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Don’t Miss This Year’s Edition of a French Favorite: Entre2 BIAC Festival

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 CircusTalkContemporary Circus, Festival, France

Fans of French circus rejoice: after a downscaled 2021 edition of the Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque (BIAC) festival,

News and Events

BREAKING NEWS: The 42nd Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain is Canceled Due to Latest Health Restriction Protocols in France

January 6, 2022January 7, 2022 CircusTalkCoronavirus, COVID19, Festival, France

Due to the rapidly developing situation with the Omicron variant and tightened health restrictions, the organizers of the Festival Mondial

Europe News and Events

French Lawmakers Vote to Ban Wild Animals in Circuses

November 18, 2021 Media MonitorAnimals, France

Legislators voted in favor of ending the usage of wild animals in TV shows, nightclubs and private parties, while raising

News and Events

34th Edition of CIRCa is in Full Swing in Auch

October 26, 2021 Media MonitorFestival, France

The 34th edition of CIRCa the circus festival brings together professionals and amateurs of the circus arts in Auch. The

North America Research

CirK2.2: Breakthrough Research Melds Circus with Sound

May 28, 2021June 1, 2021 Naël JammalCanada, Circus School, France

CirK 2.2 is a sound/movement based project I’ve been working on for almost 5 years now. The origin of this

Europe News and Events

It’s Not a Good Time to be a French Circus

February 24, 2021April 5, 2021 Media MonitorAnimals, France

William Kerwich hasn’t put on a circus performance since March 2020. Instead, his family’s traveling circus has been parked on

Covid-19 Europe

World’s Top Circus Festival Adapts to COVID-19 Rules

February 17, 2021February 15, 2021 Media MonitorFestival, France

It’s been a tough year for the performing arts in most countries, with virus lockdowns canceling shows and shuttering venues.

Covid-19 Education Europe

COSMIC, Circus Pedagogy Goes Digital

February 8, 2021April 5, 2021 Camille CrucifixCoaching, France

COSMIC is the ongoing project of FEDEC[1], in collaboration with the FFEC[2], and it is quite ambitious and innovative. It

Europe News and Events

Princess Stéphanie Criticises French Ban on Animal Circuses

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Media MonitorAnimals, France, Traditional Circus

On Tuesday 29 September, the French Minister of Ecology announced a progressive ban on the use of wild animals in

Covid-19 Europe News and Events

The First Case of Coronavirus Detected in the North Led to the Closure of the Regional Center for Circus Arts in Lomme

March 11, 2020April 27, 2021 Media MonitorCOVID19, France

The first case of coronavirus was detected in northern France last week and led to the closure of the Regional

Europe Reviews

The Circus of Tomorrow is Full of Surprises for Today

February 11, 2020February 23, 2021 Elsie SmithFestival, France

January of 2020 was my first visit to the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, and it proved to be

Erwan Tarlet hangs by one arm on a strap under a bridge

Europe Opinion

An Open Letter from Erwan Tarlet on Circus as a Political Art Form

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 CircusTalkFestival, France

Just over three years ago, Erwan Tarlet left his work to embark on an artistic career. He is 26 years

Europe Videos

Circus: Our 7 Films!

May 3, 2019April 25, 2019 Media MonitorFrance

A French culture website in Brittany has highlighted seven short circus films that show just how experimental and diverse French circus has

Traces by Cie 1420 Photo courtesy of Clement-Debailleul

Artists Europe

Magie Nouvelle: The New Language of Magic–A Conversation with Raphaël Navarro, Valentine Losseau and Etienne Saglio

April 30, 2019September 2, 2020 Kirsty BellFrance, Magic

What is magie nouvelle you ask ? Just as contemporary circus brought a new approach to the traditional circus that

Europe Reviews

The French Festival that Captures the Spirit of Contemporary Circus

March 5, 2019May 5, 2021 Kirsty BellFestival, France

The Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque (BIAC) organised by Archaos, Pôle National Cirque in Marseille takes place every two

Companies and Organizations Europe News and Events

Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain Offers Club PRO for the Circus Professionals

December 26, 2017January 25, 2018 Kim CampbellFestival, France

Founded just four years ago to accommodate the growing needs of the circus industry, Club PRO is a membership for

Companies and Organizations Europe

Creating Employment for Top Acrobats. A Conversation with Abdel Senhadji from Compagnie XY

August 31, 2017December 21, 2021 Media MonitorJob Advice, France

I had arranged to meet up with Abdel Senhadji in the bar of Festival Circolo in Liempde, on a sunny

Companies and Organizations Europe

Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde–Embracing Social Circus in a Suburb of Paris

June 28, 2017January 15, 2019 Kim CampbellFrance

Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde isn’t the littlest circus in the world anymore. Although they may have started out

Europe Reviews

Live Broadcast and Replay of the 38th “Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain”

January 27, 2017March 27, 2017 Media MonitorFestival, France

The “Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain” is one of the major annual events of the circus world. Since 1977,

Europe History

France’s First Black Icon Makes Comeback on Stage and Screen

February 3, 2016October 24, 2016 Media MonitorFilm, France

The son of slaves and darling of bourgeois Paris, Rafael Padilla – known as “Chocolat” – has long been forgotten.

Europe Reviews

Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione: A Géant! Success

February 27, 2015June 21, 2017 Viveca GardinerBouglione, France

The oldest circus building still standing hosts the oldest circus still running, but the 2015 show uses state-of-the-art technology to

Companies and Organizations Europe

Now or Never: Circus Focus

January 15, 2015June 21, 2017 Maria FolgueraFestival, France

At the 2014 Circa Festival, in Auch, France, the French Institute for Programmers and Cultural Agents brought together 80 people