In New Film, Cambodian Acrobat Shares the Power of Circus Arts
Since its founding in 1994, Cambodian social circus Phare Ponleu Selpak has made good on its mission to preserve Cambodia’s
Read moreSince its founding in 1994, Cambodian social circus Phare Ponleu Selpak has made good on its mission to preserve Cambodia’s
Read morePhare Ponleu Selpak Cambodian Circus have announced the return of the Tini Tinou Circus Festival later this year after they
Read moreIn the seat next to mine at the theatre in Singapore’s Marine Bay Sands, a father pulls his young daughter
Read moreAs part of our continued exploration of the Taiwanese circus industry, question-setter Stella Tsai and interviewer Wen-Ling Lui recapture a
Read moreRIYADH — The Ministry of Culture has signed an agreement with the entertainment group Cirque du Soleil, a move that
Read moreWhat is contemporary circus, and what does contemporary circus in Palestine actually look like? When did it start? What do
Read moreMs. Nguyen Thi Huyen My (born in 1975) has dedicated her life to pursuing a profession in circus performance, which
Read moreThe open call for Flying Carpet Festival 2022 artist-in-residence is now open. The deadline for submitting the application form is
Read moreThousands gather online and in person to celebrate the life of Lokru Srey Bandaul, co-founder of the Cambodian arts school
Read moreIn participating in the Weiwuying Circus Platform in November 2021, my suspicions were verified: Taiwan has a healthy and burgeoning
Read moreIn participating in the Weiwuying Circus Platform this November 2021, my suspicions were verified: Taiwan has a healthy and burgeoning
Read moreAs part of our CircusTalk PRO membership content, available exclusively to PRO membership subscribers, please enjoy this PRO video series
Read moreIf you’ve ever been lucky enough to witness the amazing acts of a Cirque du Soleil stage performance, then I
Read moreGAZA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Inside a large and colorful tent located in the town of Beit Lahia in the
Read moreEven a pandemic couldn’t ground the Flying Carpet Children Festival for long. The brainchild of San Francisco composer Sahba Aminikia,
Read moreThe 18th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival will be held Sept 28 to 30 in Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou, Hebei province,
Read moreIn another big step back toward normalcy, Feld Entertainment has resumed international touring with the Sept. 2-11 run of the
Read moreThe Paralympics began on Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium — during the same pandemic — as the opening
Read moreAfter a short period of pandemic early this year, life in Taiwan almost went back to normal in springtime. Since
Read moreMIDORI, Gunma Prefecture–A pandemic, a nuclear disaster, and a lack of profitability have not been strong enough forces to stop
Read more“Every industry has been allowed to open, except for theatre. The government only thinks about theatre artistes during self-promotion at
Read moreLast week, we were saddened to hear of the death of Lokru Srey Bandaul, co-founder of social circus Phare Ponleu Selpak.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has made the life of performing artists in Vietnam even harder. Many have had to take up extra jobs
Read moreChoub Kanha, started her circus career at age 9, recently performed for more than 24 continuous hours in an attempt
Read moreCircusTalk would like to congratulate the Great Moscow State Circus for reaching a milestone! This circus celebrated its 50th anniversary on April
Read moreCircusTalk would like to congratulate Phare Circus on setting the world record for longest circus performance, and winning 3 international
Read moreThe Theater and Performing Arts Commission has finalized its strategy for the development of the sector in Saudi Arabia, in
Read moreBeing nomadic is part of the nature of the circus. Yet the era of the epidemic has exiled artistic and
Read moreLow incomes and risk of accidents mean circuses fail to attract young talent and have a paucity of new performances.
