Q. What do a clown and a pandemic share in common? 

A. Responsibility for the International Circus Awards (ICA) becoming a reality in 2021.  It’s true. Thanks to the global lockdown that grounded flights and forced everyone in the world onto digital platforms, the Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center (CCIAC) Founder and Executive Director Aaron Marquise was able to plan the inaugural awards program long ahead of schedule. Marquise, an École nationale de cirque (Montréal) graduate, conceived of the International Circus Awards...