Montreal’s vibrant, high-profile arts industry has been struggling to stay afloat in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With theatres,…
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Recently, an acrobat fell 25ft to the floor at the 2nd International Air Athletics Championship in Riga, Latvia[1]. In 2018,…
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In an update to their previous survey (published here originally on April 15th), Shugoll research suggests that many theatergoers nationally…
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If you’re involved in the circus world, you’ve likely heard people talk about the healing power of circus, whether they’re…
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The circus library–ideally, every circus professional has their own section of the bookshelf cordoned off for the circus classics. But…
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In the continuing series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the depth…
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In the continuing series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the…
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Lately, it seems like more and more circus artists are getting into making music. As a circus artist who makes…
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In September 2018, I wrote an article called Circus Saved My Life–Until It Ruined It. This article was an incredible…
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Circus training delivers multiple mental health benefits for children, and cost savings to the broader community, an Australian study reveals….
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Last month in Washington DC, the Marriott Wardman Park hotel played host to the 2019 Popular Culture Association’s National Conference….
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In this new series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the…
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Dr. Franziska Trapp is a researcher at the University of Münster who founded the Zirkus|Wissenschaft research project, a project which…
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Verena Cornwall is overseeing a study for the circus industry in the EU, the result of which will affect the…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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Internationally known as an innovator in the theory and practice of inclusive juggling, Craig Quat grew up attending a social…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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If you come to Italy and mention the word circus, many people would still go for “Oh! Lions, ringmaster, elephants!…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or…
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Many circus books tell us why their authors have run away to the circus; few address whether they should have….
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There is now a tool for circus researchers. It’s a place for them to communicate, exchange research studies and resources…
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Performance Matters, an academic journal about the materiality and consequentiality of performance, has just published Vol. 4, No. 1-2 of…
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Circus arts is a discipline that is often physically very challenging for the artists. It combines acrobatic elements on the…
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Itsuko Noto lives in Japan, which means it takes her a minimum of 12 hours to fly to Las Vegas….
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Over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly frustrated with the lack of tools and language we have as circassians…
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How do you decide if something is fair? Where do you start if your gut feeling is telling you that…
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Ah, the weather has turned beautiful, it’s great to be outdoors, you don’t want to be stuck in a stuffy…
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Thanks to Zirkus|Wissenschaft , a new traveling exhibit is available for loan to circus events such as festivals and conferences….
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Setting the Stage In late August of 2012, I drove across the border at the Thousand Islands Bridge on Hill…
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The Montreal Working Group has recently announced via press release the details of their second conference on Circus & Its…
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Next month, the third in the #CircusVoices series of opportunities for circus artists to develop their critical practise is taking…
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Encounter I had the opportunity to meet the philosopher-funambulist Andrea Loreni in person in May of 2016, during a TedX…
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Each individual goes into circus performance for a variety of reasons. Some are born into it, some are attracted to…
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Call for Papers The Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University presents Imagineers in Circus and Science: Scientific…
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Montréal has so much influence in the contemporary circus world. There is the Cirque du Soleil headquarters, located in circus…
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Zirkus|Wissenschaft seeks to anchor circus in university research and coursework. The project aims to establish the University of Münster as…
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Camilla Damkjaer is the Head of Research Education at Stockholm University of the Arts. Damkjaer’s research focuses on the articulation…
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Initiated by En Piste, Circus Stories, Le cirque vu par… offered to 10 cultural journalists from Canada and the northeastern…
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