American Circus Educators Come Together From Across the United States to EdCon 2018!
Circus educators and professionals from around the United States gathered this past weekend, October 4th-7th, at the American Circus Educators…
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North America
The Big Apple Circus–2018/2019 Season’s Wonder Women
The Big Apple Circus is about to begin its 41st season this October 2018 and they are kicking it off…
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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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Devising Circus on the Fly: Lessons from the Plaid Lads
The Plaid Lads, a duo comprised of Sam Malcolm and Tony Steinbach, are darlings of the fringe world, having performed…
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PBS Mini-Series The Circus Delves in to US Circus History and Present
On Monday, October 8th, and Tuesday October 9th, PBS (The Public Broadcasting Service) is launching a new four hour mini…
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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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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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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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Cirque du Soleil Swings into TV with Big Top Academy
Discovery Kids Latin America and Cirque du Soleil Images, the multimedia production division of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, have partnered…
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The Maroma of Mexico, Then & Now
My first approach to the Maroma was in 2008. I was member of Otro Circo and Circo Atayde Hnos invited us to a gathering with…
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Circus Ring of Fame Announces 2019 Inductees
Four acts will be inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame on Jan. 13. The Circus Ring of Fame has…
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Circus Press Release: Cirque du Soleil’s Alegria-The Return of an Icon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cirque du Soleil introduces the creative team behind Alegría – The Return of an Icon TICKETS ON…
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US Fringe Festivals Programming More Circus–Philadelphia Fringe Festival Leads the Way
As small to medium sized circus companies in the US become more prevalent, Fringe festivals around the United States are…
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5 Tips For Physical Creation
I recently finished The E-Myth Revisited, which proposed thinking of your small business as if you wanted to franchise it. Basically,…
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Teatro ZinZanni Cirque/Cabaret Show Planned in New Loop Space Next to Oriental
Chicago’s Theater District just got bigger. Located on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel at 32 West Randolph and…
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“What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling”–By Thom Wall-a Review
There is an art and science to juggling. Thom Wall demonstrates the art of juggling in his vaudeville juggling performances…
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The New Circus: Season 2 Episode 2: Scot Nery of Boobie Trap LA
In season two of her video series The New Circus, in which she explores the major players and influences upon…
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The 7 Fingers Opens Creation & Production Center– Not Business As Usual
Seven floors for seven fingers. Was that what sold The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts De La Main) co-founders on…
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Meet the Circus Festival: St. John’s International Circus Festival
Perched on the top eastern corner of the North American Continent, the lively town of St. John’s will host its…
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25 Moments from the Life of Cirque Éloize–Part 2
Cirque Éloize is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2018. That equals 25 years of shows and innovation in the circus…
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Meet a Circus Grad–Mizuki Shinagawa of ENC
In this series called “Meet a Circus Grad” we give a voice to recently graduated or graduating circus artists, to…
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Wallenda Family Lion Tamer, Tammy Wallenda Dies at 53 in Sarasota
The Wallenda family is known far and wide for their circus performances – from high-wire stunts to taming lions. Blake Wallenda confirmed…
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Mexico’s Changing Circus Landscape: Visit to Periplo International Circus Festival
The 6th Edition of the International Circus Movement’s Festival Periplo concluded recently with a splendid three-week circus celebration that attests…
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Where Do Women Exist?
It is 12.38am in downtown Montreal in Andrew’s Bar and the bartender is dutifully stoned and charmingly ignoring the paying…
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First Social Circus Festival in the USA–Hosted by CircEsteem
The first ever United States hosted social circus festival took place early this August at CircEsteem. Since 2001 their mission…
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The Flawless Irina Naumenko, The Hand Balancer
In circus, talent isn’t hoarded, but shared. Long before the advent of circus schools, which continue to grow exponentially, there…
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Birds- Bees and Aerial Pregnancies
I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT ON A FRIDAY EVENING… My husband and I had just embarked on the “make…
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San Francisco Style Circus from Pickle Family to Bella
In front of the blue, red, and gold circus ring looms the iconic North Beach church, a bright white beacon…
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Entering a New Realm in Circus–An Interview with Gypsy Snider
In this video, Lea Toran Jenner visits with Gypsy Snider, one of the co-founders and co-artistic directors of 7 Fingers, at…
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Another Big Magical Honor for Criss Angel, Who’s Ready for the Next Chapter of His Career
Criss Angel is one of the most recognizable and awarded illusionists in the world. His Las Vegas Strip show “Criss…
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‘Under the Big Top’ Part 1: Circus Heirs Adapt to Life Without Elephants
News 12’s Tara Rosenblum spent one week “Under the Big Top” with the heirs to America’s oldest circus before the…
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Is Australia the Next Circus Superpower?
