Black Performers of the Nineteenth Century Circus
As we move into Black History Month we should be celebrating the lives of black performers of the nineteenth century…
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Diversity
The Rise of the New Woman Within the Circus
Women have always had a place in the circus, but it would not be until 1896 that the “New Woman”…
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Artistic Director David Dower, Who Built Arts Emerson’s Foundation of Equity with David Howse, Will Step Down
In theater, once a show is ready for opening night, the director has to let go. This is the analogy…
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What you’re doing is impossible! How a Plus-Size Aerial Hoop Acrobat Smashed Stereotypes in Russia’s Circus Industry
“I’m a toy, a defective toy — there wasn’t enough fabric left when they made me,” 27-year-old Dilya Abdulaeva said…
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Wave of Denunciations: Call for the Circus Arts to Examine Itself
La Presse, the French-language, digital daily in Montreal, Canada, published an exclusive interview with the creators of the Victims_Voices_Circus social…
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The Female Aerialist: Androgyny, Femininity, and Muscularity
As a child, I was what some would call a tomboy, clad in baggy hand-me-downs while leaping from trees onto…
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The Next Wave in the #METOO Movement, Listening to Victims’ Voices in Circus
Content warning: emotional, physical, sexual abuse and harassment. The creators of Victims_Voices in Quebec must have sensed the change in…
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A Message from the Founder of CircusTalk About Racial Inequality
Dear CircusTalk Community, These are challenging times for all of us. On many levels. The sudden trauma of the pandemic…
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Chasing Smoke Brings First Nations Experiences into the Circus Ring
“It’s an all-Indigenous circus show that has all the flavours typical of contemporary circus; you’ve got trapeze, corde lisse, tumbling…
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