COSMIC, Circus Pedagogy Goes Digital
COSMIC is the ongoing project of FEDEC[1], in collaboration with the FFEC[2], and it is quite ambitious and innovative. It…
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Education
Circus School Tuition Costs – A Barrier For Many
Time and time again, as hopeful circus students begin their search for which circus schools to apply and audition for,…
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Dale Circus 2020 with Francisco Olviedo
In this video, Dale Circo Program promotes their campaign to create new members in order to further their initiative of…
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What Teaching in an American Circus Taught Me About Life: A Teacher From Kerala Writes
The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus shut its doors after 146 years, in 2017. Before that, for a good…
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Highwire Act Grounded by COVID Returns Home to Teach Next Generation at Tasmania’s Slipstream School
As the doors of the Slipstream Circus burst open, a girl scoots past on a unicycle as another crosses the…
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Hispanic Marketing and Life Under the Big Top at Florida State University
This year has brought a lot of changes, developments, and new initiatives to CircusTalk. One thing we want to focus…
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COVID-19: Reopening the National Circus School in Montreal – A Case-Study
For the National Circus School (ENC), as well as all circus schools around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic represents an…
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Circus School Reopens in Full Swing in Brussels
The ropes are swinging. Chalk stains the mats anew. And students at the ESAC international circus school in Brussels are…
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Culture and Health with Circus Arts, Circus and Medicine Research
In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is…
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Ireland’s First Outdoor Flying Trapeze School Opens
Ireland’s first outdoor flying trapeze school has opened in Dublin offering classes in the art of the famous circus act….
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Escuela Nacional de Circo de Puerto Rico – Providing Shelter From the Storm
Escuela Nacional de Circo de Puerto Rico (ENCPR) (The National Circus of Puerto Rico) is a non-profit entity that was…
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Delaney Bayles – Meet the Graduate 2020
Photo Credit: Grace Gershenfeld It’s an uncertain time for all of us in the circus community, not the least of…
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How Has COVID-19 Affected Circus Schools?
During this crazy time each person is affected in a different way. Many aspects of daily life have changed and…
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Juggling: The New Mindfulness Made for Quarantine
In our media-saturated world in which individuals must manage excessive demands on their time and attention, we praise the skill…
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New Victory Arts Break – Acro Week
Welcome to Week 13 of New Victory Arts Break! Guided by New Victory Teaching Artists, Arts Break is a curriculum…
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Meet the Graduate from SKH – Stockholm University Of The Arts Department Of Circus – Elaine Briant
It’s an uncertain time for all of us in the circus community, not the least of all the graduating students…
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Congratulations! You Graduated from Circus School…Now What?
Congratulations graduate! You graduated from circus school and are ready to embark on a career in circus. Perhaps you will…
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Circus Schools and their Influence on the Artform
Panelists Adrian Porter NCCA London John-Paul Zaccarini, DOCH/SKH Stockholm Daniela Arendasova, ENC Montreal Guang Rong Lu NICA Melbourne Deb Pope…
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Circus and Changing Realities 2020–Circus Students Graduating Into a Pandemic
Welcome to Circus and Changing Realities 2020. In this episode titled Circus Students Graduating Into a Pandemic we speak to students about their…
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From the Archive: Up Close with the Students of the Shanghai Circus School
lt’s a tradition stretching back more than 3,000 years, a secret passed from master to disciple across the ages. Now…
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Behind the Back Pirouette Cigar Box Juggling Tutorial with Barcode’s Eric Bates
One positive thing that the coronavirus pandemic isolation has given performers is the gift of time to focus on special…
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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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Urgent Concerns– Panel Talk: Circus Schools Respond to COVID-19
During this discussion with our panelists, we ask important questions about the impact on the physical, mental and economic health…
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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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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,…
