New Circus Study Examines Lingo and Community
In the early 2000s, I attended a ghost tour in my hometown of Staunton, Virginia, a small valley city nestled
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Circus History
The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation: Circus Is Art 2024 Inductee Ceremony and Award Show!
Established in 1988, The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation was founded to formally recognize Sarasota, Floridaâs vibrant circus heritage and
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Circus Historical Society Convention Calls for Presentation Proposals for Its 2024 Convention
The Circus Historical Society is gearing up to host its 2024 Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, promising a captivating array of
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Circus History Spotlight! with Shirley Larible
This episode of Circus History Spotlight! features 8th generation circus performer Shirley Larible discussing her transition from star aerialist to
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Circus History Live! Featuring Marty LaSalle
This episode of Circus History Live! features Big Apple Circus CEO Marty LaSalle, discussing collaboration with Circus Roncalli for its
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Circus History Live! Featuring Maureen Brunsdale Plus the 2023 Thayer Prize Award to Danise Payne
This episode of Circus History Live! features Circus Historical Society (CHS) trustee Maureen Brunsdale discussing her new biography of Art
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‘No Animo Mas Anima’- Farewell to the circus beasts?
A new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology in ChĂąlons-en-Champagne reflects upon the ongoing debate about the
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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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Circus History Live! Featuring Sylvia Zerbini
Inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame in 2008, Zerbini hails from a nine-generation circus family and has been performing
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Circus History Live! Featuring Jeanette Williams
This edition of Circus History Live! features 2023 Circus Ring Of Fame inductee, Jeanette Williams. An eighth generation member of
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Dimensions of Juggling in Chile – Docuseries Chapter 4: The Juggling Market
When exploring a whole continent’s worth of circus cultures, it can be hard to keep track of the many unique
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Dimensions of Juggling in Chile – Docuseries Chapter 3: Sport Juggling
When exploring a whole continent’s worth of circus cultures, it can be hard to keep track of the many unique
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Dimensions of Juggling in Chile – Docuseries Chapter 2: History
When exploring a whole continent’s worth of circus cultures, it can be hard to keep track of the many unique
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Dimensions of Juggling in Chile – Docuseries Chapter 1: Introduction
When exploring a whole continent’s worth of circus cultures, it can be hard to keep track of the many unique
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Circus Historical Society Bandwagon Internet Archive Collection Celebrates One Year
One year ago, Circus Historical Society (CHS) unveiled the Bandwagon: The Journal of the Circus Historical Society collection on
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Juggling: The Books
The history of instructional juggling books in English is, from my perspective, also the story of the rise of hobbyist
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A Gorgeous Landscape: Circus in Modern-Day Chile
As they tour the continent, the Esta Pasando project is taking us along for the ride to map out the
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Building Circus History: Steve Ward’s Next Book Explores Sights and Sites of 19th Century CircusÂ
The âBig Topâ is an iconic image of the circus. But the Big Top was a relatively recent invention. In
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In 2023, Monte-Carlo Festival Shows Many Shades of Tigers and Somersaults
From the stands of the 45th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival (January 20-29, 2023), Raffaele De Ritis reports to us on
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Circus History Live! featuring Peggy Williams
This Women’s History Month edition of Circus History Live! celebrates the career of 2023 Circus Ring of Fame inductee Peggy
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American Circus Through the Pages of History: A Reading List
I’m always a little jealous of circus scholars that can begin their articles by describing what it felt like to
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Cirque de Demain: The Wings’ Beat of Tomorrow’s Circus
In the more than four decades since its inception, Le Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain has become one of
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The Circus Ring of Fame Foundationâą 35th Annual Inductee and Award Ceremony
Established in 1988, The Circus Ring of Fame Foundationâą was created to formally acknowledge Sarasota, Floridaâs rich circus history and
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Elbows in My Ears: My Favorite Circus Book of 2022
A trailblazing circus career makes more than just a good story to tell further down the line: it also provides
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Celebrating Black Artists in the American Circus: Zachary âSkeeterâ Reece
The creative brainchild of performer-documentarian Veronica Blair, The Uncle Junior Project is a digital storytelling exhibition that showcases the lives,
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Celebrating Black Artists in the American Circus: Zanda âZekeâ Charles
The creative brainchild of performer-documentarian Veronica Blair, The Uncle Junior Project is a digital storytelling exhibition that showcases the lives,
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Who Owns Cultural Heritage? The Roma People’s Significance to Swedish Circus
Sometimes the most extraordinary things are hidden in plain sight, such as Sweden’s oldest circus, nestled at the end of
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Circus History Live! from the 45th International Monte-Carlo Circus Festival
This edition of Circus History Live! was broadcasted live from the 45th International Monte-Carlo Circus Festival and explores the event
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Dimitri â Swiss Clown, National and International Legend
Dimitri is a Swiss and international legend. And youâll be hard-pressed to find anyone in Switzerland who hasnât heard of
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“My Kingdom For a Horse”: How the Folies GrĂŒss Illuminates French Circus History
Built from classical techniques and a family’s long legacy of work with horses, the Folies GrĂŒss stand apart as a
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Circus History Through Photographs: Dawn V. Rogala at the 2022 CHS Convention
At this year’s annual Circus Historical Society convention, writer and circus scholar Aine Norris got to speak with photographer and
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Circus History Live: A Conversation with Paul Binder, Co-Founder of the Big Apple Circus
