Highlights of Media Preview of 2019 Seoul Circus Festival: Circus Cabaret
A South Korean artist performs at a media preview of the 2019 Seoul Circus Festival: Circus Cabaret in Seoul, South…
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Circus: Our 7 Films!
A French culture website in Brittany has highlighted seven short circus films that show just how experimental and diverse French circus has…
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Circus Acts by Vietnamese Troupes to Brighten Up the Summer
HANOI (Viet Nam News/ANN) — Amazing circus acts performed by artists nationwide will be presented during a circus festival held…
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CATCH ME Will Tour UK Festivals
Playfully poking at our expectations of relationships between ages and genders using dance, circus, and sound, Upswing’s new dance-circus hybrid…
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Urs Pilz Celebrated World Circus Day in China
Urs Pilz, President of the World Circus Federation, promoted circus culture and celebrated World Circus Day in China at the Chimelong…
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NECCA Student Wins at International Circus Competition
BRATTLEBORO — The New England Center for Circus Arts is making its mark on the international performing arts scene. NECCA,…
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Bring in the Clowns: The Recycled Circus
A couple of clowns hop onto a stage strewn with garbage. Looking clueless, they stare at the newspapers, plastic bottles…
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New Artists Congregate to St Jax Montreal for 2019’s Second Edition of le Monastère’s Circus-Cabaret
After dazzling its audience within the hallowed halls of St Jax Montreal (1439 St-Catherine Street West), at the premiere of…
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‘Viva Fest’ opens in Henderson Thursday, Features Top Aerialists, Acrobats
HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — Some of the best aerialists and acrobats around the world return to Las Vegas this weekend….
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11th Mexican Circonvention – The Heart of Circus in Mexico
More than 200 circus artists gathered during the inauguration of the 11th Mexican Circonvention at the CAD Campus of the…
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For a Brooklyn Circus School, a Real Estate High-Wire Act
On a recent Friday night inside The Muse Brooklyn, a circus-arts studio housed in a mammoth warehouse in Bushwick, aspiring…
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Scotland’s Danny MacAskill Joins International Artists As Underbelly’s Circus Hub Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Marking its 5th year on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly’s Circus Hub 2019 programme announced today offers audiences of all…
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Physical Festival 2019 Returns to Liverpool
The UK’s only international physical theatre festival returns to Liverpool this June for a 6-day extravaganza of performance, workshops and…
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Highlighting The Asian Social Circus Association
The American Circus Educators (part of AYCO) have made their leap from print to digital final by adopting a website…
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The Musical Paramour Comes to Hamburg
To bring the musical Paramour together with Cirque du Soleil on stage is currently one of the most fascinating and…
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‘Sexual Health Circus’ in Bristol Schools Puts a Positive Spin on Sex Education
The UK’s new RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) curriculum has caused some controversy among conservative groups, but most agree that…
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Circus Oz and Company 2 to Create a Mesmerising World this June with the World Premiere of WUNDERAGE
Circus Oz and Company 2 will create a mesmerising world this June with the world premiere of Wunderage – an…
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Clumsy, Long and Lacking Circus Thrills: Tim Burton’s Dumbo Reviewed
Dumbo is an elephant we can’t forget. More than 70 years since Disney’s 1941 film, the big-eared baby is still…
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Circa’s Peepshow is a Coup for Castlemaine State Festival
Circa is one of the great success stories in Australia’s performing arts scene, rising from a boutique operation in Brisbane…
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In Your Space Circus Plans to ‘Take Back the Streets’
In Your Space Circus (IYSC) is delighted to be launching a brand new cross-community Street Arts project for the young…
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Video of the 2017 Nik Wallenda Accident Emerges
SARASOTA — A previously unknown video of the 2017 Circus Sarasota rehearsal that resulted in the collapse of Nik Wallenda’s…
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Alessandro Sciarroni Juggles Time at the ICA
This short review in the Boston Globe is an indicator of the growing trend of circus as a contemporary art…
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Chinese Acrobatic Troupe Wins International Prize
An Inner Mongolia autonomous region acrobatic troupe has won the Golden Bear Award – the top prize at the International…
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Join the Dots Scheme: ‘Artists Tend to Be a Neurotic Bunch, So Structured Feedback Can Only be a Good Thing’
After creating a show, rehearsing, staging and then touring it, what happens next? Most of the time the creative team…
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Mother of the Nation Festival in Abu Dhabi Welcomes First Visitors
Abu Dhabi: Decked in festive colours, the fourth edition of the Mother of the Nation Festival opened in the capital…
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25 Strategies for Training Acro with Another Human Being
Partner Acrobatics is a sport that requires another person. It’s the best and worst of two worlds; it allows us…
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Helping Male Silks Students Succeed
