Scuse: Radical Postcircus by Frédérique Cournoyer Lessard
Let’s talk about radical art. Maybe it happens in two ways. Either something smashes into a culture so abruptly that
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Harassment & Abuse
Math, Sexism, and Pole Dance
Trigger warning! Sexual assault, Harassment I still remember the first time I solved a math problem without someone showing me
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The European SHIFT Project Shares Results of “Gender and Power Relations” Study
When the #MeToo movement rose to global attention, the SHIFT– or d Initiatives for Training– project made a joint decision
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McKayla Maroney: FBI Made ‘Entirely False Claims About What I Said’
(CNN) Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for
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American Youth Circus Organization Releases “Ethical Principles of Sexual Abuse and Harassment Prevention” Guidelines
In a recent letter to members, AYCO/ACE (American Youth Circus Organization and the American Circus Educators)released the details of their
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Live Like An Acrobat Podcast Ep.17: Dancing Is My Voice Founder Lisa Aneiva:
This week’s episode of the Live Like An Acrobat Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews Lisa Aneiva, founder of Dancing Is
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Circus and Changing Realities 2020: Abuse and Assault in Circus – Normalizing the Conversation
This panel is part of CircusTalk’s Circus and Changing Realities 2020 series. In this episode titled Abuse and Assault in Circus–Normalizing the Conversation we
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Wave of Denunciations: Call for the Circus Arts to Examine Itself
La Presse, the French-language, digital daily in Montreal, Canada, published an exclusive interview with the creators of the Victims_Voices_Circus social
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In Center Ring – Episode 15: Shenea “Stiletto” Booth – Part 2: “Don’t Let Them Tell You Who You Are.”
In Center Ring presents the indomitable Shenea “Stiletto” Booth, triumphant in and out of the circus ring. In this second
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The Next Wave in the #METOO Movement, Listening to Victims’ Voices in Circus
Content warning: emotional, physical, sexual abuse and harassment. The creators of Victims_Voices in Quebec must have sensed the change in
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