this week in Circus is another bright spot in a series of new circus media and productions popping up online as circus makers find new outlets for their creativity. What motivated Aaron Marquise (series creator) to begin the series and who is his audience? The reality is that the CCIAC (Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center) had our first year of programming lined up and we were very excited. We were presenting a young company at a local Boys and Girls Club for free to the students there in April, we had a month-long artist residency in place through our Artist First Program for June, and a return of our free Circus in the Park series in September. Of course, things changed quickly with COVID-19 both our April and June problems were canceled and September is still up in the air. But I’m a creative, I ...
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