Galway Community Circus Presents Mayhem Youth Circus Festival This Month
Galway Community Circus is holding its annual presentation of the Mayhem Youth Circus Festival from 16 to 22 May. The
Read moreGalway Community Circus is holding its annual presentation of the Mayhem Youth Circus Festival from 16 to 22 May. The
Read moreAs the Edinburgh Fringe Festival struggles to balance its budget and keep the event financially viable yet affordable for artists,
Read moreFestival of Fools rolls back into town for first time since pandemic People often shout “the circus is in town!”
Read moreThis May, Catalan Culture will be brought to life in North London with three very different Catalan circus companies presenting
Read moreCircus arts in included into the three year pilot program in Ireland where artists will receive universal income. The Basic
Read moreA human pyramid on a high wire and a double ‘big wheel of death’ will join Mooky the Clown and
Read moreJacksons Lane holds its grand reopening this weekend with building tours, circus workshops and demos, and a photo exhibition. The Grade
Read moreFrom 5 – 28 August 2022, Edinburgh International Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary, and 75 years of bringing world cultures together, with
Read moreBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Swinging on trapezes, juggling rings or twirling on aerial silks, young Ukrainians with a passion for
Read moreUnderbelly, London’s signature multidisciplinary performing arts art festival, is set to return to London this Summer! The iconic Upside Down
Read moreJacksons Lane’s Nordic Exposure season invites the very best in circus, theatre, and family shows from Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Read moreAudience members at the Circus of Horrors were left in shock when two acrobats plunged to the floor in a
Read moreTo start off Women’s History Month, we would like to shine a light on Ukrainian circus performer Yevgeniya Obolonina, a
Read moreAs part of an effort initiated by the European Theatre Convention (ETC), Circostrada has signed a letter to encourage national
Read moreThe Ukrainian war has given a frightening actuality to My Land, by the Hungarian company Recirquel, which is currently touring
Read moreCircostrada, the European network for contemporary circus and street arts, has been awarded three more years of funding by Creative
Read moreWhen the #MeToo movement rose to global attention, the SHIFT– or d Initiatives for Training– project made a joint decision
Read moreFrom February 21 to 23, the youth organization CircusWorks is bringing the Circus Rising Festival to Circomedia and the Lost Horizon
Read moreA group of internationally renowned magicians will convene at the Circo Price Theatre in Madrid later this month to vie
Read moreLEME, an innovative Portuguese arts festival, brings new forms of circus and expression to audiences around the Ílhavo municipality. The
Read moreAfter a time of pandemic-induced limbo for theatres, the latest show from the Kompani Giraff, Clouds, hits the stage of
Read moreCircusTalk is pleased to present Journeys Through Queer Circus with Charles Batson, a series revolving around the culture and concerns
Read moreWerner Buss is leaving the GOP Variety. Buss (58) managed The GOP Varieté Theater’s Hanover unit for 15 years and
Read moreFans of French circus rejoice: after a downscaled 2021 edition of the Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque (BIAC) festival,
Read moreThe French master teacher Philippe Gaulier has worked with stars like Sacha Baron Cohen. But at 78, are his methods,
Read moreA conversation with Anna-Sophie Jürgens. Abstract: In this interview circus artist Martin Riedel and technology artist and programmer UliK discuss
Read moreAs Europe’s leading centre for circus arts, Hungary is hosting the world’s first scientific conference on circus buildings. A model
Read moreSetting out to redefine how performing art works can reach audiences in more fair, inclusive, and sustainable ways, Perform Europe
Read moreThe 14th International Budapest Circus Festival that began in Budapest on Tuesday will feature over a hundred artists from four
Read moreGenís Matabosch, circus historian, collector, president of the Circus Arts Foundation in Spain, and founder of the Golden Elephant Circus
Read moreLuis Raluy Tomás, the patriarch of the traditional Circo Raluy, has died at the age of 79, after a long
Read moreScarabeus Aerial Theatre has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming production, Emerging. The new show highlights the struggles and
Read moreDance Info Finland’s international Erasmus+ project Digital Leap strives to build up the digital competence of dance and circus artists.
