Jewels of the Past: The British Music Hall Society Launches Conference
For Britons of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the music hall promised an evening of fun, leisure, and variety
Read moreFor Britons of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the music hall promised an evening of fun, leisure, and variety
Read moreCircomedia, Centre for Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre in Bristol, today announced the appointment of Zannah Chisholm as their new
Read moreWithout Walls has announced the 13 artists included in this year’s programme, who are due to tour throughout England this
Read moreCreated for the UK’s VAULT Festival later in February, “Cirque du Temps” is an aerial circus show produced by Air
Read moreThe full cast was announced today for Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, the brand-new musical from Extraordinary Bodies, who
Read morePerformer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex – she tours
Read moreThis December, The Revel Puck Circus is coming to Lewisham with its fantastic five-star winter showcase, The Wing Scuffle Spectacular,
Read moreThe article below is a reflection from Cirque Bijou’s Artistic Director Julian Bracey about their production UNITY, part of the
Read moreWhen five Kenyan acrobats studying at the Sarakasi Trust met producer Alexander Sunny, they came together to form The Black
Read moreArtistic Director of Upswing circus company Vicki Dela Amedume has been appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours
Read moreAs the Edinburgh Fringe Festival struggles to balance its budget and keep the event financially viable yet affordable for artists,
Read moreScarabeus Aerial Theatre has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming production, Emerging. The new show highlights the struggles and
Read moreFresh from Colombia’s capital city, circus company Circolombia promise an uplifting on-stage party at Brighton Dome this Christmas (December 17-27).
Read moreOn behalf of their integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies, Diverse City is to receive £69,940 from the third round of
Read moreMore than 120 allegations of discrimination – with about a third relating to racism – have been investigated as part
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 moreBased in the UK, but with an outreach across 23 countries, The Flying Seagull Project is confronting the harsh reality
Read moreBosses at Bristol Bus Station are to set up the city’s first official ‘Busking Spot’ where busking will be officially
Read moreA motorcyclist failed to land properly according to a witness who was in the audience. A motorcyclist was injured in
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 moreDancers, dramatists, and even circus performers are part of a “white supremacist” system, a leading UK conservatoire has claimed. “Power
Read moreWant to delve into pitching your artistic work, discover best practices, and trade secrets to sell your show to programmers
Read moreBetween July and November 2021, one of the most ambitious public art projects is coming to life in the body
Read moreOn today’s episode Josh and Lyndsay announce the relaunch of Beyond Babel coming September 2021, and discuss recent drama with
Read moreShowbiz tours invite people to ‘run away to the circus’ as they bring 300 job opportunities ranging from behind-the-scenes technicians
Read moreBrexit barriers facing the arts are “heartbreaking” and “confirm worst fears”, industry leaders have said. Extra paperwork, costs and uncertainty
Read moreA festival has criticised the way the Government’s £1.6 billion Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated. The Sea Change Festival,
Read moreFollowing last week’s reveal that over 1300 organisations will receive grants from the UK government’s culture support scheme, almost 600
Read moreGiffords Circus, which is located in Lypiatt, has been awarded the grant to help it face the challenges of the
Read moreA circus troupe performing in Clifton have been living in “absolute squalor”, says the show’s former box office manager. Circus
Read moreMany of the largest entertainment companies in Las Vegas are chiming in on the Gov. Steve Sisolak’s lifting of certain
Read moreJacksons Lane arts centre has released a contemporary circus short film, Closer, produced by an international collaboration during lockdown between
Read moreThe contemporary circus company Mimbre took their work to the couch with this fascinating collage piece titled The Sofa Dance.
Read moreAdapted to be a socially distanced duet for one day only at GDIF, Upswing’s dance-circus hybrid uses dance and acrobatics
Read moreA 22-strong Circus group, including 20 artists from the Cirque de Cuba, have arrived in the North East for a
Read moreAt the beginning of July, CircusWorks, the UK Youth Circus Network, launched an online community event for learning, listening, debating,
Read moreAir ambulance crew told of the moment they had to rush to the aid of a circus performer after he
Read moreBig tops are being built up across the UK. With sidewalls raised and seats spaced out, tented circuses are resuming
Read moreTerrified families ran from a circus at Manchester’s Winter Funland as seating collapsed ‘like dominoes’ and left three people injured.
