I spent three years applying and auditioning for professional circus schools before I found the right one for me. I applied to over 30 schools, video-auditioned for five and live-auditioned for nine. Though there are countless challenges involved in this process, one of the hardest parts about the audition process is finding the information that you need. “How do I apply? When is the application deadline? What’s the audition like? Can I video audition? How much does this school cost? Is this the right school for me?” These are just some of the questions that arise when one thinks about going to a professional circus school. Yet, with all these questions, answers seem to be scarce. The available resources are out of date, hard to understand or not personalized enough.

The locations of the current CSAW ambassadors on the map In an effort to address this problem and help answer these questions, I founded CSAW: Connecting Circus Students Around the World...