Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: Inside the National Circus School of Montreal (Ecole National de Cirque, ENC)
Interested in going to a circus school? Look no further! This episode is an in-depth look at Montreal’s National Circus
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Eric Bates is a co-founding member of Cirque Barcode, a Montreal-based contemporary circus company with a goal of sustainable touring. He currently tours with their show Sweat & Ink and is co-creator of their second show, Branché, an acrobatic show that takes place in forests and parks. He is also working on a book about the creation process to help small companies make their first show.
Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: How to Audition for Montreal’s Circus School (ENC)
Eric Bates is back with a valuable insider’s guide to auditioning at Montreal’s Circus School (ENC). In this episode, Bates
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: 7 Places To WORK In The Circus
Where do you work as a circus artist? This can be a mystery to people starting in the business. What’s
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: Recreating this Viral Juggling Video
How does a juggling video go viral? Watch Eric try to recreate the success of a viral cigar box juggling
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: 5 Creative Books to Jumpstart your 2023
Looking for motivation? Here are 5 books related to creativity, habits, business and training to start your 2023 off on
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Performing Career
After over 10 years of working professionally as a circus artist, Eric Bates reflects on 5 major lessons he wished
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: This Tip Helped My Practice the Most
In this week’s episode, Eric Bates provides a powerful lesson to get you creating more than you consume, and teaches
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: All That We Have – A Professional Handbalancer’s Origin Story
In “All That We Have”, professional circus handbalancer Marie-Eve Dicaire reflects on how she got started, auditioning for the National
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: Consistency Over Intensity
If you want to get very good at something, this is the video for you. Eric Bates has learned a
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Eric Bates Professional Advice Series: Do You NEED To Go To Circus School?
What are the pros and cons of going to circus school? Is it something you need to do to pursue
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Creation Space for Creative Projects: 3 Tips
Finding space for your project can be a bigger challenge than you might expect. Circus projects especially tend to have
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