Shana Kennedy’s Journey to Elevate Circus Arts In the United States with Circadium’s Accreditation
In this illuminating opinion piece, Shana Kennedy, the visionary founder of Circadium, delved into her personal narrative and the formidable
Read moreIn this illuminating opinion piece, Shana Kennedy, the visionary founder of Circadium, delved into her personal narrative and the formidable
Read moreOn January 15, 2024, North America’s circus hub welcomed the Montreal Circus Academy (Académie de Cirque de Montréal), whose 35-foot
Read moreSince the very first year of the Circus Arts Conservatory’s Circus Sarasota show 26 years ago (except for the interruption
Read moreJacksons Lane, renowned as the UK’s leading arts and cultural venue dedicated to showcasing circus arts, is reaching out to
Read moreCircomedia are throwing open the doors to their St Paul’s Church venue to and inviting local families and community members
Read moreAs part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, world-renowned school for contemporary circus and physical theatre, Circomedia, is throwing a very
Read moreIn a dynamic collaboration with schools and families, UK’s award-winning contemporary circus company Upswing, under the direction of Victoria Dela
Read moreIn early February, 350 supporters of the Circus Arts Conservatory (CAC) gathered at the CAC’s brand-new Big Top on Regatta
Read moreThe New England Center for Circus Arts is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for
Read moreDo you want to learn circus skills? Are you taking clowning seriously? Do you feel called to a career in
Read moreA fresh stop in Argentina led the Está Pasando project’s Miguel Manzano to a school that for four decades has
Read moreIt is with deep sadness that Circus Center announces the passing of its longest-serving Artistic Director, Master Trainer Lu Yi.
Read moreAs we all know, circus comes in many forms, and CircusTalk is dedicated to honoring them all: live performance, education,
Read moreFor more than a decade, Loom Ensemble has been devising interdisciplinary theater for a culture shift, using their performances to
Read moret’s showtime for performers in Circus Juventas’ professional training program based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Seven elite contemporary circus performers
Read moreIt was during the 29th fundraising event, held on June 8 at La Tohu, that Stéphane Lefebvre, President, and CEO
Read moreWhen exploring a whole continent’s worth of circus cultures, it can be hard to keep track of the many unique
Read moreThe history of instructional juggling books in English is, from my perspective, also the story of the rise of hobbyist
Read moreCircus Overseas was a two-year project (2021-2022) facilitated by the Caravan Circus Network, which built on the Training for Trainers
Read moreThe New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) has teamed up with Mark Lonergan, the Canadian-born Founding Artistic Director of
Read moreIn a return to form for the conference itself and a first for Colombian circademics, the fourth Circus and Its
Read moreThe Caravan Network project ‘Circus as Intercultural Encounter’ was a three-year endeavor that took place between 2019 and 2022 and
Read moreInterested in going to a circus school? Look no further! This episode is an in-depth look at Montreal’s National Circus
Read morePlanning your first foray into the circus world? Join Movement X, the unique preparatory circus program at Norway’s Fjordane Folkehøgskule
Read moreEric Bates is back with a valuable insider’s guide to auditioning at Montreal’s Circus School (ENC). In this episode, Bates
Read moreWhere do you work as a circus artist? This can be a mystery to people starting in the business. What’s
Read moreHow do you help a nation’s circus art to blossom? Guide up-and-coming American circus artists to become creative game-changers. With
Read moreEven veteran performers can find themselves feeling paralyzed when it comes time to face the audience. German juggler and meditation
Read moreHow does a juggling video go viral? Watch Eric try to recreate the success of a viral cigar box juggling
Read moreLooking for motivation? Here are 5 books related to creativity, habits, business and training to start your 2023 off on
Read morePerformer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex – she tours
Read moreAfter over 10 years of working professionally as a circus artist, Eric Bates reflects on 5 major lessons he wished
