CircusTalk is pleased to present “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” A series dedicated to provocative dives into
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CircusTalk is pleased to present “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” A series dedicated to provocative dives into
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CircusTalk is pleased to present a new series, “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” Dedicated to provocative dives
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I recently developed a visual that shows the ways that over 300 circus disciplines, skills, and apparatuses are connected to
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What is a safe and functional circus arts practice space? A new guide is published in the fall of 2023
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My long-term aerial dance partner and I originally choreographed the trapeze duet, Last Waltz, in 2010. The work investigates the
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As we all know, circus comes in many forms, and CircusTalk is dedicated to honoring them all: live performance, education,
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This past March, Ben Yehuda Press published Under One Tent: Circus, Judaism and Bible, edited by Professor Ora Horn Prouser,
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In a return to form for the conference itself and a first for Colombian circademics, the fourth Circus and Its
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Sometimes the most extraordinary things are hidden in plain sight, such as Sweden’s oldest circus, nestled at the end of
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Despite the increasing mediatisation around the effects of the menstrual cycle, this bolstered awareness of the topic has not yet
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In this audio series, Unpacking Injury in Circus, former circus performer and current behavioral neuroscience student, Amiel Soicher Clarke, explores
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If you are an artist, coach, producer, or clinician you know that keeping circus artists training and performing uninterrupted by
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In this audio series, Unpacking Injury in Circus, former circus performer and current behavioral neuroscience student, Amiel Soicher Clarke, explores
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Circosonic is a project by Cirkus Syd, a networking platform for international research, development and innovation based in Lund, Sweden.
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Hosted by the Stockholm University for the Arts, the online Alliances and Commonalities Conference will get you pondering the hows
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Here’s something you may not know about academic philosophy: subjects such as philosophy of art, philosophy of sport, or philosophy
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In this audio series, Unpacking Injury in Circus, former circus performer and current behavioral neuroscience student, Amiel Soicher Clarke, explores
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When aerial performance became popular in the 20th century, critics reported the confusing gender appearance of its performers. Muscular women
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This article is part of my ongoing doctoral research at York University’s Theatre and Performance Studies Program in Toronto, ON.
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This article is part of my ongoing doctoral research work, A Critical History of Indian Circus, Performers and Performance Acts:
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The Circus Buildings in Europe– International Academic Conference and Circus Buildings Exhibition made up the official opening to the 14th
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This article broadly presents my dissertation defended last June at Concordia University. The main argument is that by offering performances
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When the #MeToo movement rose to global attention, the SHIFT– or d Initiatives for Training– project made a joint decision
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I was very impressed in 2019 at the 40th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain when I saw the contortionist
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This winter, the COVID-19 pandemic will mark its grim two-year milestone. Meanwhile, the performing arts industry continues its tireless preparations
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I’ve had a daydream of this scene before: a curious scholar peers through a telescope from a high window in
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DUBLIN, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/– The “Arts Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This
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Many dark months have passed on stages around the world. And suddenly a sign in circus– Cirque du Soleil announced
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The first time I was told that my career as a female flying trapeze catcher would make me infertile my
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CirK 2.2 is a sound/movement based project I’ve been working on for almost 5 years now. The origin of this
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The last Human on Earth (is a circus artist)–Sensing the World through Circus Arts In times of climate catastrophe, refugee
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In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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The MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) may not be the first resource that comes to mind for circus scholars doing and sharing
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On July 8th, 3:30 pm EST, a team from Concordia, spearheaded by Dr. Louis Patrick Leroux (of the Montreal Working
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In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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Recently, an acrobat fell 25ft to the floor at the 2nd International Air Athletics Championship in Riga, Latvia[1]. In 2018,
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In an update to their previous survey (published here originally on April 15th), Shugoll research suggests that many theatergoers nationally
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A conversation by Mirjam Hildbrand & Anna-Sophie Jürgens In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of
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If you’re involved in the circus world, you’ve likely heard people talk about the healing power of circus, whether they’re
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The circus library–ideally, every circus professional has their own section of the bookshelf cordoned off for the circus classics. But
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In the continuing series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the depth
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In the continuing series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the
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Lately, it seems like more and more circus artists are getting into making music. As a circus artist who makes
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In September 2018, I wrote an article called Circus Saved My Life–Until It Ruined It. This article was an incredible
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For our second article in the Adventures in Circus Research series, we hear from Dr. Louis Patrick Leroux, a pioneer of circus
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Last month in Washington DC, the Marriott Wardman Park hotel played host to the 2019 Popular Culture Association’s National Conference.
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In this new series titled Adventures in Circus Research curated by academic, author, and educator Alisan Funk, we will explore the
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Dr. Franziska Trapp is a researcher at the University of Münster who founded the Zirkus|Wissenschaft research project, a project which
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Verena Cornwall is overseeing a study for the circus industry in the EU, the result of which will affect the
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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Internationally known as an innovator in the theory and practice of inclusive juggling, Craig Quat grew up attending a social
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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If you come to Italy and mention the word circus, many people would still go for “Oh! Lions, ringmaster, elephants!
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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From July 3rd to 13th 2018, over twenty thinker-doers from a dozen countries, all practitioners and scholars of contemporary circus and/or
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Many circus books tell us why their authors have run away to the circus; few address whether they should have.
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There is now a tool for circus researchers. It’s a place for them to communicate, exchange research studies and resources
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Performance Matters, an academic journal about the materiality and consequentiality of performance, has just published Vol. 4, No. 1-2 of
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Over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly frustrated with the lack of tools and language we have as circassians
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How do you decide if something is fair? Where do you start if your gut feeling is telling you that
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Thanks to Zirkus|Wissenschaft , a new traveling exhibit is available for loan to circus events such as festivals and conferences.
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Setting the Stage In late August of 2012, I drove across the border at the Thousand Islands Bridge on Hill
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The Montreal Working Group has recently announced via press release the details of their second conference on Circus & Its
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Next month, the third in the #CircusVoices series of opportunities for circus artists to develop their critical practise is taking
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Encounter I had the opportunity to meet the philosopher-funambulist Andrea Loreni in person in May of 2016, during a TedX
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Each individual goes into circus performance for a variety of reasons. Some are born into it, some are attracted to
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Montréal has so much influence in the contemporary circus world. There is the Cirque du Soleil headquarters, located in circus
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Zirkus|Wissenschaft seeks to anchor circus in university research and coursework. The project aims to establish the University of Münster as
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