In live entertainment from high-flying circus productions to high-stakes corporate events safety is not a top-down mandate or an afterthought. It is a shared responsibility that demands active participation from everyone involved, including the performers themselves. Drawing from 15 years as a production stage manager in the circus realm, Anna Robb, CEO of StageLync, outlines

“Be confident.”  It is advice performers hear all the time.  Walk into the audition room with confidence. Make bold choices. Believe in yourself. Own the space. Stop worrying about what people think.  All perfectly reasonable advice. Except there is one small problem: what do you do when you don’t feel confident?  The performing arts can be

Try a little experiment. Think back to the best play, movie, or concert you have ever had the privilege to experience. Most likely, right now, your mind will resist giving you a detailed synopsis. You probably cannot reconstruct the exact sequence of scenes. Most of the dialogue is gone. You will not recall the precise

In July 2022, a giant LED screen fell onto the stage during a Mirror concert in Hong Kong. Two dancers were struck, with Mo Li Kai-yin suffering catastrophic spinal injuries that left him permanently paralysed from the neck down. Many people working in the events industry will remember the footage. If you do decide to

Nick Hern Books and An Tobar and Mull Theatre have partnered to launch the Playground Residency, a new paid, three-week residency for two professional playwrights on the Isle of Mull, one of the Hebrides’ most remarkable islands. Taking place in April 2027, it will offer one playwright who is Scottish or based in Scotland and

As Russian attacks disrupt daily life in Kyiv, young Ukrainian performers continue to train, compete and pursue international careers. The Golden Gate Cup at the National Circus of Ukraine offers a window into a wider movement keeping the country’s circus tradition alive during the war. On 8–9 October 2026, the National Circus of Ukraine in