This panel is part of CircusTalk’s Circus and Changing Realities 2020 series. In this episode, titled American Circus–The Now & The Future, moderators Jospeh Pinzon and Mark Lonergan, both established career circus artists and directors, check in with the next generation of American circus artists about their hopes, dreams, and best practices for success. Are the kids alright? Beyond that, they delve into the specific reality of being a circus artist, company founder and director during a challenging and disruptive time for the arts as well as in American history.