Can Cirque du Soleil Bounce Back on Shaky Ground?
There have been a series of seismic announcements in the circus world in the past weeks in response to the…
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News and Events
Circus Voices Podcast–see u down the road Series: Episode 4, Julie Jenkins
Circus Voices, a podcast brought to you by CircusTalk is pleased to present a podcast series called see u down the road with creators…
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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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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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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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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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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…
Read moreCirque du Soleil Temporarily Laid off 95% of its Staff as a Result of Coronavirus Pandemic
Faced with the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19, Cirque du Soleil temporarily laid off 95% of its staff, or 4,679…
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Boston 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,…
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Coronavirus: 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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Prevention of COVID-19 Spread in Circus
As the spread of COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus) increases, reaching every corner of the globe, the circus industry,…
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Cirque du Soleil Halts Touring Shows in Coronavirus Response
Confusion, concern and cancellations are shadowing the Las Vegas entertainment scene during the health scare caused by coronavirus. Indicators abound…
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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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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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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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Passion for Preserving Traditional Circus Arts at the Girona Festival and Beyond
The Festival Internacional del Circ Elephant d’Or Girona (International Circus Festival of the Gold Elephant) celebrated its 9th edition from…
Read moreCirque du Soleil’s Latest Vegas Show is a Flop, Montreal Show Troubled
Cirque du Soleil has had a rough start to 2020. Its latest show in Las Vegas is set to close…
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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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Circus Students Find Good Jobs at Sea
Circus performers who have trained in this community have set sail to take their tricks around the world. “It’s been…
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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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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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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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Circus Voices Podcast–see u down the road Series: Episode One–Elliana Grace Hentoff-Killian
Circus Voices, a new podcast brought to you by CircusTalk is pleased to present a podcast series called see u down the…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Due to Strikes, the Bouglione Circus Lost “900,000 Euros During the Holidays”
According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, Cirque d’Hiver took a large financial hit over the holidays due to strikes….
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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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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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A ‘Very Fast, Very Scary’ Aerialist Accident Reported During the Revivalists Concert on New Year’s Eve
Two people were injured early Wednesday morning when an acrobat performing above the crowd at the Revivalists show at the…
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Circus Acrobat, 30, Fights for Life After Horrific Fall in Front of Children
A young acrobat is fighting for her life after falling from a height in front of horrified children and parents…
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Cirque du Soleil Job Cuts
A recent video from Montreal City News discusses a minor downsizing move on Cirque du Soleil‘s part, siting reorganization and…
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How Circus Arts Helped Me Deal with Body Shame
After reaching my late-40s, becoming more visibly trans, having a child, and losing most of my employment prospects, I finally…
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The First Traveling Water Circus in The Middle East Just Launched in Lebanon
The first traveling water show in the Middle East “Fontana” was launched by Cirque Du Liban in Beirut a few…
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Program of Between-Two-Biennales 2020 Announced
Between-Two- Biennales kicks off on January 16th and provides a month of excitement all around circus in the Marseille Provence…
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Who Are This Year’s Circus Ring of Fame 2020 Inductees?
This January 12th in Sarasota Florida The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation(an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) will officially induct the…
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‘It Was Like a Stampede’: Terrified Families Flee from Circus at Manchester’s Winter Funland
Terrified families ran from a circus at Manchester’s Winter Funland as seating collapsed ‘like dominoes’ and left three people injured….
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44th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo – From the 16th to the 26th January 2020
In just over two months, the Principality will once again become the circus capital of the world with twin attractions…
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TI Owner Phil Ruffin Talks More Circus Circus Plans
Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin on Wednesday told the state Gaming Control Board that “The Illusionists,” which he says is…
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Décennie 2010: La Reconnaissance du Cirque (Decade 2020: The Recognition of Circus)
Taking a broad view of the circus institutions’ and offerings in Quebec, reporter Jean Siag of La Press discusses the…
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High Wire Bicycle Act Falls Off the Wire in Stuttgart
At the Christmas Circus in Stuttgart during a premiere on Wednesday evening, several artists fell to the ground in front…
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Watch: 41-year-old Mother Becomes First Saudi Circus Performer
The Jeddah-based aerialist is the first and only Saudi to ever perform publicly in a circus in Saudi Arabia. “It…
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Circus Oz Explores New Artistic Direction
Australia’s national circus company, Circus Oz has announced exciting new artistic plans that will reposition the company within the new…
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Chimelong Forms Strategic Cooperation With International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo
The closing ceremony for the 6th China International Circus Festival was held at Zhuhai Chimelong Hengqin International Circus City in…
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Circusnext’s Pre-Selection of 12 Circus Projects They Will Support in 2020-2021 Announced
The circusnext European pre-selection has announced the projects that they selected on November 14 and 15th which they will support…
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Cirque du Soleil Announces New Attraction in Mexico
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Grupo Vidanta recently announced the launch of an exciting new show that will include…
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Circus Museum in Baraboo Plans New Rotating Exhibit, Western Theme for 2020
It wouldn’t be the first time people attempted to distract themselves from the news of the world with circus, and…
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Circus Horror As Female Acrobat Crashes to the Floor
Families watched in horror as an acrobat plunged 12ft to the floor ‘after slipping from her harness’ at Winter Wonderland….
