Ethiopia’s Newest Export: Circus
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN)Tucked behind a colorful tin roof dwelling in Addis Ababa, acrobats of all ages are spinning, contorting…
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Cirque du Soleil to Hit Chicago with Group’s First-Ever Holiday Spectacle
Cirque du Soleil, the famed Montreal-based live entertainment company, on Tuesday said it will return to Chicago for the second…
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The Sex Education Circus
Performer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex — she tours…
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Roadkill Performance Launching in Troy
The first production of the Contemporary Circus & Immersive Arts Center (CCIAC)is a good sign for the development of contemporary…
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Gravity & Other Myths: Amidst the Chaos Part 4 –’Sound’
In Part 4 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish…
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Making a Pitch: Why Circus Deserves to Be Recognised as an Art Form
Pitch’d Circus Arts Festival director Cormac Mohally of Lords of Strut tells Ellie O’Byrne why circus deserves to be recognised…
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Some Strings Attached: Meet the Women of Tangle, Fringe’s High-Flying All-Female Circus Troupe
If your impression of Cirque du Soleil is dorky, bizarre, spellbinding or thrilling, this local, smaller rendition aims to give…
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Award-Winning Performer is Set to Entertain at Cork Circus Festival
LIVELY performer Lucy Hopkins will bring her award-winning clown show, Le Foulard, to St Peter’s in Cork city on September…
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Gravity & Other Myths: Amidst the Chaos Part 3–‘Lights’
In Part 3 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish…
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Sexual Violence: Circus As a Tool For Reconstruction
The AFD (Agence Française de Développement) recently released a video about a new project they support called CAMELEON, where they…
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Anna Lumb In Hard to reach Places Comes to Melbourne Fringe
Internationally acclaimed, wildly theatrical and incendiary circus performer Anna Lumb is about to set Melbourne Fringe alight with her new…
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The Untold Story Of Europe’s First Black Female Circus Star
2018 MARKED the 250th anniversary of the circus. In celebration, an exhibition which highlights diversity and complexity within the circus…
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Acrobats, Gymnasts and Jugglers: Moscow to Host Circus Arts Festival
14 till 16 September, Moscow will host Circus Arts Festival timed to the anniversary of the date when all the…
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Why I’m Sick of Politics Being Described as a Circus
Jon Sopel has a new book out this month – A Year at the Circus. But the BBC’s North America…
Read more >Gravity & Other Myths: Amidst the Chaos Part 2 – Process
In Part 2 of a four part video series titled Amidst the Chaos on Gravity & Other Myths, director Hamish…
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Circus Reinvented in Montreal, This Time with High-tech Vibe
Montreal—the Canadian city that spawned the global juggernaut Cirque du Soleil—has once again reimagined the circus, this time tapping into…
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Introducing Modern Vaudeville Press
The juggling community as a whole knows Thom Wall as “the Vaudeville Sensation.” But more and more people are discovering…
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The Hartford Courant Let Survivors of a Tragic 75-Year-Old Circus Fire Tell Their Own Stories
Seventy-five years ago, a fire broke out in Hartford, Connecticut. On July 6, 1944, fire erupted inside the big top…
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Questions Remain About the Future of the Big Apple Circus
At this point in the developing saga that is the Big Apple Circus, we know more about who and what…
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Arts Council England to Set Up Theatre Showcase at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Arts Council England is to fund a new performing arts showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With a focus on…
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The Founder of the Quebec Circus School Loses His Life in a Sailing Accident
CircusTalk is sad to deliver the news of the loss of life of the influential circus school founder, Michel Rousseau….
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Sarasota High and Circus Arts Conservatory Partner for Magnet Program
Sarasota’s long-running history with circus arts will soon expand into the classrooms of Sarasota High School. In partnership with Circus…
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Circa’s New Paths to Success
Of course I had heard the stories about Circa. Consistently in festival delivery mode. Hundreds of performances a year around…
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Total Theatre Awards Announces 2019 Shortlist
Total Theatre Awards today announced the 2019 shortlist. From the list announced today, a total of seven awards will be…
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The Show Must Go On! Inside Cirque Du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté’s Plan To Create Another Entertainment Phenomenon
Guy Laliberté stands on a dock at the old port of Montreal and surveys the skyline. This is the city of…
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Meet the All-Female Circus Troupe Flipping Gender Expectations
The circus might conjure up images of burly strong men, ringmasters in top hats and dainty acrobats in frilly outfits….
