An Invitation to Create/Lessons From the Lake
The other day I stepped outside with my coffee as I do most mornings, no matter the season, and breathed
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Creation
Review: The Contemporary Circus Handbook
Modern Vaudeville Press’s new book The Contemporary Circus Handbook, written by Eric Bates and edited by Kim Campbell with Benjamin
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Site-Specific Circus as an Invitation: The Creative Europe Project that Gets People Talking
By developing street circus into site-specific shows with hidden poetry, the team behind the Creative Europe project “Together! A Circus
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Tapis Rouge! Podcast: ERIC BATES! GOAT of Cigar Box Juggling & Multifaced Creator
Juggling his way through an impressive stage career, Eric tosses us through his life in circus school, 7 Fingers, Cirque
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International Director Joins NECCA’s Educational Team to Create High-Flying Circus Tour
The New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) has teamed up with Mark Lonergan, the Canadian-born Founding Artistic Director of
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: Inside the National Circus School of Montreal (Ecole National de Cirque, ENC)
Interested in going to a circus school? Look no further! This episode is an in-depth look at Montreal’s National Circus
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: How to Audition for Montreal’s Circus School (ENC)
Eric Bates is back with a valuable insider’s guide to auditioning at Montreal’s Circus School (ENC). In this episode, Bates
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: 7 Places To WORK In The Circus
Where do you work as a circus artist? This can be a mystery to people starting in the business. What’s
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: Recreating this Viral Juggling Video
How does a juggling video go viral? Watch Eric try to recreate the success of a viral cigar box juggling
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: 5 Creative Books to Jumpstart your 2023
Looking for motivation? Here are 5 books related to creativity, habits, business and training to start your 2023 off on
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Performing Career
After over 10 years of working professionally as a circus artist, Eric Bates reflects on 5 major lessons he wished
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: This Tip Helped My Practice the Most
In this week’s episode, Eric Bates provides a powerful lesson to get you creating more than you consume, and teaches
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New Faces in the Spotlight: Art and Ideals with Aerialist Clara Laurent
The CircusTalk talent database includes amazing artists and performers from around the world—from veterans of the ring and stage to
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Finding Your Clown Character
If in my first article, I drew our attention to having the right attitude for performing in front of an
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PRO EXCLUSIVE: Review, Rethink, Regenerate – Matthew Jessner’s Thought-Provoking Conversations with Industry Leaders
It’s no secret that pandemic lockdowns put the circus industry on pause– but pausing gives us time to envision something
Read moreWilling to Be Set on Fire or Jump off Tall Buildings? New Zealand Needs More Stunt People
During the pandemic New Zealand has become a safe haven for international film studios, creating a surge in demand for
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Hideaway Podcast Episode 106 – Shannon McKenna, the Artist Athlete
On today’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay return to the Beyond Babel theater, talk about a new show from the 7
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The 3Rs with Matthew Jessner – Episode 2: Measured Optimism – Prudent, Still Bold
As part of our PRO Exclusive content, we introduce a new series hosted by Matthew Jessner called The 3 R’s,
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Creation Space for Creative Projects: 3 Tips
Finding space for your project can be a bigger challenge than you might expect. Circus projects especially tend to have
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Is Juggling Liquid? – Obstacles and Opportunities in Artistic Research in Circus
Thoughts on practice as Research in Circus, by Robin Dale, creator and performer of “What Does Stuff Do?” Thinking it
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Million Dollar Creations Versus Projects of Passion–And the Importance of Knowing What Type of Circus Creation You Are About to Undertake
It was the day before the dress rehearsal of our show Limb(e)s in Montreal’s La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines venue. The
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