So Long 2022! – A Year Of Breaking Through Barriers for Circus
As 2022 comes to its final bow, it’s time to reflect on all that we have learned this year and
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Opinion
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Our Disabled Patrons Matter
We share this article written by Johnathan Lee Iverson, an acclaimed Performer, a New Yorker and Chairman of the Board
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Widening the Scope of Circus
I have made my career as a dancer, physical theatre performer, director, and teacher. In 2005, I joined Salpaus Circus
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Contemporary Circus 101: A Back-to-School Circus Book List
As an undergraduate theatre student, I wasn’t assigned readings about circus. I remember reading about physical theatre, live art, dance,
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A Manifesto For Action For The Future: Supporting Global Majority Artists Working In Circus, Cabaret And Live Performance
After a four-month period of exchange, the six creative companies partnered under Big Village–Digital have created a Manifesto for Action
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A Circus Performer and a Mother. That Is Who I Am.
My name is Ulziibuyan Mergen Kee. I’m a contortionist and a mom of 2 wonderful boys. I am writing this
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Math, Sexism, and Pole Dance
Trigger warning! Sexual assault, Harassment I still remember the first time I solved a math problem without someone showing me
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My Experience as an Autistic Pole Dancer
In an extroverted space, circus performers and students with differing needs may find themselves standing on the sidelines. Movement artist,
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Top 3 Circus Trends of 2021
Sometimes I think I have the best job in the world, especially when I count the number of circus shows
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Is Big ‘Cirque du Soleil’ Style Circus an Economic Indicator of Recovery for the Performing Arts?
Many dark months have passed on stages around the world. And suddenly a sign in circus– Cirque du Soleil announced
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Flying Trapeze Won’t Make Women Infertile: How Victorian-era Infertility Myths Are Still Plaguing Modern Day Athletes
The first time I was told that my career as a female flying trapeze catcher would make me infertile my
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Pathways to Circus Legitimacy: The Library
Like the rest of the world, American circus artists have spent the last eighteen months largely out of work, unemployed
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The Circus Arts – Engine Of A Fresh, New Beginning
This year’s World Circus Day marked over a year of life in a pandemic. Some circuses spent the holiday in
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What Does the Future of Circus Look Like for Young Transgender Circus Artists?
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the circus industry. With the shutdown of in-person entertainment and many circus studios, the future
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Can You Describe Circus in 5 Words?
It is difficult to sum up a whole art form in 500 words, let alone 5, but by streamlining our
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Statement from Circostrada in Response to the Open Letters of Jasmine Straga and Sosina Wogayehu
Once a year, as part of its programme of activities, Circostrada tends to organise a professional field trip outside Europe,
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Why Performers Should Be on Your Hiring Radar for Off-Stage Career Opportunities
In the wake of job losses and setbacks for the circus sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, Projet Lumière has
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Two Open Letters about the State of Ethiopian Circus
Two women connected through their life’s work with circus, Sosina Wogayehu and Jasmine Straga, have recently responded to Circostrada‘s report
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Letting Things Be at the Zero Point– Quarantined Circus
As a circus artist based in the Netherlands, these are some of the observations I’ve made during this self-quarantine. They’re
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On Racism and Representation
Like many others, Covid19 forced me to retreat into unemployed isolation at home. This period allowed me to reflect on
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Circus Risk Versus Coronavirus Risk—How Circus Prepared You For Hard Times
Risk is something circus people talk about constantly, but there is something private about it too. The risk is an
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