Ottawa Circus School Owner Calls for Commercial Rent Relief During Pandemic
When Sophie Latreille opened the Ottawa Circus School three years ago, she wanted to show that keeping fit doesn’t have…
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Tweedy’s Lost and Found Review – Giffords Clown Bursts into your Lounge
f you’ve spent a few days juggling homeschooling with work then your lounge may already look like a circus. So…
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Traveling Circus Stuck in Limbo
As of Tuesday, around 45 people with Circo Hermanos Caballero, or the Brothers Caballero Circus, were staying in recreational vehicles…
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Performing Artists and the Financial Fallout of the Coronavirus
On Thursday, March 12th, the morning after the N.B.A. suspended its season and Donald Trump banned travel from Europe, the…
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Man Takes Circus Act to Local Neighborhoods to Entertain People for Free
Performances and events have been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but one local performer is bringing the…
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Circus Harmony ‘Quarantraining’ During Pandemic
Why circus during a pandemic? Jessica Hentoff, the artistic/executive director of Circus Harmony explains, “Circus has always been about joy,…
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Circus Trying to Stay Safe, Social Distance while Stranded on Brazos River
While Cirque Italia was in route to Waco to perform, the Circus received news that their event would not be…
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Edinburgh Fringe Set to be Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Sources told the Edinburgh Evening News that planning for the annual festival, which has become the world’s biggest arts festival,…
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Showbiz & The Spanish Flu: Lessons from Last Century’s Pandemic
The entertainment world is in a spiral, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cirque du Soleil has temporarily laid off 95%…
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Cirque du Soleil Launches Digital Hub to Fill the Void
Cirque du Soleil is already reinventing itself. The entertainment group has launched a digital content hub called CirqueConnect, available at cirquedusoleil.com/cirqueconnect….
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World Circus Day 2020 Canceled Due to the Pandemic
In a letter from the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque, many learned on March 25th of the cancellation of the beloved…
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A Circus Caught by the Coronavirus in Barcelona
The Raluy Historical Circus, founded in Catalonia in the 70s, ended in Castelldefels (Barcelona) on March 9 with the intention…
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‘Enormous Pressure’: Arts Organisations Call for Help Amid Crisis
Leading arts figures say live audiences have “disappeared” and small organisations face bankruptcy during the coronavirus crisis, ahead of an…
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Today’s Struggles, Tomorrow’s Strengths; Gamma Phi Circus Members React to the 2020 Home Show Cancellation
“Do or Die” is a motto said often by members of Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus. Now, more than…
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Cirque du Soleil Explores Options Including Bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is exploring debt restructuring options that include a potential bankruptcy filing, after it…
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Look For The Helpers: Denver Aerialist Helps Artists Find New Roles
A popular meme going around social media right now includes a quote from Mr. Rogers: “When I was a young…
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Crisis Management and the Virtual Office
At Circa, we are familiar with crisis situations. Risk is part of our world, and one of the key elements…
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Zim Singer Resumes Shows in China
AFRO-FUSION musician Whitney “Brity” Matiyanga, who is part of the line-up of artistes performing at The Xiamen Ling Ling International…
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Baraboo Circus Museum Provides Virtual Tours, Content for Homebound while COVID-19 Delays Opening
Although Baraboo’s circus museum can no longer entertain and educate visitors in person due to the spread of COVID-19, its…
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Under the Big Top with Escuela de Circo Carampa in Madrid
In October of 2019, CircusTalk went to Spain to participate in FIRCO and we made it a point to visit…
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Mayor of Newham Strongly Denies ‘Fake News’ that Stratford Circus Arts Centre is at Risk of Closure
The mayor of Newham has strongly denied claims that Stratford Circus Arts Centre is at risk of closure, accusing the…
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How to Hire Artists Put Out of Work by Coronavirus Cancellations
This article offers a local solution in response to the sudden unemployment within arts/entertainment community due to COVID-19. Hopefully this…
Read moreBoston Establishes Artist Relief Fund in Response to Coronavirus
The Boston Artist Relief Fund will award grants of $500 and $1,000 to individual artists who live in Boston whose…
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Press Release – Circus to the Schoolyard: NoFit State and Adamsdown Primary Celebrate Cardiff’s Refugee Community
From its explosive and bold beginnings in Cardiff, 1986, NoFit State is now the UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company,…
Read moreCoronavirus: Cirque du Soleil Lays Off More Than Half Its Staff
1,400 staff and technicians from its touring and resident shows and 1,200 artists from its shows have been temporarily laid…
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People of Color in Contemporary Circus: Culture, Identity and Representation
On November 6, 2019, Gibney Dance, a prominent dance institution in New York City, hosted a Long Table discussion entitled…
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8 Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding Where to Study Circus
Ah spring, with longer days ahead, flower buds blooming, and… circus school auditions! Yes, audition season is upon us, with…
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Vietnamese Bamboo Circus Bursts with Boundless Invention
This inspired circus from Vietnam draws upon twin impulses in the contemporary art form to create something stunning, immersive and…
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How Will an End to Freedom of Movement Affect UK Theatre?
