Life at Sea: Cruise Ship Performer Dos and Don’ts – Part 2
Performing on a cruise ship sounds like a fantasy job: exotic locations, lots of time off, and all expenses paid.
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Viveca is president of Playful Productions, director of youth programs for Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and a coach at Circus of the Kids. She edits CircusNYC and JuggleNYC. She has also been a director at the Big Apple Circus and a contributing editor of JUGGLE magazine. She performs as a juggler, ringmistress, unicyclist, and stilt walker, and she has published two commissioned study guides on the history and artistry of circus arts. She might have sawdust in her veins.
Life At Sea – Part 1.
In our ongoing series about Life At Sea, we spoke to seasoned professionals for advice about how to keep those
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How to Land a Life at Sea
Many performers dream of getting off the road and onto the sea. But how do you get hired in the
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Cirque Alfonse: A Neo-Traditional Family Circus Keeps it Real
A young company built on a traditional family circus model embraces untraditional artistry using surprising materials and seeking honesty above
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Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione: A Géant! Success
The oldest circus building still standing hosts the oldest circus still running, but the 2015 show uses state-of-the-art technology to
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How to Make the Perfect Demo Reel II.
In this continuation of our two-part article, the experts chime in with tips about music, editing, and communicating before and
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Cirque du Soleil Launches Comprehensive Social Circus Survey
Cirque du Soleil has invited more than 400 social circus organizations to share information that could benefit the whole movement.
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How to Make the Perfect Demo Reel I.
The hardest part of booking a good act might be getting agents to see it. In this first of a
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Circus Smiles at Hiccup Circus Uganda
What do a dental technician and a social circus program have in common? They’re working together to bring smiles to
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Eugene Chaplin: Continuing a Circus Legacy
Legendary clown Charlie Chaplin’s son Eugene inherited his father’s love of the circus and founded the first international circus festival
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Cirque du Soleil Celebrates 30 Years under the Sun
As 2014 draws to a close, the most successful circus company in history celebrates its 30th anniversary by looking back
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Grazing the Sky
A gorgeous new documentary provides a glimpse into the lives of eight circus artists around the globe. The eight circus
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Rosgoscirk: 95 Years of Russian Circus
For almost a century, one centralized organization has been preserving and promoting the grand Russian circus tradition at home and
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