The mayor of Montréal opened the 2018 Montréal Completement Cirque Festival with a speech that lauded the city as “la capitale mondiale…
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Circus in Montréal; Highlights of The International Market of Contemporary Circus-2018
CircusTalk was recently in Montréal–the circus hub of North America, reporting on the 9th annual Montréal Complètement Cirque Festival (MCC)….
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Present: Suzi Winson
It is no coincidence that the subject of my first blog interview is the inimitable Suzi Winson. She is the…
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Meet the Circus Festival: Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Festival
In our new series titled Meet the Festival, we will explore some of the many festivals of the circus world….
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St. Louis Arches Leave for First-Ever Collaborative Circus Project in Puerto Rico
On Tuesday, July 3, the St. Louis Arches teen circus troupe left early in morning from Lambert St. Louis International…
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Circus Historians to Gather July 18-21 in Baraboo for Convention
Adding to a jam-packed week of festivities tied to the Big Top Parade, the Circus Historical Society will hold its…
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Meet the Circus School —Circus Juventas Prepares to Go Pro
In our new series titled Meet the Circus School, we will explore some of the many circus schools around the…
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The Role Queer Circus Plays
“Hey!” I hear from behind me. I turn around. A queer person is running down the stairs from the spoken-word…
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Circus World Unicyclist Featured on ABC’s “The Gong Show”
Unicyclist Wesley Williams received an abundance of praise following his Saturday performance at Circus World. The 20-year-old circus veteran jumped…
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Cirque du Soleil Sets Sights on Kids’ Market With Paw Patrol
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group’s chief executive officer says he’ll be a hero with his grandchildren after he acquired VStar Entertainment Group,…
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Les 7 Doigts Leads the Montréal Cirque Festival with a Family Affair
Nine years in, the annual Montréal Cirque Festival — otherwise known as Montréal Complètement Cirque — is now attracting close to…
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Show Must Go On for Montréal Complètement Cirque, Despite Heat Wave
Montreal is in the throes of a heat wave, but the show must go on for the sweaty performers at Montréal…
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Experiential Learning in Contemporary Circus–A Seminar in Montreal
Each year as the Montréal Complètement Cirque (MCC) festival approaches, graduate students from around the world begin to gather in…
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RIP–Rob Torres, International Man of Mirth
I saw him perform at the New York Clown Festival, with Big Apple a couple of times, and a few…
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After the Big Top: CarlosAlexis Cruz on the Evolution of Modern Circus
The classic circus, featuring performing animals in three rings under the big top, has passed away. What’s taken its place?…
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The Risk of Circus Studies: Mapping the Current Landscape in US Higher Education
It was spring semester at Muhlenberg College. My Aerial 2 class and I were discussing how television was a detrimental…
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Circus Performers Killed in Hammond Train Crash Remembered 100 Years Later
For more than 100 years, the remains of 56 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus lay at the Woodlawn…
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Circus Costume Designs of Miles White Take Center Ring at The Ringling
Few people appreciate the magic of the circus more than Miles White did. Sure, the Ringling brothers, P.T. Barnum and…
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Emma Serjeant, The Traveling Circus Director–A Trend in Cross-Pollinating Circus Concepts
In Chicago, eight circus students just completed their second year of the pro training program at Aloft Circus Arts, a…
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Big Apple Circus: Costume Design Embraces Humanity
For the 40th Anniversary season of Big Apple Circus, chairman Neil Kahanovitz brought together an incredible team of designers to…
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Great All American Youth Circus 2018
Join the Great All American Youth Circus as we venture through the world of comic books. From friendly faces to…
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How to Grow a Festival–Five Tips for Five Years–A List from Physical Festival Chicago
Five years ago, we were two artists (Alice De Cunha and Marc Frost) based in Chicago who decided to start…
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Cirque du Soleil’s PARAMOUR Relocates to German Stage
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Stage Entertainment announced today that the Broadway Show Cirque du Soleil PARAMOUR will relocate…
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Meet the Circus Festival: Hand to Hand, May 29th-June 3rd in Philadelphia
In our new series titled Meet the Festival, we will explore some of the many festivals of the circus world….
