Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep. 54: Kataka Arts & Gymnastics Academy Founder Derrick Bizimulu
On this episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews founder of the Ugandan NGO Kataka
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Africa
In Oran, Algerian Actors Hope for Street Theatre Revival
In a street in the western Algerian city of Oran, actor Amine Missoum gestures and calls, urging passersby to take
Read more”MOYA’ Is To Set The Stage in Johannesburg and Europe
Fresh from receiving standing ovations at the National Arts Festival, MOYA, will be making its way to Johannesburg for a
Read moreSenegal’s circus troupe teaching acrobatics to street children – in pictures –The Guardian
Sencirk was founded in 2010 by Modou Fata Touré, a former street child from Dakar. As the first circus company
Read moreMoroccan Circus School Students Leap onto Stage
Circus school students in Morocco demonstrate how young people from extremely different and varied socioeconomic backgrounds learn to discover their
Read moreThe Circus Helping Senegal’s Former Child Beggars
Senegal’s only circus troupe, Sencirk, was founded by former child beggar Modou TourĂ©, who now wants to help others in
Read moreCircus Abyssinia – Ethiopian Dreams
Brothers Bibi and Bichu started Circus Abyssinia, the first circus created entirely by Ethiopian artists, to celebrate Ethiopia’s extraordinary cultures
Read moreA Ring of Empowerment: The Circus that Teaches Young People How to Win at Life
A Zambian circus group’s social initiatives could teach us all a lesson about the undervalued importance of play. Gift Chansa
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Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep. 27: Founder Of African Dream Circus Yeneneh Tesfaye
For this third episode of season two of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews Yeneneh Tesfaye;
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Cirque Éloize at Opening of World Men’s Handball Championship Egypt 2021
Recently, Cirque Eloize took on an international circus contract, one of the few in existence during the height of a
Read moreZip Zap Circus Cancels Shows as Western Cape Infections Soar
Weeks after resuming its shows which were halted by the lockdown, the Zip Zap Circus School is halting its season
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Hideaway Podcast, Episode 90 – Laurence Esteve & Brent van Rensburg, Founders of Zip Zap Circus
On today’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay talk about more shows reopening in Las Vegas, New York and California, as well
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Training, Employment & Culture–Ethiopia’s New Circus Center Aims to Provide It All
In Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, plans to develop a new circus center are underway and the organizers are reaching out
Read moreMajor Fundraising Appeal for the Circus Centre
One of Ethiopia’s greatest circus expatriates, Sosina Wogayehu, will launch an urgent international appeal for her trailblazing Ethiopian youth circus
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In Center Ring – Episode 22: Sosina Wogayehu: “Africa Is Calling Everyone”
In Center Ring Presents, the incomparable Sosina Wogayehu, the Abyssinian Contortionist. In this episode, Sosina walks us through some of
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Statement from Circostrada in Response to the Open Letters of Jasmine Straga and Sosina Wogayehu
Once a year, as part of its programme of activities, Circostrada tends to organise a professional field trip outside Europe,
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Two Open Letters about the State of Ethiopian Circus
Two women connected through their life’s work with circus, Sosina Wogayehu and Jasmine Straga, have recently responded to Circostrada‘s report
Read moreOccupiers Petition City of Cape Town to Lease Circus School Land in Observatory
Earlier this year, 30 people who’ve been living at 2 Willow St – at what used to be the South
Read morePHOTOS: South Africa’s Zip Zap Circus Brings a Big Heart to the Big Top
Phelelani Ndakrokra prefers not to talk about his past. But what the 23-year-old acrobat will say is that if he
Read moreBhutisi Initiates Clowns Against Covid-19
Comedian Admire “Bhutisi” Kuzhangaira is coordinating an initiative dubbed “Clowns Against Covid-19” aimed at educating and informing young people living
Read moreFrom the Circus to the Living Room: Egypt’s Dynasty of Big Cat Trainers Takes the Show Home
At his Cairo apartment, located just off a busy road along the Nile River, Ashraf el-Helw, a third-generation Egyptian lion
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Spotlight Africa: Ivory Coast’s Popular Circus Festival Expands Its Reach
The third iteration of the Circus Festival of Abidjan is taking place March 2nd to the 8th 2020 in the
Read moreCircus Zambia | Close Up
Gift Chansa had an idea. ”If we put circus in Chibolya, they will see that we’re not criminals,” he told
Read moreEthiopia’s Newest Export: Circus
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN)Tucked behind a colorful tin roof dwelling in Addis Ababa, acrobats of all ages are spinning, contorting
Read moreZip Zap Circus Off to Ivory Coast for Festival
Cape Town – The city’s Zip Zap Circus has set its sights on wooing Ivory Coast circus lovers after being
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Demain’s Volunteers: The Successful First Edition Just Came to a Close
Demain’s Volunteers is the latest initiative supported by the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain with the aim of bringing
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Cirque du Soleil’s  BAZZAR Faces East for a New Audience in India and Africa
Described by its creators as “an eclectic lab of infinite creativity where a joyful troupe of acrobats, dancers and musicians
Read moreJumping for Hope
After Elisée Niyonsenga lost his mother and siblings in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 he found new hope by setting
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Circus Against Poverty: A Video Tour of Nairobi’s Social Circuses
In July 2018, Kirsty Bell visited Kenya on holiday. Since Bell has worked in the circus world as a writer,
Read moreZambian Acrobats Use Circus to Flip HIV ‘Juju’ Myths
The Zambian slum of Chibolya is notorious for crime and drugs, but acrobat Gift Chansa wants to get the township’s
Read moreCirque Africa Acrobats Claim They Were Underpaid and Overworked
Two former acrobats allege they were underpaid and overworked by the Australian-based Cirque Africa, with one performer claiming he could
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Circus Against Poverty: Insight into the Social Circus Programs of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya. Africa. For a first-time traveler to East Africa everything is overwhelming; the sights, the sounds, the smells. The
Read moreCircus Zambia Queen Young Leaders Program
An inside look into the work of Circus Zambia as Gift is preparing to meet the Queen of England with
Read moreDancing With 10-Foot Stilts
In Trindad and Tobago, “moko jumbies” soar high during Carnival. The traditional art of stilt dancing is a highlight of
Read moreEthiopia Holds Circus to Promote Performance Arts, African Culture
Ethiopia recently held the second edition of the African Circus Arts Festival, which saw 11 circus troupe artists from six
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Zip Zap Circus In South Africa Expands With A Custom-Built Circus Academy
After a quarter-century of promoting circus and performance arts in structurally challenging environments, Zip Zap Circus is about to open
Read moreAdelaide Fringe Review 2017: Cirque Africa
The big brazen physical style of these performers from all across Africa is the winning element in this show. In
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