Europe is indelibly built into the UK’s arts. The cross-cultural partnership creates jobs and opportunities, but should freedom of movement…
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Skills and Thrills of the Circus Giving Belfast’s Over-55s a New Zest for Life Thanks to Lottery Handout
A stilt-walking 70-something and a lady just shy of 90 who just can’t stop practising her juggling skills – those…
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The First Case of Coronavirus Detected in the North Led to the Closure of the Regional Center for Circus Arts in Lomme
The first case of coronavirus was detected in northern France last week and led to the closure of the Regional…
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Chasing Smoke Brings First Nations Experiences into the Circus Ring
“It’s an all-Indigenous circus show that has all the flavours typical of contemporary circus; you’ve got trapeze, corde lisse, tumbling…
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One Last Salaam to the Great Bombay Circus
The Big Top has been rolled up – the clowns have taken off their greasepaint, the rope ladders and trapeze…
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Mapping Contortion in Japan– Part One, A History
I recently published my anthropological research study The Art of Contortionism: An Introduction to and Analysis of Chinese Contortionism in…
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Spotlight Africa: Ivory Coast’s Popular Circus Festival Expands Its Reach
The third iteration of the Circus Festival of Abidjan is taking place March 2nd to the 8th 2020 in the…
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Traveling Circus Brings Barnumesque Entertainment to Boca
The circus is in town, and it’s so 19th century. Mr. Swindle’s Traveling Peculiarium, a traveling circus and vaudeville extravaganza…
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Audience Members Shaken After Incident at Great Moscow Circus in Nelson
Audience members got more than they bargained for when a large swing came apart at the Great Moscow Circus in…
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Stage Set for ‘Messi10’ by Cirque du Soleil’s Asian Debut in Doha
The latest groundbreaking show “Messi10” by Cirque du Soleil is all set to take the breath away of thousands of…
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Circus Spectacular Celebrates a Decade of Thrills
This marks the 10th year of New England Center for Circus Arts’ Circus Spectacular — a show known for its…
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Criss Angel Fires at Cirque’s ‘R.U.N’ as Show Closes
Of all the options being considered to replace “R.U.N” at Luxor, it’s safe to say a reunion of Cirque du…
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Leviathan Review: Circa’s New Production Explores the Ordinary, Extraordinary Mass of Humanity
As the audience takes their seats, two feet poke out from beneath the curtain. In hindsight, it’s the first trick…
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Fusion Techniques and Acrobatic Prowess On Display
PROJECT UP SIDE RIGHT Beverly Wan and Xenres Kirishima Nafa Studio Theatre/Feb 1 It is impressive that within months of…
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Circus Juventas Celebrates 25 years of Circus Excellence
25 long years ago, Dan and Betty Butler had a dream to create the world’s premier youth circus performing arts…
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Review: FLIP Fabrique’s Blizzard Is a Welcome Respite
Here in Chicago, we think we get winter. Our unique understanding of the nuances of lake-effect snow and our ability…
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Cirque du Soleil Show R.U.N. at Luxor to Close Permanently in March
The Cirque du Soleil show R.U.N., considered by many as risky a business endeavor as the performances it showcased, will…
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Major Performing Arts Conferences Effected by Coronavirus
Taipei was to host two major performing arts conferences in the summer: the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres…
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Circus Sarasota Reinvents the Great American Circus for the 21st Century
The circus is an ancient art form, dating back to the Roman Empire, at least. The reason it’s still around?…
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Lost in Circus Perth Fringe World 2020
What is Fringe? In this video by Ken Fanning, hear from various circus fringe voices as they discuss the culture,…
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So You Want My Arts Job: Circus Trainer
Loic Marques is the Training Director at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. He is a French National sports acrobatic champion…
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People of Color in Contemporary Circus: A Long Table Discussion
Two long folding tables covered with white paper are arranged in the center of a studio at Gibney Dance. Colorful…
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One Step Closer to Circus Being Recognized as an Art Form
What does UNESCO, the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural organization, have to do with circus? A lot, lately. UNESCO’s Intangible…
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OSHA Opens Investigation into Accident in Cirque’s ‘Love’
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration is back in a Cirque du Soleil theater for the second time this…
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Exhibit Explores Performers of Color in U.S. Circus
An art exhibit by Radiance Campbell featuring photographs of performers of color in a modern U.S. circus will be on…
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Founder Guy Laliberté Sells Remaining Cirque du Soleil Shares
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté is selling the last of his shares in the entertainment behemoth nearly 36 years…
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CIRCA Embarks on Two Collaborative Projects
Circa, Australia’s contemporary circus company, keeps staying in the forefront on pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful and moving…
