What Defines a Circus Show?
Circus artists from all around the world have proven that there is more than one way to perfect skills, create
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Impassioned by performing arts, Martin Frenette started intensive dance training at a very young age before trading pliés and barres for ropes and somersaults at Montreal National Circus School. He has spent a decade performing in several shows in Europe, such as Circus Monti, Chamäleon Theater, Wintergarten Varieté, Cirque Bouffon, GOP Show Concepts or the Max Entertainment Palace, to name a few. Writing has always been one of Martin's passions and he's thrilled to join Circus Talk's team to share his views on shows, the stage and what's going on behind the scenes with other performing arts enthusiasts!
Beyond Smiles and Splits – The Circus Label
We live in a time where labels and their necessity are questioned. Does a product need a known brand to
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Getting Through It Together!
“For better and for worse” doesn’t always apply. Whether a loving father walks the bride down the aisle or two
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Beyond Smiles and Splits: Closure and Conclusions
Many artists lose a sense of belonging and can’t seem to find their footing once a show is wrapped and
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Beyond Smiles and Splits: Giving 100%?
Circus artists repeat the same tricks over and over again to reach a level of excellence and performance quality that
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Leaving Traces: Looking at the Anatomy and Health of Circus Artists with Faon Shane
Astronomers, dancers, carpenters, jugglers: everyone wants to be healthy. There are vitamins, supplements, diets, and countless forms of exercise and
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The 7 Fingers : Two Decades of Creativity
Driven by a desire to elevate their humanity, their ability to raise each other up and take care of the
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“What Can I Offer You Today?”: a One-Woman Show for One
A brand-new show with an unusual twist provides advice and inspiration to circus artists with a dream of flying solo.
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Generalists vs Specialists
Since the dawn of the new century, a shift has been happening in the circus world, and multidisciplinary circus artists
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The Work Hunt
Cheers erupt from the crowd, hats are thrown high in the air, and all the graduates walk out with the
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Circus Immersion – Two Ropes, an Iron Bar, and Many Variations-Pro Exclusive
There’s the red nose, the lion’s mane, the fan used to cross a high wire, a bagful of popcorn. Those
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Circus Immersion – Lights on Those in Their Flyer’s Shadow–Pro Exclusive
Human beings are conditioned to look up, our eyes instinctively go for the top. Tourists stare at a tower’s peak
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Circus Immersion–Keeping the Movement Going in the Art of Being Upside Down
An Olympic diver slowly bends forward, lays his palms in front of his toes, and rises into a perfect handstand
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Circus Immersion: The Human Body in All Its Simplicity
Flexibility, or a lack of it, finds its way in each and everyone’s life. Daily reminders come when one bends
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Circus Immersion–Always in Balance
We’ve all walked on a fallen tree or the playground’s beam with our arms up in the air. A concentrated
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Circus Immersion–Wrapping Up and Dropping Down
The crowd keeps on cheering and clapping for the tamer stealing an extra bow as lions and tigers exit one
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Circus Immersion: It’s More Than Just Throwing Objects in the Air
In this short series titled Circus Immersion, Martin Frennette explores the ins and outs of a circus discipline through the
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Recreating the Magic: Saint John’s Second International Circus Festival
If “Spread the magic!” was Anahareo Dölle’s motto for the first Saint John’s International Circus Fest in 2018, the event’s
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