Read moreWhether your goal is joining a world-class production company or getting accepted to a prestigious circus school, the San Diego
Read moreIn this week’s episode, Eric Bates provides a powerful lesson to get you creating more than you consume, and teaches
Read moreFrequent Flyers®, the first aerial dance school approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s Private Occupational School
Read moreIn “All That We Have”, professional circus handbalancer Marie-Eve Dicaire reflects on how she got started, auditioning for the National
Read moreWhat are the pros and cons of going to circus school? Is it something you need to do to pursue
Read moreThe New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) is excited to announce a new partnership with Cirque du Soleil’s NexGen
Read moreCraig Quat’s journey on the Circus Voices podcast might have ended, but his functional juggling adventure continues. Now in this
Read moreThe American Circus Educators (ACE) Conference, a biennial event produced by the American Circus Educators Association, took place this year
Read moreWatch innovative circus artists from across the globe grace the cyber stage in the New England Center for Circus Arts’
Read moreCombining her passion for circus with her academic background, aerialist and writer Fleur Van Rens, Ph.D., set out to help
Read moreIn this week’s episode, Academic Frontiers, researchers Adam Woolley, Dr. Veronique Richard, and Dr. Dean Kriellaars get together to discuss
Read moreWhether you’re on the studying or the teaching end, aerial training is hard work… but with enough time and support,
Read moreI have made my career as a dancer, physical theatre performer, director, and teacher. In 2005, I joined Salpaus Circus
Read moreAs an undergraduate theatre student, I wasn’t assigned readings about circus. I remember reading about physical theatre, live art, dance,
Read moreWant to kick off your career by practicing circus arts at a world-class institute? Beginning this September, Australia’s National Institute
Read moreHere’s something you may not know about academic philosophy: subjects such as philosophy of art, philosophy of sport, or philosophy
Read moreFollowing over two years of delays, circus educators from across Europe spent five days together in Lappeenranta, Finland, for the
Read moreMentorship programs for emerging artists continue to pop up throughout the United States, closing a training gap within the circus
Read moreAfter the trials and changes that come with pregnancy, getting back on stage can feel like an uphill battle for
Read moreGraduation is a time for celebration, but in this industry, we know the real work is just beginning for these
Read moreIn a world increasingly obsessed with measuring and showing success, it is refreshing, radical even, to have a discipline dedicated
Read moreThis week we share a few opportunities in circus education and a great opportunity from the circus school in Spain,
Read moreTwelve public schools in Winnipeg are currently operating circus programs in physical education. Circus arts have been gaining popularity in
Read moreArts Outreach through the Circus Lens What would you do if a library system approached you with a commission to
Read moreThe CircusTalk Job Board, the fastest-growing international, online job resource for the circus, specialty act, and multidisciplinary performing arts industry, offers
Read moreThe Circus Project, a non-profit circus school located in Portland, Oregon that provides recreational classes, intensive Training Companies, and multiple
Read moreCaravan, the international youth and social circus network of schools from across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has
Read moreThe Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin has approved the appointment of Peggy Donck as director of the National Circus Arts
Read moreI’ve had a daydream of this scene before: a curious scholar peers through a telescope from a high window in
Read moreCircus schools are back in swing and Ecole national de cirque (ENC) announced their new director of studies (Thursday, September
Read moreAs the circus industry comes back to life, a new class of graduates flexes its muscles. These bright artists have
Read moreAs the circus industry comes back to life, a new class of graduates flexes its muscles. These bright artists have
Read moreCircus Voices, a podcast brought to you by CircusTalk, is pleased to present an interview with Jean-Luc Martin on Audio Explorations with the Editor.