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Meet El Circo del Mundo–A Circus School At The End of The World
In 1995, at the end of the world, in a country called Chile in South America, a circus called El…
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The Beatles Love Rope Stunt Goes Terribly Wrong… Show Ends Early
A super scary moment went down during a Sunday night showing of The Beatles LOVE in Las Vegas … when…
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Interview with Circa’s Acrobat Paul O’Keeffe
In this video interview, Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus performer Paul O’Keeffe talks about his cheeky side and how the show…
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Love as a Balancing Act: Literally
Circus today is well-suited to portraying love from the inside out, straying as it does into borderlands of dance and…
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Circus Sarasota Entertains Thousands Each Season. But First, It Needs That Tent
How did the tent get there? How big is it? Who made it? We asked circus tent master Luis Garcia…
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The Circus of Tomorrow is Full of Surprises for Today
January of 2020 was my first visit to the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, and it proved to be…
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An Open Letter from Erwan Tarlet on Circus as a Political Art Form
Just over three years ago, Erwan Tarlet left his work to embark on an artistic career. He is 26 years…
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Is Juggling Liquid? – Obstacles and Opportunities in Artistic Research in Circus
Thoughts on practice as Research in Circus, by Robin Dale, creator and performer of “What Does Stuff Do?” Thinking it…
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Arts and Lectures Bring the Circus to Town
The world of tamed tigers and tightwire artists has long captured the public’s fascination, transforming risk into a celebration of…
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FRESH CIRCUS #5–The After Movie–Circus is Everywhere!
It’s finally here, the after-movie of FRESH CIRCUS # 5, the international seminar that was held in Auch, France this…
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André-Joseph Bouglione in Villefranche Defends the Animal-Free Eco-circus
As André-Joseph Bouglione prepares the new eco-circus tour around France this April, this former cat trainer, member of the Cirque…
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Costumes at Cirque du Soleil–The Challenging Work of Preserving Circus Heritage
Cirque du Soleil was founded over 35 years ago, and in that time has produced thousands of costumes for 52…
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The Forgotten ‘Gentleman of Colour’ of the Victorian Circus; Joseph Hillier
The Victorian era was the golden age of the circus. Popular entertainment for the masses, it embraced all classes of…
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Breaking News in Paris; Russian Bar Troupe Accident at Cirque de Demain
At the 41st edition of Cirque de Demain on Thursday night in Paris, France our sources confirmed an accident in…
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Juggling and Circus Festivities For All
One winning master-juggler will wing their way to Mexico after a competition next week in Katikati. “These guys are beasts…
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Can You Name a Famous Juggler? | Thom Wall | TEDxGatewayArch
The Ted X Youtube page says of Thom Wall that he is, “known for his avant-garde performance style and is…
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Classic & Modern Circus Meld at Monte Carlo International Circus Festival – 44th Edition
The quality of dreams… Escaping notions such as “traditional” and “contemporary,” the world’s oldest circus festival shows the way to…
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Keeping Tradition of Circus Music Alive Is Focus of Retirees’ Windjammers Group
More than a hundred, mostly retired, part-time musicians from around the country gathered last week in Sarasota to revive what…
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The Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center in Troy, NY: An Example of Emerging Scenes for the Circus Arts in the US
What do an architect, a financial lawyer, an actor, a proprietor of a historic-home-turned-B&B, a professor of French and performance…
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EU Report Findings: European Circus Industry Growth Doubles, But Fails at Funding Know-How
Funded by the European Commission, the European Union has delivered an important report on the growth of the circus sector…
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Cirque du Soleil Cancels All Performances in Chinese City Over Coronavirus
MONTREAL — The Cirque du Soleil is canceling all performances in Hangzhou, China to ward off the potential spreading of…
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Circus Zambia | Close Up
Gift Chansa had an idea. ”If we put circus in Chibolya, they will see that we’re not criminals,” he told…
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Sex Positivity with Your Aerial Spins? The WonderWombs Wields a Fearless Mix of Circus, Women’s Issues, and Laughter
One of the most risk-taking shows in town right now is a circus—and we’re not necessarily talking about the Dust Palace’s gravity-defying aerial…
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Chimelong Debuts as Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival’s Strategic Partner In Monaco
ZHUHAI, China, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In the evening of January 22, 2020, local time in Monaco, the 44thMonte-Carlo…
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Life-The Show (Strut & Fret Production House, Sydney Festival)
LIFE – The Show is brought to us by Strut & Fret’s Creative Director Scott Maidment who returns with a…
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Festival International du Cirque de Monte Carlo Winners 2020!