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Leap Into Experimentation Pays Off at Toronto’s Annual Circus Sessions
Say the words “Canadian circus” and most people will think of the esthetically dazzling, astonishingly successful productions by Montreal-based Cirque…
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The Juggling Wizardry Of St. Jules
There’s an ease that permeates from Réjean St. Jules. A kind of seasoned effortlessness that very few achieve in their…
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Sexual Allegations Against Coach Rock Montreal’s National Circus School
Montreal police have arrested a coach at the city’s elite National Circus School, accusing him of various charges related to…
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Circus Sessions 2018 Makes a Bold Move, Proving that Circus is for Everybody
This year’s Circus Sessions, was a bold experiment in accessibility. Produced by Femmes du Feu, where Holly Treddenick is artistic…
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HARMAN Brings A Modern Look To New York’s Historic BIG APPLE CIRCUS
Veteran lighting designer Jeff Croiter recently deployed Martin by HARMAN lighting fixtures to create a new and contemporary lighting design…
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Real-Time Motion Graphics to Redefine the Aesthetics of Juggling | Jonglissimo | TEDxLinz
Have you ever considered juggling a fascinating visual art form? Through the use of real-time motion graphics it is possible…
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Montreal honors Julie Hamelin
The park Jean-Rivard, located in the Circus Arts City of the Saint-Michel district, will be named after the co-founder of…
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Chicago Kid Journeys to Another World — Vancouver — As the New Will Robinson
Don’t be surprised if you recognize the actor playing Will Robinson in Netflix’s “Lost in Space.” If you’ve attended a…
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Send in the Clowns: As Times Change, ‘Clowning’ Hangs On
Christopher Hudert did not plan to be a clown. He started stage acting at age 11, performing in the 1960s…
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Montreal’s Improv Scene Finds Success on the Spot
A young man nervously explains to his girlfriend that there’s somebody else in his life. His twin sister suddenly pops…
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25 Moments from the Life of Cirque Éloize — Part 1.
As part of a three-part series Circus Talk will run this year on the 25th anniversary of Cirque Eloize, we…
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‘People Want to Feel They Might See an Accident’ – How Dangerous is the Circus?
Cirque du Soleil acrobat Yann Arnaud’s fatal fall has cast a shadow over the world of circus on its 250th…
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The Quebec 4
As spring begins its slow, sporadic thaw, we find ourselves thinking of the crisp early autumn days when Midnight Circus…
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Sylvia Zerbini Has Always Done it Her Way
For many circus performers once they reach a certain level of technical expertise and professional success, their act becomes, as…
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Cirque du Soleil Performer Yann Arnaud Dies After Fatal Fall
A Cirque du Soleil performer has died after he fell onto the stage during a performance in Florida, the company announced Sunday….
