Contemporary Circus In Full Swing: On the Ground at Tohu’s MICC 2023
For one week every July, downtown Montreal becomes a circus celebration and a gathering place for industry professionals through Tohu’s
Read moreFor one week every July, downtown Montreal becomes a circus celebration and a gathering place for industry professionals through Tohu’s
Read moreEvery July in Montreal since 2015, TOHU’s International Market of Contemporary Circus (the MICC, for its French acronym) holds an
Read moreMontreal, April 19, 2023– Australian company Gravity & Other Myths will return to Montreal this summer for the North American
Read moreCINARS announced today the departure of Nassib El-Husseini from the Board of Directors and the appointment of Claude de Grandpré
Read moreToday, En Piste, The National Circus Arts Alliance of Canada, has announced the resignation of Executive Director Christine Bouchard. Bouchard
Read moreFinland’s Race Horse Company conjures an eerie sci-fi universe, while La Compagnie 7Bis spins the Cyr wheel in metaphorical new
Read moreOne of the founders of La TOHU, Canadian circus school director, consultant and visionary Jan Rok Achard spent his life
Read moreDriven by a desire to elevate their humanity, their ability to raise each other up and take care of the
Read moreAlready in its 5th edition, the St. John’s International Circus Fest provides a meeting point for far-reaching views and different
Read moreWhether you’re on the studying or the teaching end, aerial training is hard work… but with enough time and support,
Read moreA new show three years in the works, Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO will give a fresh visual flair to innovative
Read moreA self-described disability theatre company is about to premiere a circus production highlighting various members of the deaf, blind and
Read moreA Directors Guild of Canada census revealed just 18.3 percent of members self-identified as Black, indigenous or people of color,
Read moreEdmonton, AB – Beginning on June 23, 2022, Edmonton will be home to the first-ever Alberta Circus Arts Festival (ACAF),
Read moreWith 40 years of creating and celebrating Circus in Newfoundland, it’s Wonderbolt Productions’ Ruby Anniversary, and we’re gonna party like
Read moreMany cultural events and signature festivals were postponed, converted into virtual events or cancelled because of the pandemic. Montreal’s executive
Read moreLast week TOHU, the Montreal-based circus presenting organization, has announced the appointment of Stacy Delince to the position of Deputy
Read moreCirque Éloize, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, and Ivanhoé Cambridge have joined forces to present a unique experience in the heart
Read moreIn its 4th year already, St. John’s International CircusFest is prepared for a second round of pandemic hustle in festival
Read moreTwelve public schools in Winnipeg are currently operating circus programs in physical education. Circus arts have been gaining popularity in schools
Read moreRuth Juliet Wikler, Deputy Director of Programming for Circus/Director, MICC at TOHU/Montréal Complètement Cirque (MCC) probably has a to-do list as long
Read moreLast week was the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Last summer, world-wide protests erupted and calls for real, sustainable
Read moreCirK 2.2 is a sound/movement based project I’ve been working on for almost 5 years now. The origin of this
Read moreCanadian Heritage invites artists and content creators of all backgrounds and disciplines to share their current reality during and prior
Read moreFinding space for your project can be a bigger challenge than you might expect. Circus projects especially tend to have
Read moreThe ownership transfer of Cirque du Soleil could prevent 1,500 of its Canadian employees, who lost their livelihoods due to
Read moreChar Lan District High School students in Williamstown were treated to a performance on Wednesday, October 14th, by Indigenous hoop
Read moreCirkaskina’s first 2020 young ambassadors’ committee was organized the weekend of September 25th, in collaboration with the St. John’s International
Read moreCanada, and Quebec in particular, plays an important role in the circus world. Montréal is home to circus institutions such
Read moreEcole de Cirque de Quebec’s annual graduate final exam Épreuve Synthèse took place this past March 2020 just before the
Read moreMONTREAL — Like most of the other festivals that typically take place at the beginning of the summer in Montreal,
Read moreIt is strange in these times of canceled shows to read a review, but it just so happens that our
Read moreHere in Chicago, we think we get winter. Our unique understanding of the nuances of lake-effect snow and our ability
Read moreAre you looking for an event to warm your heart during the cold Montréal winter? From January 17th through January 19th,
Read moreMontreal—the Canadian city that spawned the global juggernaut Cirque du Soleil—has once again reimagined the circus, this time tapping into
Read moreHome to Cirque du Soleil, the National Circus School, TOHU and more, Montreal is at the heart of Quebec’s billion-dollar
Read moreMeet ENC (École Nationale de Cirque, Montréal) graduate Ron Oppenheimer! As the youngest of four siblings growing up in California,
Read moreThe En Piste AGM(Annual General Meeting) is a chance for the circus community to come together once a year to
Read moreCourse Description: École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal now offers an online version of the circus arts Instructor program in
Read morePerhaps inspired by the folksy success of Cirque Alfonse‘s themes, the Cirque Éloize show SALOON is currently debuting its western
Read moreQuébec, as a stateless nation, expresses its nationalism through culture and language. What is the national narrative of Québécois circus
Read moreFOR DANIEL LAMARRE, going to work means going to the circus. As CEO of the Montreal-based performance group Cirque du
Read moreQuebec has paid tribute to exceptional individuals who, through their achievements, values and ideals, have influenced Quebec’s growth and contributed
Read moreFour days into development and rehearsal for their upcoming show, the artists participating in Circus Sessions 2017 are taking a
Read moreThis year, Montreal is turning 375 years old and what better way to celebrate than with non-stop festivities? Montreal is
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