Read moreThe National Circus Talent Competition 2021 will take place at the at the Hanoi Central Circus from April 22 to
Read morePhuong Nam Theatre, one of HCM City’s leading private art troupes, is preparing to restage a special circus and musical
Read morePhare Ponleu Selpak, the Cambodian non-profit organisation and art school in Battambang province has announced its temporary closure for the
Read moreIt’s episode 100 and The Artist Athlete Podcast is celebrating it with our most ambitious project yet! Today, we’re interviewing
Read moreI am happy to see more & more industries given the green light in opening up under revised SOPs. I
Read moreWhat an odd year for everyone in every corner of the world. In Taiwan, the art centers were closed for
Read moreDU MA XI is the first circus media in Taiwan, founded in 2020 as a quarterly magazine whose mission it is
Read more“We are dedicating this show to the people – some known to us, others anonymous – who kept us alive
Read more“Was it a circus or a ‘cai luong’ (Vietnamese reformed opera?” and “How could the artists swing from ropes while
Read moreCovid-19 dealt a death blow to Rambo Circus, one of India’s most popular circus companies. Then, live streaming came to
Read moreOn today’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay chat about how recent vaccine news might affect the timeline for returning to the
Read moreFollowing up with part one of my series, Mapping Contortion in Japan, I continue exploring the history of contortion and body
Read moreThis panel is part of CircusTalk’s Circus and Changing Realities 2020 series. In this episode, documentarian and director Joel Gershon, and social
Read moreIIZUKA, Fukuoka – Happy Dream Circus, now being held at a former fish market site in this southwest Japan city,
Read moreCirque du Cambodia is a documentary film that follows the circus education and emerging careers of two circus artists (Dina
Read moreThe Great Bombay Circus, one of India’s biggest and oldest, had planned mega celebrations in October to mark its centenary
Read moreA clown juggled and acrobats launched themselves through the air above a stage in an open field in Seoul at
Read moreVietnam’s first theatrical work made up of circus and cai luong (reformed arts) – Cay gay than (The Magic Stick)
Read moreWhen I joined the circus as a clown 20 years ago, showmanship was at its peak and thousands would line
Read moreClowns, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians and dancers does this sound like a fantasyland to you? If yes, then probably you
Read moreHaving explored early traces of contortionism throughout Japan’s entertainment history in Part One of this series, I will now discuss
Read moreThe union’s premier event of seven shows featuring circus and puppet performances, to be staged by 30 young and veteran
Read moreSarasota, Florida- August 17, 2020. The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation has announced the nominees for the Class of 2021. The
Read moreMongolian circus artist M. Myagmarsaikhan walked on a 130-meter long tight rope 50 meters above the ground above the Chuluut
Read moreBorn in China under the rule of Chairman Mao Zehdong, Guang Rong Lu began his circus training at the age
Read moreWith audience numbers dwindling amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Saigon’s struggling circus performers dream of the return of cheering crowds. Watch
Read moreI started producing contemporary circus in 2004 in Sapporo when I was working for the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (in Japan,
Read moreNov Sreyleak’s daily routine flowed as smoothly as her acrobatic movements. She would study English in the morning, after which
Read moreMunicipalities across Japan have been offering a range of novel financial aid measures to help those engaged in cultural and
Read moreFrom self-quarantining to social distancing, feeling “stuck” is a unanimous condition we’re experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. But in the
Read moreWith a madcap show featuring uproarious acrobatics accompanied by raucous music, Phare could be described as Cambodia’s answer to Cirque
Read moreBe it Dabangg, Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, or even Bharat, Salman Khan’s movies have always been loved by his
Read moreFamed circus producer Cirque du Soleil will reopen one of its shows in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on
Read morelt’s a tradition stretching back more than 3,000 years, a secret passed from master to disciple across the ages. Now
Read moreIn this age of television, play-stations, virtual reality wearables and entertainment on handheld devices, circuses have become almost extinct. Even
Read moreFor the Rambo Circus troupe, things have been very tough since March 13. Stranded in Mumbai with the entire crew
Read moreThe corona-triggered current lockdown has thrown life out of gear for many in West Bengal, including that of circus owners,
Read moreOne of the biggest circuses in the country, the Rambo Circus, is finding it difficult to make the ends meet.