It’s official–the 2020 awards have been awarded by the jury at the Festival International du Cirque de Monte Carlo headed…
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New Inductees Step into Circus Ring of Fame
What do circus performers from Canada, New York, Madrid and Colombia have in common? On Sunday, they joined more than 140…
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The 2020 Dance and Circus Calendar
Physical feats and disciplined artistry unite the worlds of dance and circus, despite the many differences between the artforms. In…
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Opening the Circus Tent– Social Circus Training for Educators for the Inclusion of Minority Groups
Opening the Circus Tent – Social Circus for the Inclusion of Minority Groups is an intensive training program for circus…
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Against All Odds–A Circus Success Story
If you can spare me a moment of your time, I’d be honoured to share my journey with you all…
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Art, Empathy and Crossing Borders: a Provocation by Yaron Lifschitz
The following speech is an edited version of a provocation delivered by Yaron Lifschitz at the 2020 ISPA Congress in…
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New Publication Online: Discover the Overview of Korean Circus And Street Arts
Discover the publication An immersion into Korean circus and street arts! In October 2018, Circostrada embarked a dozen of its…
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Females Join Ring at New Zoppe Circus Show
For families like the Zoppes, the circus isn’t just a way to make a living. It is part of their…
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Acrobats are Athletes
With the beauty of gymnastics in full display during the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games, our attention is captured by…
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Therapeutic Clowning Course Trains the Next Generation of Healthcare Clowns
American comedian and entertainer Milton Berle said that laughter is the best medicine in the world. For years, the clown’s…
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Promoting Your Show with Your Circus Trailer –An Interview with Lukas Stelter
In the continuation of our short series about the making of circus trailers, we spoke with the founder of Promotion…
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Circus Training for Foster Kids Seen as Boost to Youths’ Self-Esteem
Whether working with at-risk children in South Africa, or youths in London through Ronald McDonald House and London Down Syndrome…
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Flying High! Woman, 22, Who Started Circus School at 14 Now Makes a Living Performing Acrobatic Stunts on AIRPLANE Wings
A self-confessed ‘adrenaline junkie’ has revealed she loves ‘being in the spotlight’ after securing a career performing aerobatic movements on the wings…
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Circus Aerialist Discusses the Art of Circus Performance
While circus arts are generally on the descent — the company that owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey…
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Press Release–The Actors Gymnasium Adds Clown Concentration to Professional Circus Training Program
The Actors Gymnasium is expanding its nine-month Professional Circus Training Program to include a new concentration in clown, giving actors…
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Montréal Welcomes Next Generation of Innovators at National Social Circus Gathering
Are you looking for an event to warm your heart during the cold Montréal winter? From January 17th through January 19th,…
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Swing Act Performer Falls During Cirque du Soleil Show at Bellagio
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A swing act performer fell during a Cirque du Soleil show Sunday at the Bellagio on…
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Circus Stays Open Despite Families Being Evacuated from New South Wales Coastal Towns as Out-of-Control Bushfires Rage On
A travelling circus has remained open using a generator in a coastal town which has been ravaged by bushfires. Residents…
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Circus Aerial Team Falls 10 Meters During Amsterdam Show
Update, 22:41, 3 January 2020: The show’s producer said the performers were conscious, and had feeling in their arms and…
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