Shana Kennedy’s Journey to Elevate Circus Arts In the United States with Circadium’s Accreditation
In this illuminating opinion piece, Shana Kennedy, the visionary founder of Circadium, delved into her personal narrative and the formidable
Read moreIn this illuminating opinion piece, Shana Kennedy, the visionary founder of Circadium, delved into her personal narrative and the formidable
Read moreAs 2023 comes to its final bow and the curtain falls, it’s time to reflect on the highs and lows,
Read moreVeteran producer and TheatreArtLife co-founder Anna Robb has more than two decades under her belt of bringing artistic visions to
Read moreReckoning with the events of world history and their lingering effects leads not only to creating stereotypes—it also impacts how
Read moreCircus artists repeat the same tricks over and over again to reach a level of excellence and performance quality that
Read moreAs 2022 comes to its final bow, it’s time to reflect on all that we have learned this year and
Read moreWe share this article written by Johnathan Lee Iverson, an acclaimed Performer, a New Yorker and Chairman of the Board
Read moreI have made my career as a dancer, physical theatre performer, director, and teacher. In 2005, I joined Salpaus Circus
Read moreAs an undergraduate theatre student, I wasn’t assigned readings about circus. I remember reading about physical theatre, live art, dance,
Read moreAfter a four-month period of exchange, the six creative companies partnered under Big Village–Digital have created a Manifesto for Action
Read moreMy name is Ulziibuyan Mergen Kee. I’m a contortionist and a mom of 2 wonderful boys. I am writing this
Read moreTrigger warning! Sexual assault, Harassment I still remember the first time I solved a math problem without someone showing me
Read moreIn an extroverted space, circus performers and students with differing needs may find themselves standing on the sidelines. Movement artist,
Read moreSometimes I think I have the best job in the world, especially when I count the number of circus shows
Read moreMany dark months have passed on stages around the world. And suddenly a sign in circus– Cirque du Soleil announced
Read moreThe first time I was told that my career as a female flying trapeze catcher would make me infertile my
Read moreLike the rest of the world, American circus artists have spent the last eighteen months largely out of work, unemployed
Read moreThis year’s World Circus Day marked over a year of life in a pandemic. Some circuses spent the holiday in
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has changed the circus industry. With the shutdown of in-person entertainment and many circus studios, the future
Read moreIt is difficult to sum up a whole art form in 500 words, let alone 5, but by streamlining our
Read moreOnce a year, as part of its programme of activities, Circostrada tends to organise a professional field trip outside Europe,
Read moreIn the wake of job losses and setbacks for the circus sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, Projet Lumière has
Read moreTwo women connected through their life’s work with circus, Sosina Wogayehu and Jasmine Straga, have recently responded to Circostrada‘s report
Read moreAs a circus artist based in the Netherlands, these are some of the observations I’ve made during this self-quarantine. They’re
Read moreLike many others, Covid19 forced me to retreat into unemployed isolation at home. This period allowed me to reflect on
Read moreRisk is something circus people talk about constantly, but there is something private about it too. The risk is an
Read moreJust over three years ago, Erwan Tarlet left his work to embark on an artistic career. He is 26 years
Read moreIf I were to ask, “What is the purpose of art?”… What would we answer? Beauty? Catharsis? Social questioning? Expressing
Read more“As a female base, I realized that by literally lifting people up, I could quickly change audience perception. I had
Read moreShows like America’s Got Talent, The World’s Best and Showtime at the Apollo have become permanent fixtures of network television
Read moreThe age-old relationship between audience and performer “The action of clapping is actually a quite primitive one, initially being used
Read moreThe CIRCa festival is the mecca of contemporary circus. As it’s director, Marc Fouilland likes to call it “le rendez-vous
Read moreIn many ways, 2018 has been a great year for circus. This is really saying something when you consider that
Read moreTypically, talking about site-specific circus means talking about a large outdoor space that’s converted (with, say, scaffolding or cranes or
Read moreI grew up as a very artistic, athletic, and insecure child, and I always tell people that circus saved my
Read more“Hey!” I hear from behind me. I turn around. A queer person is running down the stairs from the spoken-word
Read moreSarah Poole, a circus educator at ENC, asked us to publish this response letter about the climate of support at
Read moreI was sitting in the chapel-turned-classroom at Ecole de cirque de Quebec, listening to Julie Lavergne talk about the overview
Read moreDear Stav, and all other Interested Individuals, Thank you for your article and your comments. I have been working at
Read moreThis post is in defense of the female artists (including myself) who performed in Cirque de Demain this year, not
Read moreFestival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris is one of the world’s most famous circus festivals, about to celebrate
Read more–TRIGGER ALERT– Full disclosure: the victim of this story is the same age today as I am. Full disclosure: I
Read moreThere is nothing more satisfying than walking out of theatre having been inspired by an amazing circus show. However, a
Read moreIn part one to this story, I presented an outline of how performing arts education and production is supported differently
Read morePerforming arts have been a powerful human ritual for millennia. The Washington Post recently published a beautiful, interactive online piece
Read moreIt was the fifth night of the Circuba Festival 2017, and day six of spending upwards of eight hours in
Read moreYou are watching a circus performance. The artists, for whatever reason, have a noticeable number of technical errors. The overall
Read moreThe Circus world is experiencing more and more activities and events that focus on gender and its influence in circus
Read moreIn her heartfelt introduction letter in the playbill to Cirkus Cirkör‘s show Limits, founder Tilde Björfors explains why the time
Read moreWith the launch of Circus Talk News came the unfortunate announcement of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey closing up
Read moreYaron Lifschitz, CEO of the Brisbane based circus company, Circa, challenges the traditional funding paradigm by demanding to open up
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