Read moreAFRO-FUSION musician Whitney “Brity” Matiyanga, who is part of the line-up of artistes performing at The Xiamen Ling Ling International
Read moreThe Big Top has been rolled up – the clowns have taken off their greasepaint, the rope ladders and trapeze
Read moreI recently published my anthropological research study The Art of Contortionism: An Introduction to and Analysis of Chinese Contortionism in
Read moreThe latest groundbreaking show “Messi10” by Cirque du Soleil is all set to take the breath away of thousands of
Read morePROJECT UP SIDE RIGHT Beverly Wan and Xenres Kirishima Nafa Studio Theatre/Feb 1 It is impressive that within months of
Read moreTaipei was to host two major performing arts conferences in the summer: the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres
Read moreMONTREAL — The Cirque du Soleil is canceling all performances in Hangzhou, China to ward off the potential spreading of
Read moreZHUHAI, China, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In the evening of January 22, 2020, local time in Monaco, the 44thMonte-Carlo
Read moreDiscover the publication An immersion into Korean circus and street arts! In October 2018, Circostrada embarked a dozen of its
Read moreWith the beauty of gymnastics in full display during the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games, our attention is captured by
Read moreA young acrobat is fighting for her life after falling from a height in front of horrified children and parents
Read moreThe first traveling water show in the Middle East “Fontana” was launched by Cirque Du Liban in Beirut a few
Read moreThe Jeddah-based aerialist is the first and only Saudi to ever perform publicly in a circus in Saudi Arabia. “It
Read moreThe closing ceremony for the 6th China International Circus Festival was held at Zhuhai Chimelong Hengqin International Circus City in
Read moreA circus tent in Howrah’s Domjur was gutted early on Monday, hours before it was to open for the season’s
Read moreThe 21st China Shanghai International Arts Festival opened on Friday night with acrobatic play “Dawn in Shanghai” at Shanghai Grand
Read moreThe AFD (Agence Française de Développement) recently released a video about a new project they support called CAMELEON, where they
Read moreTaipei, July 15 (CNA) Taiwanese performing arts troupe Formosa Circus Art (FOCA) will visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines this
Read moreContortion is sprinkled through cultures the world over. Maybe mention of this performing art makes you think of the explosive
Read moreUsing bamboo as the main equipment and highlighting its role in Vietnamese culture, the show at the Sydney Opera House
Read moreDuring the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, the threat of violence and death permeated daily life. Leader Pol Pot’s brutal
Read moreIn their recent newsletter, The Caravan International Youth and Social Circus Network reported that a new publication about social circus
Read moreA South Korean artist performs at a media preview of the 2019 Seoul Circus Festival: Circus Cabaret in Seoul, South
Read moreHANOI (Viet Nam News/ANN) — Amazing circus acts performed by artists nationwide will be presented during a circus festival held
Read moreUrs Pilz, President of the World Circus Federation, promoted circus culture and celebrated World Circus Day in China at the Chimelong
Read moreThe American Circus Educators (part of AYCO) have made their leap from print to digital final by adopting a website
Read moreAn Inner Mongolia autonomous region acrobatic troupe has won the Golden Bear Award – the top prize at the International
Read moreAbu Dhabi: Decked in festive colours, the fourth edition of the Mother of the Nation Festival opened in the capital
Read moreFor almost five years now in Turkey’s Southeastern city of Mardin, local and foreign volunteer teachers at the Her Yerde
Read moreAs diplomatic relations grew tenser between Canada and China last month, one of Canada’s most recognizable entertainment companies withdrew from
Read moreBRATTLEBORO — The day the girls were leaving Learning Beyond camp and going back to their orphanage in Mumbai, 15-year-old
Read moreHave you heard of Awaji island in Japan? Speaking of Japan, it’s rare to meet people who can name more
Read moreSeveral international groups are to participate in the Palestine Circus Festival, set to take place in 32 locations across the
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