Read moreCOSMIC is the ongoing project of FEDEC[1], in collaboration with the FFEC[2], and it is quite ambitious and innovative. It
Read moreTime and time again, as hopeful circus students begin their search for which circus schools to apply and audition for,
Read moreThis year has brought a lot of changes, developments, and new initiatives to CircusTalk. One thing we want to focus
Read moreFor the National Circus School (ENC), as well as all circus schools around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic represents an
Read moreIn times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
Read moreEscuela Nacional de Circo de Puerto Rico (ENCPR) (The National Circus of Puerto Rico) is a non-profit entity that was
Read morePhoto Credit: Grace Gershenfeld It’s an uncertain time for all of us in the circus community, not the least of
Read moreDuring this crazy time each person is affected in a different way. Many aspects of daily life have changed and
Read moreIt’s an uncertain time for all of us in the circus community, not the least of all the graduating students
Read moreCongratulations graduate! You graduated from circus school and are ready to embark on a career in circus. Perhaps you will
Read morePanelists Adrian Porter NCCA London John-Paul Zaccarini, DOCH/SKH Stockholm Daniela Arendasova, ENC Montreal Guang Rong Lu NICA Melbourne Deb Pope
Read moreWelcome to Circus and Changing Realities 2020. In this episode titled Circus Students Graduating Into a Pandemic we speak to students about their
Read moreDuring this discussion with our panelists, we ask important questions about the impact on the physical, mental and economic health
Read moreIn October of 2019, CircusTalk went to Spain to participate in FIRCO and we made it a point to visit
Read moreFrom its explosive and bold beginnings in Cardiff, 1986, NoFit State is now the UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company,
Read moreAh spring, with longer days ahead, flower buds blooming, and… circus school auditions! Yes, audition season is upon us, with
Read more25 long years ago, Dan and Betty Butler had a dream to create the world’s premier youth circus performing arts
Read moreIn 1995, at the end of the world, in a country called Chile in South America, a circus called El
Read moreApplying for circus schools is confusing. Translating documents, finding application deadlines, calculating all the hours that you have ever spent
Read moreI spent three years applying and auditioning for professional circus schools before I found the right one for me. I
Read moreA new research project has been published titled Self-Determination Through Circus Arts: Exploring Youth Development in a Novel Activity Context
Read moreI arrived to the San Diego Circus Center hot, sweaty, and brimming with anticipation. A little boy in a red
Read moreZirkus Wissenschaft is at is again, creating sleek and practical multi-media materials for the circus practitioner, and this time they
Read moreFound in the popular inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Prahran; the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) is the only course
Read moreIf you’re a Scandinavian teenager aspiring to become a contemporary circus artist, chances are Cirkus Cirkör’s gymnasium program is the
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 moreMeet future ESAC graduate Julia Tesson! Tesson was born into a circus family in France where she followed her mother
Read moreIn our continuing series titled Meet the Circus School, we explore some of the many circus schools around the world.
Read moreThere are two entrances to Brazil’s Escola Nacional de Circo (ENC). The two entrances reflect the past and the future
Read moreIn our new series titled Meet the Circus School, we will explore some of the many circus schools around the
Read moreThe main circus hall of Arc En Cirque resembles the hull of a boat turned upside down – it’s ceiling
Read moreAs one of the foremost circus institutions in the world, École national de cirque (ENC) is gifted with many resources,
Read moreEmerging from humble beginnings in the Brisbane suburb of West End, Flipside Circus grew rapidly from a small community organisation,
Read moreIn our new series titled Meet the Circus School, we will explore some of the many circus schools around the
Read moreEach year as the Montréal Complètement Cirque (MCC) festival approaches, graduate students from around the world begin to gather in
Read moreIt was spring semester at Muhlenberg College. My Aerial 2 class and I were discussing how television was a detrimental
Read moreSarah Poole, a circus educator at ENC, asked us to publish this response letter about the climate of support at
Read moreThe first time I auditioned for École nationale de cirque, I had only hung from stall bars a mere handful
Read moreYouth in social circus programs across the US are making big leaps in the skills they need to lead productive
Read moreThe American Youth Circus Organization has a Youth Advisory Committee and they have put together an incredibly useful resource which
Read moreDear Circus Talk Community, 2017 has been a spectacular circus year in Philadelphia, as we opened Circadium and moved into
Read moreCourse Description: École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal now offers an online version of the circus arts Instructor program in
Read moreLet’s talk about circus education. Access to becoming a professional circus artist has grown exponentially. In the 1970s the first
Read moreAs the world of circus expands, more and more specialized roles are required. One school in the UK has come
Read moreThis year, Montreal is turning 375 years old and what better way to celebrate than with non-stop festivities? Montreal is
Read moreAround the world, we are in the midst of a circus education revolution. After centuries of circus know-how being passed
Read moreAround the world, we are in the midst of a circus education revolution. After centuries of circus know-how being passed
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