Each month Circus Talk will scour the globe to report on the hundreds of circus-based festivals and conferences that occur worldwide and provide a roundup highlighting the month’s best, most interesting and most exciting events. June is a busy month for circus around the globe, when the weather tends to favor street artists and the public is treated to the joy of the spectacle.

  On the Streets and in The Theaters What: Periplo Movimiento Internacional de Circo Where: Guadalajara, Mexico When: June 3rd-10th The 5th annual Periplo Festival boasts four shows (including an opening gala and closing cabaret) as well as offering five intensive workshops on specific circus techniques and master classes and lectures. Headliners include clown Rob Torres (USA) performing Room to Play, Fabián Krestel (pole/ juggling / Germany), Julia Padilla (hand balancing and contortion / México) juggler Thom Wall with his show On the Topic of Juggling (USA) and Alksandra Savina (hula hoop / Ukraine) as well as Mexico’s own La Tropa Suculenta performing Vaiven. ...