Circus Immersion–Wrapping Up and Dropping Down
The crowd keeps on cheering and clapping for the tamer stealing an extra bow as lions and tigers exit one…
Read moreThe crowd keeps on cheering and clapping for the tamer stealing an extra bow as lions and tigers exit one…
Read moreOn today’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about the latest news from Las Vegas including the closure of Zumanity, a…
Read morePanni Speirs is a contortion master coach, jazz musician, and motivational speaker who also holds the Guinness World Book of…
Read moreIn Center Ring Presents the mesmerizing Jason Span, US Navy Veteran turned high-flying circus star. In this episode Jason opens…
Read moreIn this short series titled Circus Immersion, Martin Frennette explores the ins and outs of a circus discipline through the…
Read moreThis weeks episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast hosted by Shenea Stiletto features the fierce Mongolian aerial contortion…
Read moreMOVE IT! is Parallel Exit’s free video series looking at circus artists from around the world. This episode is part…
Read moreSometime in early April, I went through my Google calendar deleting, well, everything. I found myself thinking that it was…
Read moreBorn Khalil Tariqat Peyma in 1924, the athlete acted as a stuntman in different world countries and set a record…
Read moreIn Center Ring presents, the wondrous Sean Lomax, world champion whistler turned circus star. In this episode Sean tells us…
Read moreSo much can happen in a moment, and so much can be conveyed, but with circus, the art is usually…
Read moreâIâm a toy, a defective toy â there wasnât enough fabric left when they made me,â 27-year-old Dilya Abdulaeva said…
Read moreMongolian circus artist M. Myagmarsaikhan walked on a 130-meter long tight rope 50 meters above the ground above the Chuluut…
Read moreIn Center Ring presents, the delightful, Noeli Acoba. The budding circus star turned YouTube sensation. In this episode, Noeli takes…
Read moreCircus performer Erin Ball thought her career was over when she lost her feet in an accident in 2014. She…
Read moreCrista Marie Jackson has been practicing handstands in her dad’s house in upstate New York. The 33-year-old New Yorker had…
Read moreOn this episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about the We See You WAT campaign and grapple with issues of racism…
Read moreIt’s an uncertain time for all of us in the circus community, not the least of all the graduating students…
Read moreShane is from the Lennon Family that has owned and operated circuses in Australia and New Zealand for over 120…
Read moreIt’s an uncertain time for all of us in the circus community, not the least of all the graduating students…
Read moreVentriloquist Kevin Huesca chatted with Digital Journal about being a part of the “Extravaganza” production at the Jubilee Theater at…
Read moreSo much can happen in a moment, and so much can be conveyed, but with circus, the art is usually…
Read moreIf you can spare me a moment of your time, Iâd be honoured to share my journey with you all…
Read moreA self-confessed ‘adrenaline junkie’ has revealed she loves ‘being in the spotlight’ after securing a career performing aerobatic movements on the wings…
Read moreWhile circus arts are generally on the descent â the company that owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey…
Read moreIn mid-September, at the 2019 Circus Fans Association of America convention in Springfield, MA, I had the immense honor to…
Read moreWhen Marco Motta was a little boy growing up in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, he lived a happy life, which…
Read moreLes Foutoukours is a production company with a special mission to help the world understand clowning and physical theater. Since…
Read moreAt the last show of Flying Circus, I met with Kristian Kristof at Capital Circus of Budapest (FĆvĂĄrosi Nagycirkusz). Kristof…
Read moreAs Circadium School of Contemporary Circus welcome its 3rd class of students in Philadelphia, it is a good time to…
Read moreIâm standing on the stage at Södrateatern in Stockholm, hands linked with some of my closest friends, taking our third…
Read moreThe circus might conjure up images of burly strong men, ringmasters in top hats and dainty acrobats in frilly outfits….