This special edition of #CircusHistoryLive! on World Circus Day 2022 features a conversation with Paul Binder, Big Apple Circus founder
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Theyâre Not Just Women â Theyâre Superwomen! â The Rise of the Female Circus Performer
Every day across the world, thousands of women perform daring feats of circus agility, whether in the traditional circus under
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Circus History Live: Ringmasters and Role Models -A Celebration of Black History Month
This episode of the Circus Historical Societyâs Circus History Live! vlog series features circus legends Johnathan Lee Iverson, Vanessa Thomas
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Circus History Live: Conversation with Circus Ring of Fame 2021 Inductees, Tina Winn and Nik Wallenda
This episode of the Circus Historical Society’s Circus History Live! vlog series features legendary circus professionals Tina Winn and Nik
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Flying Trapeze Wonât Make Women Infertile: How Victorian-era Infertility Myths Are Still Plaguing Modern Day Athletes
The first time I was told that my career as a female flying trapeze catcher would make me infertile my
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The Uncle Junior Project–Episode 6, Bernice Collins
The Uncle Junior Project is a sharing of research on the African-American circus community sparked by respect for the work
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Mapping Contortion in Japan– Part Three: Cultural Heritage & The Lion Dance
Following up with part one of my series, Mapping Contortion in Japan, I continue exploring the history of contortion and body
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The Uncle Junior ProjectâEpisode 5, Paris
The Uncle Junior Project is a sharing of research on the African-American circus community sparked by respect for the work
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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 âNew Womanâ
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The Uncle Junior ProjectâEpisode 4, Zanda âZekeâ Charles
The Uncle Junior Project is a sharing of research on the African-American circus community sparked by respect for the work
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Exploring the Lives of Sideshow Performers with The Uncle Junior Project
This week The Uncle Junior Project  takes a break from its regularly scheduled content to present new historical research called Entrapment
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The Female Aerialist: Androgyny, Femininity, and MuscularityÂ
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 Uncle Junior ProjectâEpisode 3, Danise Payne
The Uncle Junior Project is a sharing of research on the African-American circus community sparked by respect for the work
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The Uncle Junior Project–Episode 2, Susan Voyticky
The Uncle Junior Project is a sharing of research on the African-American circus community sparked by respect for the work
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Somersaulting Out of the Archive: Facets of Circus Studies in German-Speaking CountriesÂ
A conversation by Mirjam Hildbrand & Anna-Sophie JĂŒrgens In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of
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Showbiz & The Spanish Flu: Lessons from Last Century’s Pandemic
The entertainment world is in a spiral, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cirque du Soleil has temporarily laid off 95%
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Mapping Contortion in Japan– Part One, A History
I recently published my anthropological research study The Art of Contortionism: An Introduction to and Analysis of Chinese Contortionism in
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The Forgotten âGentleman of Colourâ of the Victorian Circus; Joseph Hillier
The Victorian era was the golden age of the circus. Popular entertainment for the masses, it embraced all classes of
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How a German Circus Saved a Jewish Family of Circus Artists
Back in 2013, I had typed a few words into the Google search bar, and little did I know that
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Pascal Jacob, Straddling the Circus of Yesterday and Tomorrow
Picture the word impressario, and you will have a perfect image of Pascal Jacob, Vice President of  the Festival Mondial
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New Circus Children’s Book About Historic Australian Performer May Wirth–Interview with the Author
It is a precious opportunity to learn about and from circus from folks who have traveled with and performed in
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Philip Astley; the Man Behind the Myth
So, here we are in 2019 and the circus celebrations of last year are behind us â or are they?
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The Maroma of Mexico, Then & Now
My first approach to the Maroma was in 2008. I was member of Otro Circo and  Circo Atayde Hnos invited us to a gathering with
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25 Moments from the Life of Cirque Ăloize–Part 2
Cirque Ăloize is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2018. That equals 25 years of shows and innovation  in the circus
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San Francisco Style Circus from Pickle Family to Bella
In front of the blue, red, and gold circus ring looms the iconic North Beach church, a bright white beacon
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Rock N Roll Circus: Pioneers of the Brisbane Contemporary Circus Sector
With its roots embedded in the thriving bohemian and nomadic local arts scene, the origins of Brisbane’s (Queensland, Australia) contemporary
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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 lionâs head to stick
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Philip Astley and the First Circuses; A Very British Institution
Here is a challenge for you – stop anyone in the street and ask them if they know what a
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Circus History Talk 250 : Dominique Jando Pays Tribute to the 250th Anniversary of Circus with a New Book
Circus Talk is happy to announce a new yearlong series titled Circus History Talk 250, where we will explore the
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The Great Omi
Horace Leonard Ridler (1882-1965) was born in Surrey, South East England. He was the youngest son of an upper-class family
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Almanac: The First Flying Trapeze Act
And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: November 12, 1859, 158 years ago today ⊠a day for
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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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Bindlestiff Family Circus Talks About the Nouveau Sideshow
The Bindlestiff Family Circus shared their review of the circus panel discussion on the sideshow resurgence and history that took
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Flesh for Beasts: Circus under an Evil Spell in the Madrid at War
Carne de fieras (Flesh for Beasts) is a 1936 Spanish film in which French animal tamer Georges Marck and dancer
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