Jewels of the Past: The British Music Hall Society Launches Conference
For Britons of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the music hall promised an evening of fun, leisure, and variety
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Circomedia Welcomes Zannah Chisholm As New Chief Executive Officer
Circomedia, Centre for Contemporary Circus and Physical Theatre in Bristol, today announced the appointment of Zannah Chisholm as their new
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UK’s Without Walls Festival Announces Exceptional Outdoor Programme for 2023
Without Walls has announced the 13 artists included in this year’s programme, who are due to tour throughout England this
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At VAULT Festival, “Cirque du Temps” is Contemporary Send-Up to Circus Classics
Created for the UK’s VAULT Festival later in February, “Cirque du Temps” is an aerial circus show produced by Air
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Casting Announced for ‘Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror’ as Rehearsals Begin
The full cast was announced today for Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, the brand-new musical from Extraordinary Bodies, who
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The Sex Education Circus [BBC News]
Performer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex – she tours
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The Revel Puck Circus Packs Five-Star Festivity in New Wintry Showcase
This December, The Revel Puck Circus is coming to Lewisham with its fantastic five-star winter showcase, The Wing Scuffle Spectacular,
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Cirque Bijou’s Reflections From The Jubilee Pageant
The article below is a reflection from Cirque Bijou’s Artistic Director Julian Bracey about their production UNITY, part of the
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From Nairobi to the UK, The Black Blues Brothers Bring Old Soul into Modern Circus
When five Kenyan acrobats studying at the Sarakasi Trust met producer Alexander Sunny, they came together to form The Black
Read moreVicki Dela Amedume Appointed MBE in Jubilee Honours List
Artistic Director of Upswing circus company Vicki Dela Amedume has been appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours
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Weaving Together Edinburgh Fringe 2022; 4 Offerings from British Circus
As the Edinburgh Fringe Festival struggles to balance its budget and keep the event financially viable yet affordable for artists,
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New Scarabeus Video Sheds Light on Gender Dysphoria and the Parent-Child Bond
Scarabeus Aerial Theatre has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming production, Emerging. The new show highlights the struggles and
Read moreColombian Circus Offers an Alternative Festive Celebration
Fresh from Colombia’s capital city, circus company Circolombia promise an uplifting on-stage party at Brighton Dome this Christmas (December 17-27).
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Re-Staging of “Human” by Extraordinary Bodies Was Made Possible by the UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
On behalf of their integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies, Diverse City is to receive £69,940 from the third round of
Read moreBarbican Vows to Stamp Out Racism After Damning Report Into Discrimination
More than 120 allegations of discrimination – with about a third relating to racism – have been investigated as part
Read moreHow Does a Hologram Concert Work? As ABBA Announce Long-Awaited Voyage Reunion
ABBA has delighted fans with the announcement of their long-awaited hologram tour. Tweeting from their ABBA Voyage account, the group said: London.
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The Simple Power of Play: How the Flying Seagull Project is Bringing Smiles and Laughter to Children Worldwide
Based in the UK, but with an outreach across 23 countries, The Flying Seagull Project is confronting the harsh reality
Read moreBristol’s First Official Busking Spot Announced – and Performers Will Have to Audition to Play There
Bosses at Bristol Bus Station are to set up the city’s first official ‘Busking Spot’ where busking will be officially
Read moreCircus Zyair Rider Injured as Motorbike Stunt Goes Wrong at Frimley Lodge Park show
A motorcyclist failed to land properly according to a witness who was in the audience. A motorcyclist was injured in
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CircusTalk PRO Member Showcase: Lost in Translation
We at CircusTalk are grateful for each and every one of our members. From discipline to background, the CircusTalk community
Read moreAs Circus Gets Serious, is All the Fun of the Fair Lost?