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US Circus Survey Needs Your Input
The American Youth Circus Organization (AYCO) and the American Circus Educators (ACE) are conducting a US-wide survey of the circus…
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NECCA has Confidence in New Executive Director
BRATTLEBORO — The New England Center for Circus Arts has a new executive director, and she is a familiar face…
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After Maria, San Juan’s Circo Fest Wants to Make Puerto Rican Circus Stronger Than Ever
As soon as Circo Fest wrapped in San Juan last March, the organizers started working on the 2018 festival. It’s…
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Meet the Makers of the Hideaway Circus Podcast
Hideaway Circus is a Brooklyn-based production company run by creative producers Josh Aviner and Lyndsay Magid Aviner. The company’s live…
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Love at First Sight– Circus in Montreal
Coups de Coeur is the name of an annual circus show that distracts Montreal from the dead of winter. Over…
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Hideaway Circus 360 VR Experience (Season 1)
Thanks in part to a successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2016, Hideaway Circus just released the first circus show designed…
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Secrets of a Modern Circus Family
In a time when so many people are considering downsizing, learn how one family makes their silver trailer work for…
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Circus Smirkus Announces Line-up
You may remember that we had a “Day in the Circus Life” from Circus Smirkus on January 13th to kick…
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DIY Circus Lab for Kids— A New Book By Circademic Jackie Leigh Davis
A new resource book about circus will be released in February of 2018 entitled DIY Circus Lab for Kids. It…
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A US National Study Shows Positive Impact of Circus Programming on Youth At Risk
Youth in social circus programs across the US are making big leaps in the skills they need to lead productive…
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A Statement from Circus Smirkus
Circus Smirkus released a statement by email on January 25th to explain the connection Barry Lubin had to their big…
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The #MeToo Movement Hits the Circus
One of America’s most revered circus performers, Grandma the clown, has resigned from the world-renowned Big Apple Circus after it…
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Les 7 Doigts Plus 4D Art Equals Intimate Multimedia Show Temporel
The superhuman brio of circus skills, the spectacular dazzle of digital technology. The raison d’être of both these activities is,…
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“The Greatest Showman” — Fun Movie, But Wow, Did They Get the History Wrong
Here’s the good news about the new Michael Gracey/20th Century Fox film The Greatest Showman. It’s fun. The choreography is…
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Year in Review: After Turmoil, NECCA Stronger Than Ever
For more than a week in July, the fate of the New England Center for Circus Arts balanced on a…
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Spinal Surgeon’s Mission to Rescue the Big Apple Circus
Things for the circus haven’t been so great as of late. The Greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and…
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Circus Smirkus: A Life-Shaping Experience
With generous infusions of comedy and teamwork, “Midnight at the Museum” showcases the talents of 30 troupers in this life-changing…
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Criss Angel to Close ‘Mindfreak Live’ in Las Vegas in October
Goth-style magician Criss Angel and Cirque du Soleil announced today that Angel’s Luxor production, “Mindfreak Live!” will cease production in…
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The Documentary Asks “Who Killed the Circus?”
In this BBC World Service podcast The Documentary, Dea Birkett asks “Who Killed Circus?” and lovingly follows the folks who…
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Aerialist Falls During Van Wezel Performance
Constance Bulawka recalls holding her breath for most of Thursday’s Cirque Dreams Holidaze show at the Van Wezel. “I thought…
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The Fantabulous Feet of Hovey Burgess
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages! Step right up, and see the fabulous feats—and fantabulous feet!—of…
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Circus Owners Sue Kid Rock for Naming His Tour the “Greatest Show on Earth”
Feld Entertainment, the live show production company that owns the now defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, has sued…
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The Circus Express Inspires San Diego Folks To Follow Their Dreams
The San Diego Circus Center showcased the students from their preparatory program in a weekend show series (December 15, 16…
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Teatro ZinZanni Audience Member Claims Performer Touched Her “Sexually But Without Consent”
On December 8th, Karyn Wittmeyer wrote a detailed status update on Facebook describing multiple instances of crowd participation at Teatro…
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Cirque Du Soleil and Disney Working on New Project Together at Disney Springs
The Cirque du Soleil and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts have announced Monday afternoon that they will continue their long-lasting…
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After 5 Months, ‘Circus 1903’ Closes at Paris on Las Vegas Strip
The circus show from yesteryear has fallen victim to the entertainment realities of today. “Circus 1903” is closing at Paris…
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New Release–Movie Circus Kid Documents Life of Pickle Family Circus Members
Sundance Now, a subscription streaming service, is set to air a new documentary called Circus Kid about the life of…
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Cirque du Soleil Supports Circus Harmony and Other Social Circuses
Just in time for Giving Tuesday this week, Circus Harmony (located in St. Louis, Missouri) has announced that they were…
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The Future of Cirque du Soleil Isn’t the Circus
The New Age big-top machine is expanding into markets like the NFL and a theme park in Mexico, with the…
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