This month, I had the wonderful opportunity to perform in both The Hungry Hearts Cabaret in Flagstaff, and A Very…
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The Show Must Go On
Circus was created to fill a gap left by ‘serious’ theatre. Now a new generation of performers is rejecting bureaucratisation…
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Petition Calls for Cancellation of Michael Jackson Show on Vegas Strip
The allegations against Michael Jackson in HBO’s new documentary “Leaving Neverland” are serious. In the two-part film which premiered on…
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The Circus Reflects Society – With or Without Bearded Women
Circus Knie, often called Switzerland’s national circus, will soon set off on its centenary tour. This will certainly gain attention,…
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Past: Arthur Konyot
I first learned of the Konyot family through professor Ron Beadle, a renowned British circademic and a descendant of the Konyot…
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Cirque’s ‘One Night’ Show Headed for Network TV
Liberace brought Las Vegas into the living rooms of families across the country in the late-1970s with his CBS-TV specials…
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Death-Defying Circus Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong as Motorcyclists Crash in Cage
A circus act, which saw three motorcyclists enter the ‘cage of death’ went horribly wrong, leaving one injured and shocked…
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New Mexico GOP Clown Bill Asking Money for ‘Circus Arts’
SANTA FE – A Democratic proposal that seeks to allocate $100,000 for “circus arts” education in New Mexico is drawing ridicule from…
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Concordia ‘Circademic’ Joe Culpepper is Developing New Ways to Practice and Experience Magic
Joe Culpepper first felt the magnetic pull of magic at 14, when the boy who would become his best friend…
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Bill Would Encourage Settlements in Circus Lawsuits
House Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi introduced a bill that would protect defendants who settle in the Ringling Bros. case…
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YUCK Circus and Rest Share Top Fringe World Award
YUCK Circus and theatre work Rest have shared the top prize at the 2019 Fringe World Awards, which were presented…
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Laughter Amid Despair: Teaching Circus Skills to the Syrians of Zaatari Camp
I took a deep breath and dared myself to speak the closing words of our week together, quoting a man born…
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A Mix Of Circus And Dance, ‘When Angels Fall’ Imagines A Dystopia That Pits Humanity Against Technology
In a dystopian future that doesn’t appear as far-fetched as it should, a looming, manipulative entity watches over a machine-run…
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A Project Turning Frowns Upside Down for Children of War
For almost five years now in Turkey’s Southeastern city of Mardin, local and foreign volunteer teachers at the Her Yerde…
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Peter Bufano Awarded Newbury Comics Fellowship for the Study of Circus Music
Bufano, an assistant professor in Berklee’s Film Scoring Department, will document technology’s impact on circus music. Peter Bufano, assistant professor in…
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French-Vietnamese Circus Makes Sydney Opera House Debut
Sydney Tuesday 5 February, 2019. This June, ground-breaking contemporary circus troupe Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam will make their Opera House…
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Cirque du Soleil Buys Magic Show Company
Cirque du Soleil is expanding its long and wide reach into a new realm: magic. Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group,…
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Fringe World: YUCK Circus is Ready to Kick Art
YUCK Circus is a show which couldn’t have been timed better. With the #metoo movement and the recent Gillette advertising…
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40° Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain 2019 – Show B
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40° Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain 2019 – Show A
You are about to enter a members-only zone.To share this article on your CircusTalk member page and connect with circus…
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Fraser Hooper Wins Iron Chicken award for Best Busker at Christchurch’s Bread & Circus
An English busker who boxes with his audience has won the Iron Chicken award at the Bread & Circus –…
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Zip Zap Circus Off to Ivory Coast for Festival
Cape Town – The city’s Zip Zap Circus has set its sights on wooing Ivory Coast circus lovers after being…
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Cirque du Soleil Withdrew From China Show as Tensions Mounted
As diplomatic relations grew tenser between Canada and China last month, one of Canada’s most recognizable entertainment companies withdrew from…
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Enter the Hidden World of Circus
Audiences at Soho Theatre are being given a chance to enter the hidden world of circus, as the award winning…
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Why Circus Arts and Festivals are a Match Made in Heaven
From Perth and Sydney to Castlemaine, as Australia’s international arts festivals reveal their programs it’s become increasingly common to see…
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How Circus Training Helps Me Deal With My Anxiety Disorder
I hovered 30 feet off the ground, trying not to look down, a long loop of fabric my only support….
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Dea Birkett: Disability is No Laughing Matter When it Comes to Circus Artists
A man limps awkwardly on to the stage, mimicking a mouth twisted to one side, head bent towards his feet….
