It’s Not a Good Time to be a French Circus
William Kerwich hasn’t put on a circus performance since March 2020. Instead, his family’s traveling circus has been parked on…
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World’s Top Circus Festival Adapts to COVID-19 Rules
It’s been a tough year for the performing arts in most countries, with virus lockdowns canceling shows and shuttering venues….
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COSMIC, Circus Pedagogy Goes Digital Â
COSMIC is the ongoing project of FEDEC[1], in collaboration with the FFEC[2], and it is quite ambitious and innovative. It…
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The Element of Language of French Contemporary Circus Artists
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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Princess Stéphanie Criticises French Ban on Animal Circuses
On Tuesday 29 September, the French Minister of Ecology announced a progressive ban on the use of wild animals in…
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The First Case of Coronavirus Detected in the North Led to the Closure of the Regional Center for Circus Arts in Lomme
The first case of coronavirus was detected in northern France last week and led to the closure of the Regional…
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The Circus of Tomorrow is Full of Surprises for Today
January of 2020 was my first visit to the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, and it proved to be…
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An Open Letter from Erwan Tarlet on Circus as a Political Art Form
Just over three years ago, Erwan Tarlet left his work to embark on an artistic career. He is 26 years…
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Circus: Our 7 Films!
A French culture website in Brittany has highlighted seven short circus films that show just how experimental and diverse French circus has…
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Magie Nouvelle: The New Language of Magic–A Conversation with RaphaĂ«l Navarro, Valentine Losseau and Etienne Saglio
What is magie nouvelle you ask ? Just as contemporary circus brought a new approach to the traditional circus that…
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The French Festival that Captures the Spirit of Contemporary Circus
The Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque (BIAC) organised by Archaos, PĂ´le National Cirque in Marseille takes place every two…
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Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain Offers Club PRO for the Circus Professionals
Founded just four years ago to accommodate the growing needs of the circus industry, Club PRO Â is a membership for…
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Creating Employment for Top Acrobats. A Conversation with Abdel Senhadji from Compagnie XY
I had arranged to meet up with Abdel Senhadji in the bar of Festival Circolo in Liempde, on a sunny…
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Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde–Embracing Social Circus in a Suburb of Paris
Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde isn’t the littlest circus in the world anymore. Although they may have started out…
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Live Broadcast and Replay of the 38th “Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain”
The “Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain” is one of the major annual events of the circus world. Since 1977,…
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France’s First Black Icon Makes Comeback on Stage and Screen
The son of slaves and darling of bourgeois Paris, Rafael Padilla – known as “Chocolat” – has long been forgotten….
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Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione: A Géant! Success
The oldest circus building still standing hosts the oldest circus still running, but the 2015 show uses state-of-the-art technology to…
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Now or Never: Circus Focus
At the 2014 Circa Festival, in Auch, France, the French Institute for Programmers and Cultural Agents brought together 80 people…
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