Read moreErin Ball is a circus artist and coach based in Kingston, Ontario, the owner of Kingston Circus Arts and a…
Read moreContortion is sprinkled through cultures the world over. Maybe mention of this performing art makes you think of the explosive…
Read moreJournalist AndrĂ© Chung visited Cuba in 2017, teaching photography and photo journalism, when he bumped into a rehearsal of Circuba…
Read moreMeet  ENC (Ăcole Nationale de Cirque, MontrĂ©al) graduate Ron Oppenheimer!  As the youngest of four siblings growing up in California,…
Read moreâIn all the other languages all over the world juggling is a verb, itâs an action. In the French language…
Read moreâYou have a sense of humor, you know whatâs funny, but whatâs  your  sense of humor?â is how Joel Jeske…
Read moreWhat is magie nouvelle you ask ? Just as contemporary circus brought a new approach to the traditional circus that…
Read moreCircus movies have a long and interesting history: From classics such as  The Greatest Show on Earth to modern day…
Read moreEtha Struick is a Dutch circus artist, a coach, a prize winning circus choreographer and the founder of Nieuw Circus….
Read moreâBigger is betterâ is a long time American circus tagline. It needs no interpretation. Adhering to this slogan, one would…
Read more3AM Theatre is one of the new breed of small circus companies like Cirque Us and Acrobatic Conundrum that is…
Read moreIn this series called âMeet a Circus Gradâ we give a voice to recently graduated or graduating circus artists, to…
Read moreNico Pires, a diabolo artist in the Cirque du Soleil show Totem, has been passionate about diabolo since he was…
Read moreThe Plaid Lads, a duo comprised of Sam Malcolm and Tony Steinbach, are darlings of the fringe world, having performed…
Read moreThis dark work-in-progress (AutoCannibal) by Captain Ruin (aka Mitch Jones) was what he came up with in creation mode with…
Read moreNico Pires, a diabolo artist in the Cirque du Soleil show Totem, has been passionate about diabolo since he was…
Read moreThe Australian circus scene is getting a very deadly shake-up with the arrival of ‘Chasing Smoke’, the only all-Indigenous contemporary…
Read moreIn this series called âMeet a Circus Gradâ we give a voice to recently graduated or graduating circus artists, to…
Read moreCircus Talkâs series âAct in a Momentâ continues to explore the idea that circus artists have a lot to share…
Read moreIn circus, talent isnât hoarded, but shared. Long before the advent of circus schools, which continue to grow exponentially, there…
Read moreIn this video, Lea Toran Jenner visits with Gypsy Snider, one of the co-founders and co-artistic directors of 7 Fingers, at…
Read moreCriss Angel is one of the most recognizable and awarded illusionists in the world. His Las Vegas Strip show âCriss…
Read moreNews 12’s Tara Rosenblum spent one week “Under the Big Top” with the heirs to America’s oldest circus before the…
Read moreIt is no coincidence that the subject of my first blog interview is the inimitable Suzi Winson. She is the…
Read moreCircus Talkâs series âAct in a Momentâ continues to explore the idea that circus artists have a lot to share…
Read moreIn Paris this past January, at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, a giant robot took center stage and…
Read moreCircus Talkâs series âAct in a Momentâ continues and explores the idea that circus artists have a lot to share…
Read moreWe are starting a new series called âMeet a Circus Gradâ to give a voice to recently graduated or graduating…
Read moreThereâs an ease that permeates from RĂ©jean St. Jules. A kind of seasoned effortlessness that very few achieve in their…
Read moreWe are watching the world around us change as technology becomes more integrated into our lives. Why leave circus behind?…
Read moreSolĂšne Albores and Rodrigo HernĂĄndez perform as DĂșo Cardio. SolĂšne comes from just outside Paris, grew up in Mexico City…
Read moreSo much can happen in a moment, and so much can be conveyed, but with circus, the art is usually…
Read moreChristopher Hudert did not plan to be a clown. He started stage acting at age 11, performing in the 1960s…
Read moreLAZUZ is an Israeli/ French/Swedish contemporary circus company created by Ron Beeri & Itamar Glucksmann.Through their personal approach, Itamar and…
Read moreI do straps because it’s just me and the air up there. It’s the most stripped back of aerial disciplines….