Read moreThe work of the French circus-dance troupe Compagnie Libertivore tends to keep turning. The stage set is usually round, as if to
Read moreCircusTalk is pleased to present Journeys Through Queer Circus with Charles Batson, a series revolving around the culture and concerns
Read moreOn behalf of their integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies, Diverse City is to receive £69,940 from the third round of
Read moreBelfast Community Circus School has launched a brand new strategic plan after receiving funding from both Arts Council of Northern
Read moreAfter a year on hiatus, LEME returns for a different edition, longer in duration because it is spaced out over
Read moreIn a recent interview for the French press, Princess Stephanie responded to a new bill concerning the protection of animals.
Read moreWe at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community
Read moreLegislators voted in favor of ending the usage of wild animals in TV shows, nightclubs and private parties, while raising
Read moreCircusTalk would like to congratulate Lotta Nevalainen on her recent promotion to Acting Manager Director of CircusInfo Finland. Lotta Nevalainen,
Read moreCaravan, the international youth and social circus network of schools from across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has
Read moreFestival international du cirque Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère, which was canceled last year due to the health crisis, will make a comeback
Read moreThe 150-year-old Tom Duffy’s Circus nearly went out of business during lockdown. The cast of Tom Duffy’s Circus in which
Read moreAfter being forced to hold their festival entirely online last year, organisers of the National Circus Festival of Ireland are
Read moreThe new Salieri Circus Award in Italy refreshes the concept of circus acts as competition, elegantly challenging the notions of both
Read moreThe 12th Young Stage International Circus Festival is to be presented in person in Basel, Switzerland from November 5-9, compliant
Read moreThe results are in! FIRCO 2021, the “after-pandemic” edition, took place this October. The festival is an exhibition of Iberoamerican talent
Read moreABBA has delighted fans with the announcement of their long-awaited hologram tour. Tweeting from their ABBA Voyage account, the group said: London.
Read moreWith the project “Climate of Change”, MagdaClan company sets off for a journey to a new era. “We would like
Read moreBased in the UK, but with an outreach across 23 countries, The Flying Seagull Project is confronting the harsh reality
Read moreThe IKEA KALLAX shelving unit stands at 77 centimetres high. With four square shelves and a variety of muted colours,
Read moreThe organising committee of the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival has announced that the 2022 edition will take place. See you
Read moreAfter doubts, anticipation, and COVID-19 cancellation, the 2021 edition of FIRCO, Festival Iberoamericano de Circo, is set to take place
Read moreBosses at Bristol Bus Station are to set up the city’s first official ‘Busking Spot’ where busking will be officially
Read moreKubush Horowitz survived World War II by making the enemy laugh. A clown in the famous Staniewski Brothers circus in
Read moreA motorcyclist failed to land properly according to a witness who was in the audience. A motorcyclist was injured in
Read moreDeparting on its debut nationwide tour, an innovative circus has become the first in Poland to use holographic animals and
Read moreThe 18th edition year of the Letní Letná or Summer Letná festival of new circus and avant garde theatre will
Read moreWe at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community
Read moreThere aren’t many laughs in The Cambridge Companion to the Circus, but much analysis of how the Big Top became
Read moreCircus bosses have appealed to the public not to share horror footage of performer Megan Christian on social media. Megan
Read moreDancers, dramatists, and even circus performers are part of a “white supremacist” system, a leading UK conservatoire has claimed. “Power
Read moreLondon-raised Lj Marles talks queer expression through circus arts and getting noticed by Lil Nas X for his ‘Montero (CMBYN)’
Read moreCircusTalk would like to congratulate busker, school director, and long-time circus performer Donald Lehn on his retirement! Originally from New
Read moreCirque du Soleil will make an eagerly awaited return to the Royal Albert Hall with Luzia from 12 January 2022.