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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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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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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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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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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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6 Tips for Applying to Circus Schools
Applying for circus schools is confusing. Translating documents, finding application deadlines, calculating all the hours that you have ever spent…
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Pulitzer Center Brings Circus Without Borders Filmmakers and Acrobats to DC Schools
180 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from Washington, DC sat forward at the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theater in…
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Why a Longsight Circus School is Prescribing Juggling and Trapeze to Cope with Anxiety
The thought of balancing on a trapeze for the very first time might fill most of us with dread, but…
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CSAW Introduces Its International Circus School Ambassadors
I spent three years applying and auditioning for professional circus schools before I found the right one for me. I…
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Exploring Self-Determination Through Circus Arts: New Research
A new research project has been published titled Self-Determination Through Circus Arts: Exploring Youth Development in a Novel Activity Context…
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Salto International Circus School–Portugal’s Professional Circus School Helps Students Discover Their Full Potential
It’s 7:30am. Time to have breakfast and get ready for school. Warm up starts at 9 am and “Livin’ la…
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AYCOFest 2019 – A Bright Future for Youth Circus in America
I arrived to the San Diego Circus Center hot, sweaty, and brimming with anticipation. A little boy in a red…
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Soon to Be Released: Reading Circus, A Documentary About Artistic Feedback
Zirkus Wissenschaft is at is again, creating sleek and practical multi-media materials for the circus practitioner, and this time they…
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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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Meet the Circus School – Community and Kinship, the NICA Culture in Australia
Found in the popular inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Prahran; the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the only course…
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Kick off Your Contemporary Circus Career with Cirkus Cirkör’s Gymnasium Program
If you’re a Scandinavian teenager aspiring to become a contemporary circus artist, chances are Cirkus Cirkör’s gymnasium program is the…
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Quick Talk with Circomedia’s Dr. Bim Mason About the Circus Directing MA
In this companion article to Stav Meishar‘s Molding the Next Generation of Circus Directors at Circomedia , Circomedia co-founder and current…
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Molding the Next Generation of Circus Directors at Circomedia
In Autumn 2019, Circomedia‘s Graduate Class of 2019 will be graduating with a masters degree in Directing Circus. The six…
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Meet the Circus Graduate from ESAC, Julia Tesson
Meet future ESAC graduate Julia Tesson! Tesson was born into a circus family in France where she followed her mother…
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ESAC, A Contemporary Circus Sanctuary for the Virtuously Ambitious in Belgium
In our continuing series titled Meet the Circus School, we explore some of the many circus schools around the world….
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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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‘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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Creative Exploration: the Heart of Brazil’s National Circus School in Rio di Janeiro
There are two entrances to Brazil’s Escola Nacional de Circo (ENC). The two entrances reflect the past and the future…
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How to Get into French Circus School: Lyon’s Free Preparatory Circus Course
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 Circus Arc; My Time So Far at Circus School in France
The main circus hall of Arc En Cirque resembles the hull of a boat turned upside down – it’s ceiling…
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How Ecole National de Cirque Keeps That Competative Edge
As one of the foremost circus institutions in the world, École national de cirque (ENC) is gifted with many resources,…
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Flipside Circus Celebrates 20 Years!