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Cirque Du Soleil Includes Four Alums of Local Youth Circus Organization
St. Louis’ Circus Harmony, a social circus group that trains kids and teens in tumbling, acrobatics, juggling and the rest…
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Cirque du Soleil NYSA – The First Permanent Cirque du Soleil Show in Europe to Open in Berlin in Fall of 2020
Cirque du Soleil announced its 52nd original production, Cirque du Soleil NYSA, that is also the company’s first permanent show…
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Circus Tent Gutted
A circus tent in Howrah’s Domjur was gutted early on Monday, hours before it was to open for the season’s…
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Galway Community Circus Statement Regarding Insurance Crisis–Wires Crossed Program in Jeopardy
For two years the Galway Community Circus has been planning a really big event–the kind that can transform lives and…
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A Performer on the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Reveals How She Got the Gig, and What Working at Sea is Really Like
Ariana Mazzagatti, who goes by the nickname Mazz, is an entertainer aboard the world’s largest cruise ship, the Symphony of…
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ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus Produces Circus Musical with Cirkus Cirkör Based On PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Pop House Productions and the Astrid Lindgren Company are celebrating Pippi Longstocking’s 75th anniversary in the summer of 2020 with…
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Cirque du Soleil Co-Founder Guy Laliberté’s Immersive, Multi-Media Art Pyramid Will Not Come to Miami
PY1’s laser and acrobatics filled show promised to be a trip “through space and time” but was a box office…
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Sports Handstand Man Lands in Port Moody
Sascha Bachmann calls himself a failed gymnast, and he wears it like a badge of honour. Last Saturday, the 26-year-old…
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French Government Blasts Violence in Paris suburbs
Three French cabinet ministers visited a cultural centre in the Paris suburb of Chanteloup-les-Vignes on Tuesday, which was burned at…
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My Circus ‘Gives Me a Reason to Live’
Nell Gifford founded one of the UK’s best-known traditional circuses 20 years ago. Now she is living with advanced cancer,…
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Certain Blacks Circus Circus Circus Festival: Diverse Circus Comes to Town
CERTAIN BLACKS is an arts development organisation formed in 2015 to support the work of diverse artists. Circus Circus Circus…
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Orpheus & Eurydice: Opera Queensland And Circa Combine Two Art Forms
Opera Queensland and contemporary circus company Circa are joining forces to present Christoph Gluck’s much-loved opera ‘Orpheus & Eurydice’. In…
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The City’s First Festival of Contemporary Circus is Happening This November
This year’s festival is the exciting pilot of a new annual event, which aims to raise the profile of Liverpool…
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A Cirque du Soleil Stunt Motorcyclist Crashed. What That Means for the New ‘R.U.N’
A stunt motorcyclist in the new Cirque du Soleil show “R.U.N” has been injured in an accident during the first…
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California Bans Circuses from Using Tigers, Elephants, Monkeys and Other Wild Animals
Circuses performing in California will no longer be able to use elephants, lions, monkeys and other wild animals after Gov….
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London International Mime Festival Announces 2020 Programme
The 2020 London International Mime Festival celebrates its 44th year as the capital’s annual festival of contemporary visual theatre. From…
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Preview: Circus City 2019
Circus City, the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary circus, returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2 with an…
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Ethiopia’s Newest Export: Circus
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN)Tucked behind a colorful tin roof dwelling in Addis Ababa, acrobats of all ages are spinning, contorting…
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Three More European Circus Companies Received the Big Top Label
The second Big Top Label ceremony was held in early October at the European Parliament in Brussels, supported by the…
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Cirque du Soleil to Hit Chicago with Group’s First-Ever Holiday Spectacle
Cirque du Soleil, the famed Montreal-based live entertainment company, on Tuesday said it will return to Chicago for the second…
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Time to Network & Share: ARTCENA, Circostrada and CIRCa Co-organize FRESH CIRCUS #5 at CIRCA Festival 2019
Every other year, ARTCENA (The French National Centre for Circus, Street Arts and Theatre) and Circostrada host FRESH CIRCUS, followed…
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Roadkill Performance Launching in Troy
The first production of the Contemporary Circus & Immersive Arts Center (CCIAC)is a good sign for the development of contemporary…
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Press Release–Circus City, The UK’s Biggest Festival of Contemporary Circus Returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2, 2019
Circus City – the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary circus – returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2…
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The Princess Of Cirkus Rhodin–Simona Yulia Rhodin
For all of the ills and vices we are told social media elicits, every so often it does in fact…
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Award-Winning Performer is Set to Entertain at Cork Circus Festival
LIVELY performer Lucy Hopkins will bring her award-winning clown show, Le Foulard, to St Peter’s in Cork city on September…
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Anna Lumb In Hard to reach Places Comes to Melbourne Fringe
Internationally acclaimed, wildly theatrical and incendiary circus performer Anna Lumb is about to set Melbourne Fringe alight with her new…
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Acrobats, Gymnasts and Jugglers: Moscow to Host Circus Arts Festival
14 till 16 September, Moscow will host Circus Arts Festival timed to the anniversary of the date when all the…
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Festival Snapshot–1st Annual San Diego Circus Festival 2019
The first annual San Diego Circus Festival, hosted by San Diego Circus Center and produced by Jean-Luc Martin, was a…
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Circus Reinvented in Montreal, This Time with High-tech Vibe
Montreal—the Canadian city that spawned the global juggernaut Cirque du Soleil—has once again reimagined the circus, this time tapping into…
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Questions Remain About the Future of the Big Apple Circus
At this point in the developing saga that is the Big Apple Circus, we know more about who and what…
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Cirque du Soleil and Disney Announce New Production in 2020 at Disney Springs
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products have announced tickets are on sale for the highly…
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Arts Council England to Set Up Theatre Showcase at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Arts Council England is to fund a new performing arts showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With a focus on…
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The Founder of the Quebec Circus School Loses His Life in a Sailing Accident
CircusTalk is sad to deliver the news of the loss of life of the influential circus school founder, Michel Rousseau….
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