Read moreThe seeds of NoFit State Circus were sown in the politically charged atmosphere of the 1980s. They were five friends,
Read moreNell Gifford founded one of the UK’s best-known traditional circuses 20 years ago. Now she is living with advanced cancer,
Read moreThis year’s festival is the exciting pilot of a new annual event, which aims to raise the profile of Liverpool
Read moreThe Escape Act is a clever culmination of seven years of in depth research into the life of Irene Danner-Storm,
Read morePerformer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex — she tours
Read moreCircus City – the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary circus – returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2
Read morePitch’d Circus Arts Festival director Cormac Mohally of Lords of Strut tells Ellie O’Byrne why circus deserves to be recognised
Read more2018 MARKED the 250th anniversary of the circus. In celebration, an exhibition which highlights diversity and complexity within the circus
Read moreIn our ongoing series called Meet the Presenter-Tag, we will explore the world of circus arts programming with different presenters
Read moreFeast by Clout Theatre is on at Summerhall until August 18th, and if you like your physical theater with a heavy
Read moreJamie Double began his circus journey at the age of 27 when he discovered Swamp Circus and Circo Kernow in
Read moreEdinburgh Fringe’s biggest circus venue, Underbelly, offers 13 circus shows this August and features five premieres. Such a huge draw
Read moreThe European Juggling Convention (EJC) is one of the most revered annual juggling events in the world. Now in its
Read moreAn arts centre has received funding from the National Lottery to support its 2020 redevelopment project. Jacksons Lane in Highgate,
Read moreIn this companion article to Stav Meishar‘s Molding the Next Generation of Circus Directors at Circomedia , Circomedia co-founder and current
Read moreIn Autumn 2019, Circomedia‘s Graduate Class of 2019 will be graduating with a masters degree in Directing Circus. The six
Read moreI love the circus. I love it for the fun, the laughter, the sense of transgression. For me the never-never
Read moreIn a recent press release,NoFit State made a big announcement about an initiative they have created to support up-and-coming circus
Read moreCircusWorks, the umbrella organization for UK youth circuses, recently conducted a survey and interviewed 45 youth circus organizations to learn
Read moreEnvironment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a new law to ban travelling circuses from using wild animals. Than plan will
Read morePlayfully poking at our expectations of relationships between ages and genders using dance, circus, and sound, Upswing’s new dance-circus hybrid
Read moreMarking its 5th year on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly’s Circus Hub 2019 programme announced today offers audiences of all
Read moreThe UK’s new RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) curriculum has caused some controversy among conservative groups, but most agree that
Read moreAfter creating a show, rehearsing, staging and then touring it, what happens next? Most of the time the creative team
Read moreA circus act, which saw three motorcyclists enter the ‘cage of death’ went horribly wrong, leaving one injured and shocked
Read moreWales-based NoFit State Circus is setting up a professional development programme to support the nation’s circus practitioners. The contemporary circus
Read moreThe State of Play: The (un)Convention, 13 – 16 April Circus250 provides an ideal context and framework for us as
Read moreWhen I was about 11, a shopkeeper gave me an out-of-date circus poster of a growling lion’s head to stick
Read moreDirector and artist Ellie Dubois’s show No Show won a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. Circus Talk’s
Read moreLulu Adams was born Louise Craston in 1900 to Joe Craston and Martha Cashmore. Lulu was born into a family
Read moreNoFit State Circus, UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company, producing professional touring productions and a wide variety of community, training,
Read moreIf you hear “circus”, what do you imagine? Acts of seemingly impossible skill performed with perfect poise? A troupe of
Read moreThis project is about that book; a coffee table book full of the wonder, passion and beauty of circus, suitable
Read moreKatharine Kavanagh is at it again with another great vlog post on the Circus Diaries Youtibe channel, this one with
Read moreThis press release is from Coaster, a three year project that brings world-class circus and street arts work to coastal
Read moreThe mixed race showman of African heritage was the first non-white man to run his own circus, and he often
Read moreLike moths to the flame, people are surging towards a big neon sign saying Zippos Circus in the wide open
Read moreCreative producer Crying Out Loud has spent 15 years crossing borders with high-quality visual performance, presenting international artists to UK
Read moreDea Birkett, ringmaster of Circus250 (the UK and Ireland-wide organization coordinating 250 years of circus in 2018) writes about the need
Read moreWhat do you get when you combine the Udderbelly Festival and London Wonderground Festival? You get Underbelly Festival, a mash-up
Read moreShakespeare’s classic tale of thwarted love is set amid a backdrop of civil unrest, which resonates disturbingly well for our
Read moreEngland’s capital is about to see producers, programmers and performers converging for three days at Canvas 2017. The biennial showcase
Read moreAs No Fit State celebrates its 30th anniversary, we investigate the lesser-known role of circuses in building healthier futures for
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