There aren’t many laughs in The Cambridge Companion to the Circus, but much analysis of how the Big Top became
Read moreDance and Drama Classes Reflect ‘White Supremacy’, Leading Conservatoire Claims
Dancers, dramatists, and even circus performers are part of a “white supremacist” system, a leading UK conservatoire has claimed. “Power
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PRO Talk: How to Pitch Your Show to Presenters & Programmers
Want to delve into pitching your artistic work, discover best practices, and trade secrets to sell your show to programmers
Read moreLittle Amal’s Walk of Art Will Bring Big Hope to Millions of Refugees
Between July and November 2021, one of the most ambitious public art projects is coming to life in the body
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Hideaway Podcast Episode 105 – Martin Burton, Founder and Owner of Zippos Circus
On today’s episode Josh and Lyndsay announce the relaunch of Beyond Babel coming September 2021, and discuss recent drama with
Read moreCircus Has 300 Jobs on Offer as Touring Big Top Extravaganza Heads to Newcastle
Showbiz tours invite people to ‘run away to the circus’ as they bring 300 job opportunities ranging from behind-the-scenes technicians
Read moreBrexit Barriers for the Arts ‘Heartbreaking’
Brexit barriers facing the arts are “heartbreaking” and “confirm worst fears”, industry leaders have said. Extra paperwork, costs and uncertainty
Read moreFestival Misses Out on Arts Funding: ‘We’ve No Idea How Grants Were Allocated’
A festival has criticised the way the Government’s £1.6 billion Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated. The Sea Change Festival,
Read moreAlmost 600 Further Arts Organisations Receive Funding from Culture Recovery Fund
Following last week’s reveal that over 1300 organisations will receive grants from the UK government’s culture support scheme, almost 600
Read moreStroud-Based Giffords Circus Receives Lifeline Grant
Giffords Circus, which is located in Lypiatt, has been awarded the grant to help it face the challenges of the
Read moreCircus Performers on The Downs Living in ‘Absolute Squalor’ and Using Bags as Toilet, Says Ex-Worker
A circus troupe performing in Clifton have been living in “absolute squalor”, says the show’s former box office manager. Circus
Read moreCurtain Up: Cirque, Caesars, MGM and Others React to New Entertainment Restrictions
Many of the largest entertainment companies in Las Vegas are chiming in on the Gov. Steve Sisolak’s lifting of certain
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Closer Short Circus Film from Jacksons Lane
Jacksons Lane arts centre has released a contemporary circus short film, Closer, produced by an international collaboration during lockdown between
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Do The Sofa Dance with Mimbre
The contemporary circus company Mimbre took their work to the couch with this fascinating collage piece titled The Sofa Dance.
Read moreCATCH ME Comes to Greenwich + Docklands International Festival
Adapted to be a socially distanced duet for one day only at GDIF, Upswing’s dance-circus hybrid uses dance and acrobatics
Read moreThe Show Must Go On! What a Visit to The Big Kid Circus Looks Like with Covid-19 Measures in Place
A 22-strong Circus group, including 20 artists from the Cirque de Cuba, have arrived in the North East for a
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Un-Conference – An Innovative Way to Engage with Your Circus Community During Lockdown
At the beginning of July, CircusWorks, the UK Youth Circus Network, launched an online community event for learning, listening, debating,
Read moreHorrifying Moment Circus Performer PLUNGES 5 Metres into the Audience after His Hands Slip from ‘The Wheel of Death’ in Helicopter ER – but Escapes with Minor Injuries after a Spectator Breaks His Fall
Air ambulance crew told of the moment they had to rush to the aid of a circus performer after he
Read moreForget Buildings – Circus Tents are Ideal for Covid-Safe Shows
Big tops are being built up across the UK. With sidewalls raised and seats spaced out, tented circuses are resuming
Read more‘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.
Read moreNoFit 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,
Read moreMy 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,
Read moreThe 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,
Read moreThe 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
Read moreMaking 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
Read moreThe 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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Underbelly: Exposing the Success of Circus at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
In our ongoing series called Meet the Presenter-Tag, we will explore the world of circus arts programming with different presenters
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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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Meet Circomedia B.A. Graduate, Jamie Double!