Read moreEdinburgh Festival Fringe promoters Underbelly have been given the green light to revive their big top circus venue – despite
Read moreFunambulism: the art of walking on a wire with a balancing pole. Galway Community Circus is hosting a conference on
Read moreFor more than a century, Gandeys World Class Productions has been entertaining families with circus spectaculars. Generations upon generations have
Read moreAcclaimed Austrian contemporary art center reopens with Solus Amor after six months. On 20th May 2021, Solus Amor, the most recent production
Read moreThe figurehead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has accused the city’s long-running heritage body of “cultural snobbery” over claims that
Read moreStages across Hungary have been quiet for almost a year and half. The permanent ‘big top’ in Budapest shut down
Read moreThe show begins. A bearded man’s shadowed profile engulfs the white wall of a fabric tent. Wire figurines of circus
Read moreCircusTalk would like to congratulate the Great Moscow State Circus for reaching a milestone! This circus celebrated its 50th anniversary on April
Read moreBetween July and November 2021, one of the most ambitious public art projects is coming to life in the body
Read moreShe did not break any rules, but Sarah Voss’s full-body suit this week at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships defied
Read moreOn today’s episode Josh and Lyndsay announce the relaunch of Beyond Babel coming September 2021, and discuss recent drama with
Read moreCircusTalk would like to congratulate Menno van Dyke on his recent promotion to Artistic Director of the Circusstad Festival. Starting
Read moreWe at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community
Read moreThis year’s World Circus Day marked over a year of life in a pandemic. Some circuses spent the holiday in
Read moreShowbiz tours invite people to ‘run away to the circus’ as they bring 300 job opportunities ranging from behind-the-scenes technicians
Read moreThe circus industry has been badly hit by the pandemic. On World Circus Day, Saturday, the Vatican sent a message
Read moreMalmö Opera has announced that all performances of “Circus Days and Nights” will be live-streamed. The new opera by Philip
Read moreAlthough their larger Pan European Festival Crossing the Line was cancelled due to the pandemic, Galway adapted the program to
Read moreCircusTalk recently partnered with our Nordic colleagues at Cirkus Syd to present a film series of Nordic circus films. The
Read moreCircusTalk would like to offer congratulations to Gaby Merz, accomplished visual artist who found a passion for circus photography. We
Read moreWe at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community
Read moreThe brainchild of hoop artist Florence Huet, YANA is a new annual publication that taps into all that is independent, creative
Read moreThe Arts Council is to invest €46 million this year in 105 key arts organisations across Ireland, it has announced,
Read moreThis panel is part of CircusTalk’s Wake Up Call for Inclusion series. In this panel discussion about LGBTQIA’s presence in
Read moreSubcase Cyber Live took place this 15th -21st of February in Sweden and in home offices around the world. This
Read moreWilliam Kerwich hasn’t put on a circus performance since March 2020. Instead, his family’s traveling circus has been parked on
Read moreWhen people eventually return to the streets of central London, they may find that buskers have all but gone. During
Read moreIt’s been a tough year for the performing arts in most countries, with virus lockdowns canceling shows and shuttering venues.
Read moreOn Saturday, famous circus artist Yuan Bourgeois denied suspicions of plagiarism after an anonymous video clip showed similarities between more
Read moreA new partnership between Kristofferscenen and CirkusPerspektiv opens up for a new circus space in the western Stockholm area. “We are
Read moreCOSMIC est le nouveau projet de la FEDEC [1], en collaboration avec la FFEC[2], et il est plutôt ambitieux et
Read moreCircus boss Gerry Cottle was known for touring big tops around Britain and the world for decades. He trained as
Read moreFrench lawmakers on Tuesday debated an animal welfare bill that would ban using wild animals in traveling circuses and keeping
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