Read moreI donât know if itâs ever been said that a clown is the heart of circus, but it sure rings…
Read moreAs spring begins its slow, sporadic thaw, we find ourselves thinking of the crisp early autumn days when Midnight Circus…
Read moreFor many circus performers once they reach a certain level of technical expertise and professional success, their act becomes, as…
Read moreSo much can happen in a moment, and so much can be conveyed, but with circus, the art is usually…
Read moreRecapping the Festival Circus Talk was behind the scenes at the 39th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain this February…
Read moreSo much can happen in a moment, and so much can be conveyed, but with circus, the art is usually…
Read moreIn 2018, Ireland is celebrating 250 years of Circus! While we’re all reflecting on Circus in the last centuries, we…
Read moreIn a time when so many people are considering downsizing, learn how one family makes their silver trailer work for…
Read moreEach year Thom Wall has celebrates his birthday by making a video featuring a new trick for each year of…
Read moreThe word âuniqueâ is misused and overused these days but it is the only fitting description for the wonderful Calixte…
Read moreAmericans Sasha Harrington and Andrew Adams have quite a story to tell. Sasha grew up in southern California, near Los…
Read moreAt first glance, Ken Fanning is perhaps an unlikely film director for a mockumentary about an Australian circus family. Busy…
Read moreViktor Franyo is a guy whose face you may have seen before, either behind the clever makeup of his character…
Read more2018 may mark 250 years of circus but there is another significant milestone to note. Veteran multi-award-winning Hungarian high-wire artist…
Read moreOn a cool September evening in Montreal, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Benoit Landry (co-founder…
Read moreMullum Circus Festival is an exciting 3 day event in Mullumbimby, on the east coast of Australia near the Gold…
Read moreIn 2015, when Barry Lubinâs memoirs Tall Tales of a Short Clown were about to be released, I had the…
Read moreBack Pocket is an international start-up circus company with big plans. They want to create their show and do the…
Read moreMidnight Circus tours every fall in public parks around Chicago. Iâve worked with the company on-and-off since I was 14…
Read moreMy 17-year-old son had just returned home from the European Juggling Convention where he was fortunate enough to see many…
Read moreDirector and artist Ellie Duboisâs show No Show won a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. Circus Talkâs…
Read moreOn his return to Edinburgh, Bence Vagi tells Katharine Kavanagh how seeing a variety of contemporary circus performers in the Scottish capital…
Read moreThis project is about that book; a coffee table book full of the wonder, passion and beauty of circus, suitable…
Read moreAntonella Casella’s influence on Australian circus reads like a fascinating historical primer on this contemporary art form. Whatever company she…
Read moreThe Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Blog features a series of interviews exploring the lives of people in the circus and their experiences on…
Read moreThis past March in Chicago I sat down at a chai cafe with Acrobatic Conundrumâs artistic director and co-founder, Terry…
Read moreTaylor & Kelly Spring are a nouveau circus family, and just like the old circus families they are continuing the…
Read moreWhat do you get when you combine the Udderbelly Festival and London Wonderground Festival? You get Underbelly Festival, a mash-up…
Read moreMeet two Ringling Bros. performers, Viki Zsilak (Hungary) and Stephen Craig (USA), in  The Weekeder‘s article, who are looking to continue their careers, life…
Read moreLuke Hallgarten grew up in Golders Green and attended Hampstead Garden Suburb primary and King Alfredâs before running away to…
Read more30+ years ago, David Williamson almost ran away with the circus. âI was a teenager growing up in Ohio,â Williamson…
Read moreShowtime star Lisa Lottie creates an ever-changing kaleidoscope of coloured patterns in midair using special hula-hoops which contain computer-controlled LED…
Read moreBetter Lemons’ Gil Kaan interviews Shana Carroll about her latest creation “CUISINE & CONFESSIONS.” Montreal-based Les 7 Doigts de la…
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