Jamie Double began his circus journey at the age of 27 when he discovered Swamp Circus and Circo Kernow in
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Underbelly Circus Line-Up for Edinburgh Fringe 2019 Covers It All
Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest circus venue, Underbelly, offers 13 circus shows this August and features five premieres. Such a huge draw
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How to Do It All at The 42nd European Juggling Convention–Quick Talk with Jane Randall
The European Juggling Convention (EJC) is one of the most revered annual juggling events in the world. Now in its
Read moreJacksons Lane Redevelopment to Benefit ‘Artists and Audiences’
An arts centre has received funding from the National Lottery to support its 2020 redevelopment project. Jacksons Lane in Highgate,
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Quick Talk with Circomedia’s Dr. Bim Mason About the Circus Directing MA
In this companion article to Stav Meishar‘s Molding the Next Generation of Circus Directors at Circomedia , Circomedia co-founder and current
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Molding the Next Generation of Circus Directors at Circomedia
In Autumn 2019, Circomedia‘s Graduate Class of 2019 will be graduating with a masters degree in Directing Circus. The six
Read moreRoll Up, Roll Up and Join Us at a Great British Circus Revival
I love the circus. I love it for the fun, the laughter, the sense of transgression. For me the never-never
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NoFit State Launches Associate Artists Program to Encourage Growth of Circus Sector
In a recent press release,NoFit State made a big announcement about an initiative they have created to support up-and-coming circus
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The Persistence of Youth Circus in the UK
CircusWorks, the umbrella organization for UK youth circuses, recently conducted a survey and interviewed 45 youth circus organizations to learn
Read moreWild Animals to be ‘Banned from Travelling Circuses’
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a new law to ban travelling circuses from using wild animals. Than plan will
Read moreCATCH ME Will Tour UK Festivals
Playfully poking at our expectations of relationships between ages and genders using dance, circus, and sound, Upswing’s new dance-circus hybrid
Read moreScotland’s Danny MacAskill Joins International Artists As Underbelly’s Circus Hub Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Marking its 5th year on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly’s Circus Hub 2019 programme announced today offers audiences of all
Read more‘Sexual Health Circus’ in Bristol Schools Puts a Positive Spin on Sex Education
The UK’s new RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) curriculum has caused some controversy among conservative groups, but most agree that
Read moreJoin the Dots Scheme: ‘Artists Tend to Be a Neurotic Bunch, So Structured Feedback Can Only be a Good Thing’
After creating a show, rehearsing, staging and then touring it, what happens next? Most of the time the creative team
Read moreDeath-Defying Circus Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong as Motorcyclists Crash in Cage
A circus act, which saw three motorcyclists enter the ‘cage of death’ went horribly wrong, leaving one injured and shocked
Read moreNoFit State Announces Professional Development Programme and New Fund for Welsh Circus Artists
Wales-based NoFit State Circus is setting up a professional development programme to support the nation’s circus practitioners. The contemporary circus
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NoFit State Invites You to a Circus (un)Convention in Newcastle-under-Lyme
The State of Play: The (un)Convention, 13 – 16 April Circus250 provides an ideal context and framework for us as
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250 Years of British Circus Posters!
When I was about 11, a shopkeeper gave me an out-of-date circus poster of a growling lion’s head to stick
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Meet Ellie Dubois — The Force Behind The Award-Winning No Show
Director and artist Ellie Dubois’s show No Show won a Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. Circus Talk’s
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Performers of the Past; A Proud Legacy–Lulu Adams
Lulu Adams was born Louise Craston in 1900 to Joe Craston and Martha Cashmore. Lulu was born into a family
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NoFit State’s 250 Years Young Circus Exploration
NoFit State Circus, UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company, producing professional touring productions and a wide variety of community, training,
Read moreOutside the Ring
If you hear “circus”, what do you imagine? Acts of seemingly impossible skill performed with perfect poise? A troupe of
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Add This to Your Circus Library–A Nofit State Circus Coffee Table Book
This project is about that book; a coffee table book full of the wonder, passion and beauty of circus, suitable
Read moreCircus250 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
Read moreCoasters 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreMartin Burton: ‘Circus is Not Just A Job, It’s A Way of Life’
Like moths to the flame, people are surging towards a big neon sign saying Zippos Circus in the wide open
Read moreCircus Evolution: Propelling Top Acts Around the World
Creative producer Crying Out Loud has spent 15 years crossing borders with high-quality visual performance, presenting international artists to UK
Read moreCircus Must Bridge Divide Between Traditional And New
Dea Birkett, ringmaster of Circus250 (the UK and Ireland-wide organization coordinating 250 years of circus in 2018) writes about the need
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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
Read moreRomeo & 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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Canvas 2017: One Circus Marketplace Under Four Roofs
England’s capital is about to see producers, programmers and performers converging for three days at Canvas 2017. The biennial showcase
Read moreIn Depth: Circus – Art or Altruism?
As No Fit State celebrates its 30th anniversary, we investigate the lesser-known role of circuses in building healthier futures for
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