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Stunning Circus, Clowns with Ruffs and Magical Comedy in Pick of the Night Shows
Garry Starr wants to save theatre. In order to complete his mission, this clown in a Shakespearean ruff – and sometimes little…
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Using Circus Tricks to Teach Social Skills
BRATTLEBORO — The day the girls were leaving Learning Beyond camp and going back to their orphanage in Mumbai, 15-year-old…
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Exploring the Beauty Rituals of a Circus Performer
Rituals is a monthly column that looks at the obscure beauty routines and sacred acts of self self-care different professionals practice…
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Performers Make Way into Circus Ring of Fame
Four acts will be inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame on St. Armands Circle Jan. 13. They’ve walked the…
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Mixing Mozart and Acrobatics in Circa’s Delightful Family Show
Circa is one of the great Australian success stories in the arts. In just over a decade, artistic director Yaron…
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Circus Performers Live, Raise Children in a Caravan Roaming Turkey
Ulaş and Melike Cankurt have raised their children in a caravan. They travel all across Turkey to perform shows in…
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Beyond the Big Top
A short documentary by Amanda Levenson exploring how circus in North America has evolved in recent years. The United States…
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The New Circus: Season 2 Episode 3: Alexis Udo-Udoma
In season two of her video series The New Circus, in which she explores the major players and influences upon…
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New Jersey Becomes First State to Ban Use of Wild, Exotic Animals in Circuses
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed legislation Friday that made his state the first in the nation to ban…
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Ontinyent Celebrates the 7th Edition of Its Circus and Theater Festival
The city of Ontinyent presents the 7th edition of its Festival of Circus and Theater. The festival started as an…
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Cirque du Soleil Performer Falls off BMX Bike During SF ‘Volta’ Performance
A Cirque du Soleil performer fell off his BMX bike during a stunt in the final part of the organization’s…
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SF’s Treasure Island Has Something New — a Circus
Circus Bella has come a long way from its first performance, crashing an event in San Francisco’s Dolores Park to…
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Cirque du Soleil Casting Call Gives Clues to New Disney World Show
A casting notice posted this month offers a few clues to the new Cirque du Soleil show scheduled for Walt…
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In Defence of Circus Animals-The Campaign to Ban Performing Animals is Misguided
In a British circus, you will no longer find big cats, dancing bears or sea lions balancing on balls. Anne,…
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Alex Mizzen’s Invisible Things
Alex Mizzen is a creative who uses circus and dance-theatre to make evocative, challenging works. She is a world-class hand-balancer,…
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Creative Finance: Life’s a Circus for Montreal’s Shana Carroll
Montreal has long been a hub for creative innovators, entrepreneurs and artists. In this column, Brendan Kelly offers a snapshot…
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Crossed Paths: Birth of a Diabolist
Nico Pires, a diabolo artist in the Cirque du Soleil show Totem, has been passionate about diabolo since he was…
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Cirque du Soleil’s Saudi Arabia Show ‘Difficult’ for Founder Guy Laliberte
MONTREAL — In the light of recent geopolitical tensions in Saudi Arabia, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte has expressed…
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Circus Oz’s New Festival ‘Sidesault’ is a Multi-Dimensional Masterpiece
Celebrating 40 years of Circus Oz in 2018, Australia’s leading troupe of theatre, satire and rock’n’roll keep the thrills coming…
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Circus and Cabaret Festival to Align with Re-opening of Palais
COME ONE, come all, the Palais is set to re-open in a spectacular fashion this November. When news of the…
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Homeless Youth and Globe-Trotting Aerialists: The Circus Project Has a Big Tent
You no longer need to run away to join the Circus Project. After most of a decade spent walking budgetary…
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Perth Festival to Feature Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam’s Lang Toi
BETWEEN Hanoi’s glamorous French Quarter — where Graham Greene penned The Quiet American — and the Grand Opera House is…
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Orlando Ringmaster Enlivens PBS’ ‘Circus’
“The Circus,” a four-hour PBS documentary about the big top’s history, finds one of its most forceful witnesses in Orlando….
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UniverSoul Circus Marks 25 Years of Turning Everyone ‘Into a Kid Again’
In May 2017, after years of entertaining children of all ages, the curtain fell for the final time on the…
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Backstage with Model Citizens : Words By Lucy Gamsby Frost & Photos by Luke David Kellett
A Day in the Life of Lucy Frost, Touring Production Manager at Circus Oz. Model Citizens Tour 2018 I wake…
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The Greatest Showman Heading to Broadway
The Greatest Showman may not have been a massive critical success, but the musical has won over droves of fans…
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Crossed Paths: Life Stories from the Circus World and Beyond
Nico Pires, a diabolo artist in the Cirque du Soleil show Totem, has been passionate about diabolo since he was…
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BWW Interview: Machine de Cirque Founder, Vincent Dubé, On Bringing Award-Winning Circus from Quebec to the New 42nd Street New Victory Theater This Fall!
Family fun will be reaching new heights this fall, as Machine de Cirque lands at the New 42nd Street New…
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