‘It Was Like a Stampede’: Terrified Families Flee from Circus at Manchester’s Winter Funland
Terrified families ran from a circus at Manchester’s Winter Funland as seating collapsed ‘like dominoes’ and left three people injured….
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NoFit State Circus Brings Acclaimed Show Lexicon to The Roundhouse
The seeds of NoFit State Circus were sown in the politically charged atmosphere of the 1980s. They were five friends,…
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My Circus ‘Gives Me a Reason to Live’
Nell Gifford founded one of the UK’s best-known traditional circuses 20 years ago. Now she is living with advanced cancer,…
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The City’s First Festival of Contemporary Circus is Happening This November
This year’s festival is the exciting pilot of a new annual event, which aims to raise the profile of Liverpool…
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The Escape Act: Hiding from the Holocaust – The Story of a Family Saved by the Circus
The Escape Act is a clever culmination of seven years of in depth research into the life of Irene Danner-Storm,…
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The Sex Education Circus
Performer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex — she tours…
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Press Release–Circus City, The UK’s Biggest Festival of Contemporary Circus Returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2, 2019
Circus City – the UK’s biggest festival of contemporary circus – returns to Bristol from October 17 to November 2…
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Making a Pitch: Why Circus Deserves to Be Recognised as an Art Form
Pitch’d Circus Arts Festival director Cormac Mohally of Lords of Strut tells Ellie O’Byrne why circus deserves to be recognised…
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The Untold Story Of Europe’s First Black Female Circus Star
2018 MARKED the 250th anniversary of the circus. In celebration, an exhibition which highlights diversity and complexity within the circus…
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Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight—Join the Feast
Feast by Clout Theatre is on at Summerhall until August 18th, and if you like your physical theater with a heavy…
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Circus250 Pre-Show Behind-the-Scenes Vlog Post on Circus Dairies
Katharine Kavanagh is at it again with another great vlog post on the Circus Diaries Youtibe channel, this one with…
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Coasters Touring Network Livens Up Coastal Towns in UK with Circus
This press release is from Coaster, a three year project that brings world-class circus and street arts work to coastal…
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The Leeds Tragedy which Killed Wife of Britain’s First Black Circus Owner
The mixed race showman of African heritage was the first non-white man to run his own circus, and he often…
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Underbelly Festival Exposed
What do you get when you combine the Udderbelly Festival and London Wonderground Festival? You get Underbelly Festival, a mash-up…
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Romeo & Juliet by Omidaze
Shakespeare’s classic tale of thwarted love is set amid a backdrop of civil unrest, which resonates disturbingly well for our…
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