Emerging from humble beginnings in the Brisbane suburb of West End, Flipside Circus grew rapidly from a small community organisation,…
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Dance and Contemporary Circus Merge in New Master’s Course
A new MA in dance and contemporary circus has been launched, billed as the first course of its kind in…
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Japan’s Only Circus School in Gunma Pref. Closes Due to Decline in Students
MIDORI, Gunma — Japan’s only school teaching circus performances located in the mountains here temporarily closed the curtains on 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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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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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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Providing a Safe Environment–Response from a Circus Educator at ENC
Sarah Poole, a circus educator at ENC, asked us to publish this response letter about the climate of support at…
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A Circus School Celebrates Palestinian Identity
BIRZEIT, Palestine—Music and laughter are all that can be heard under a circus tent in this town near Ramallah in…
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Frequently Asked Questions: Auditioning for a Circus School
The first time I auditioned for École nationale de cirque, I had only hung from stall bars a mere handful…
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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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Gender and Circus Coaching
The American Youth Circus Organization has a Youth Advisory Committee and they have put together an incredibly useful resource which…
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Thinking About Circus School at Circadium? A Word from the Executive Director
Dear Circus Talk Community, 2017 has been a spectacular circus year in Philadelphia, as we opened Circadium and moved into…
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Sign Up for the Instructor in Circus Arts E-learning Program Offered by École Nationale de Cirque
Course Description: École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal now offers an online version of the circus arts Instructor program in…
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A Women’s Circus School Is Growing in Gaza
If all goes as hoped, hundreds of Gazan girls will soon be swinging from trapezes. “I FELT AS FREE AS…
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Juggling the Timetable: Why Every School Should Teach Circus Skills in PE Lessons
PE courses involving circus skills – such as acrobatics, trapeze work, diabolo and even being a clown – are going…
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Circus Skills Send a New Message
The art of circus is being used to break down communication barriers for adults and children with intellectual disabilities.
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Philadelphia School of Circus Arts Soars to New Heights with the Grand Opening of New 28,000 Square Foot School and Three Acre Circus Campus
The big top is on the move! Philadelphia School of Circus Arts announces the grand opening of a new 28,000-square-foot…
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Notes From a Field School in a Burgeoning Field
Concordia Professor Patrick Leroux describes a field school program he organized for this summer that allowed graduate students a deeper…
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What’s the Point of a Degree in Circus Arts?
Let’s talk about circus education. Access to becoming a professional circus artist has grown exponentially. In the 1970s the first…
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America’s First Circus School Opens Its Philly Doors Next Month
In fewer than three weeks, Philadelphia can boast of another “American first” courtesy of a sprawling three-acre campus formerly known…
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Circus and Autism – Difference, Creativity, Community
Kristy Seymour tells the story of her mission to bring circus to children with autism, and the struggles she has…
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Sirkhane Social Circus School Helps Refugee Children in Turkey
Mardin, Turkey – When he was younger, Khaled Kasim grew accustomed to juggling multiple burdens. Now, the 15-year-old Syrian refugee…
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Circomedia Offer First Circus Directing Masters Degree
As the world of circus expands, more and more specialized roles are required. One school in the UK has come…
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Conference: Imagineers in Circus and Science: Scientific Knowledge and Creative Imagination
Call for Papers The Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University presents Imagineers in Circus and Science: Scientific knowledge…
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Circus & Science: About Balls and the Brain
What happens when you put a neuroscientist like professor Maarten Frens and a juggler and psychologist like Harm van der…
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Circus Summer Seminar in Montreal
This year, Montreal is turning 375 years old and what better way to celebrate than with non-stop festivities? Montreal is…
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Quebec’s Circus Schools Are Working Without a Net
Province that produced Cirque du Soleil is coming up short on a new generation of homegrown circus talent. Pascal Duguay…
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Exchange between NICA and the Beijing International Arts School
This February NICA performance teacher and trainer Zebastian Hunter will travel to Beijing International Arts School to direct a student…
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Circus Pedagogue Sven Demey: “Circus Needs a New Revolution”
Sven Demey (47) has been a teacher at the École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque (ESAC) in Brussels since 2004,…
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Syrian Refugee Camp’s Circus School Spreads Confidence, Smiles, Hope
The school is helping displaced Syrian kids deal with the trauma of war. When Mohammad “Abu Qasem” Qusam Ghouzlan arrived with…
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Circolombia: Marketing Talent Not Poverty
Around the world, we are in the midst of a circus education revolution. After centuries of circus know-how being passed…
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Czech and Balance: New Circus’ Emergence in the Czech Republic
Around the world, we are in the midst of a circus education revolution. After centuries of circus know-how being passed…
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Circus School – Russia
Inside a dreary Moscow building, there is a world of magic and music. This is the world’s first Circus school…
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