With A Net: Insurance for the Circus Arts
Insurance for circus performers feels like a no-brainer (or maybe a “save-your-brainer”) to protect your life and livelihood. But it
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Creating a Mental Health-Conscious Circus Environment; An Interview with Dr. Fleur van Rens
I recently published an article called Mental Health & Circus; The Elephant in the Room– Crucial Resources and a Call
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Circus Photography in a Nutshell with Mark Turner
Circus is an exciting and challenging subject for the camera. While there is no shortage of amateur and professional videographers
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7 Simple Steps on How to Find a Circus Job & Make the Most of Your Profile on CircusTalk
At CircusTalk, the international circus community’s online professional network and resource, a large percentage of our email is from circus
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Juggling and Playfulness: Wasn’t Juggling Supposed to Be Fun?
This last year, I’ve been researching playfulness in greater depth. It has always been an important part of my juggling
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Hot Hints and Tips to Survive (and Thrive!) at Fringe
Fringe. Whether you’re talking Adelaide, Edinburgh, Hollywood or Prague, a Fringe Festival can make you or break you. As a
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Negotiating an Artist Contract, a Complicated But an Essential Skill
As a self-employed artist, you have already negotiated many contracts but have you done it correctly? Did you forget to
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Safety and Your Circus Business: Preparing for an Accident
If you own a circus/aerial arts studio, could your business survive financially if an accident occurred and you lost a
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Six Benefits of Cross Training for Circus Artists & Students
As circus arts become more popular, people of all ages and backgrounds are exploring circus arts for recreation, for fitness,
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Do You Really Need a Circus Agent?
As a circus artist, how do you sign up with an agency? Which agency would get you the types of
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Saying No in a Culture of Yes: Artists Building a Code of Ethics in the #MeToo Era
As circus arts have increased in practice and popularity, many conversations within the circus community about representation, accessibility, and communication
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Steal From an Artist with an Agent: Advice from APAP Pros on Artist Representation
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals conference, affectionately known as APAP, annually floods the midtown Hilton for a weekend in
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The Benefits of Owning a Domain Name as a Circus Artist
A domain name is an address which directs you to a specific location on the internet. It can be a
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The Circus Arc; My Time So Far at Circus School in France
The main circus hall of Arc En Cirque resembles the hull of a boat turned upside down – it’s ceiling
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Making Audiences Part of the Show – Audience Engagement as Artistic Practice
Circus festivals epitomise the evolution of circus, however, during one of the festivals I worked at this season I had
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Yes Virginia, Professional Aerialists Do Use Crash Mats During Performances, and You Should Too
Mary Wolfe-Nielsen and Tyce Nielsen, aka Duo Transcend, performed a death-defying trapeze act on the July 17th episode of America’s
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Warm-Ups for the Circus Artist, Part Two
In part one we established the scientific basis for why warm-ups are an integral part of circus practice. To summarise,
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How to Grow a Festival–Five Tips for Five Years–A List from Physical Festival Chicago
Five years ago, we were two artists (Alice De Cunha and Marc Frost) based in Chicago who decided to start
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Warm-Ups for the Circus Artist, Part One
Imagine you’re about to start warming up before your circus class. What will it look like? How long will you
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5 Tips for Self-Marketing as an Artist
I was sitting in the chapel-turned-classroom at Ecole de cirque de Quebec, listening to Julie Lavergne talk about the overview
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Frequently Asked Questions: Auditioning for a Circus School
The first time I auditioned for École nationale de cirque, I had only hung from stall bars a mere handful
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