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Perfectionism in Contemporary Circus Arts
Similar to dancers and professional athletes (Hill, 2016), contemporary circus artists may score relatively high on the personality characteristic perfectionism. People…
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Big-Cat Trainer Criticises Bill Banning Wild Animals in Circuses
One of British circus’ last big-cat trainers has criticised the news he will no longer be able to feature wild…
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French Tightrope Walker to Open Prague’s Summer Circus Festival with a Daring Walk Above the Vltava
Prague’s annual festival of summer circus, Letní Letná, is one of the Czech capital’s most highly anticipated events. This year…
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Sziget Festival Kicks off Next Week With Concerts, a Circus, Environmental Speeches and More
Hungary’s most popular music event of the summer, Sziget Festival, kicks off next week in Budapest and tens of thousands of visitors…
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Edinburgh May Lose £20m US Circus Project Over Brexit Fears
Las Vegas variety producer considers relocating European base to Berlin or Paris. The Edinburgh festival fringe is facing the loss of a…
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Considering Circus – Photo Documentation of Montreal’s annual Circus Festival
In the staunchly conservative, predominantly catholic German village of my childhood, we children eagerly anticipated three occasions each year: Carnival…
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Alegria’s Opening Night in Gatineau Marred by Early Halt in Performance and Missing Finale
A shaky start and missing finale made for a worrying and ultimately disappointing premiere performance of Alegria on Thursday night….
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AGT Hoop Aerialist Matthew Richardson Makes Circus/Queer Film In Church
On Season 14 of America’s Got Talent, the judges are wowed by cyr wheel performer Matthew Richardson. The 33-year-old former…
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Performers to Showcase Taiwan Culture in St. Vincent and Grenadines
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Taiwanese performing arts troupe Formosa Circus Art (FOCA) will visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines this…
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Swiss artist Daniele Finzi Pasca designs the 2019 Fête des Vignerons
Switzerland’s once-in-a-generation Fête des Vignerons opens on July 18 in the lakeside town of Vevey. Swiss director and choreographer Daniele…
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Circus Rio Shut Down After Two Performers Suffer Serious Injuries in Less Than a Week
A circus in Adelaide has been shut down after two performers were injured in separate incidents in less than a…
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Shaking the Snow Globe: Exit Interview with Circus Oz’s Rob Tannion
After three years as Artistic Director and co-CEO of Circus Oz, Rob Tannion has moved on to a new role…
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5 Things I Learned at Montreal’s Circus Market
Jacksons Lane’s Adrian Berry made the trek across the pond from his usual programming and artistic director position at Jacksons Lane…
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Circus Performer Seriously Injured After 36 Foot Fall in Front of Horrified Audience
Spectators at a circus show in Australia were left stunned when a performer fell from a trapeze and was left…
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Cirque du Soleil App Was an Insecure High-Wire Act for Show-Goers, Researcher Says
A mobile app that was designed to enhance the experience of watching a touring Cirque du Soleil show left audience…
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Meet the 59-Year-Old Acrobat Flipping Stereotypes in Casting Off
At only 17 years old, Debra Batton was told she was too old to be a gymnast, so she quit….
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Jacksons Lane Redevelopment to Benefit ‘Artists and Audiences’
An arts centre has received funding from the National Lottery to support its 2020 redevelopment project. Jacksons Lane in Highgate,…
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Circus Tigers Turn on Trainer, Maul Him to Death Despite Frantic Attempts to Intervene
Italian police are investigating after one of the country’s most famous tamers was killed by four tigers he was training….
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Bosch Dreams as Montreal Awakens to Complètement Cirque Festival
The 10th edition of the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival is sure to fill the city with a dazzling display of…
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Wunderage is the Daring New Circus Show that Involves the Audience
Wunderage is Rob Tannion’s last show with Cirque Oz before he heads over to work with Cirque du Soleil. It…
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Concordia Pulls Back the Curtain on the Creative Process of Contemporary Circus July 2-12
Home to Cirque du Soleil, the National Circus School, TOHU and more, Montreal is at the heart of Quebec’s billion-dollar…
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Artist in Circus Krone Falls During the Performance
On Sunday night there was an accident at Circus Krone. Right at the beginning of the performance, a Russian duo…
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Director Sharon Grimberg On Her Big Top Historical Doc ‘The Circus’: “It Was Transgressive In All Sorts Of Ways”
Traditional circuses still crisscross the country, but on a much-reduced scale from when they ruled America as the undisputed “greatest…
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Sarasota’s Bello Nock to Perform Televised High-wire Act Over Active Volcano
Shortly before Nik Wallenda attempts a high-wire walk over Times Square for an ABC special, which airs Sunday, another Sarasota…
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Under the Tent with the Cuban National Circus
Journalist André Chung visited Cuba in 2017, teaching photography and photo journalism, when he bumped into a rehearsal of Circuba…
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Wallenda Hirewire Walk Inspires a Look at Sarasota’s Circus Heritage
Nik and Lijana’s Wallenda’s June 23 highwire walk over Times Square in New York City shines the spotlight on Sarasota,…
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Arts Sector Contributed $763.6 Billion to U.S. Economy—More Than Agriculture or Transportation, New Data Shows
The arts and cultural sector contributed over $763.6 billion to the American economy in 2015—more than the agriculture, transportation, or…
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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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