An Open Letter from Erwan Tarlet on Circus as a Political Art Form
Just over three years ago, Erwan Tarlet left his work to embark on an artistic career. He is 26 years
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Opinion
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What Are Circus Audiences Ready For?
If I were to ask, “What is the purpose of art?”… What would we answer? Beauty? Catharsis? Social questioning? Expressing
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“Go Beyond the Stereotype”: A Thoughtful Discussion Regarding Gender, Binaries, and Contemporary Circus
“As a female base, I realized that by literally lifting people up, I could quickly change audience perception. I had
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TV Talent Shows: Raising the Profile of Circus or Killing Audience Development?
Shows like America’s Got Talent, The World’s Best and Showtime at the Apollo have become permanent fixtures of network television
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To Clap or Not to Clap
The age-old relationship between audience and performer “The action of clapping is actually a quite primitive one, initially being used
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Breaking the Walls at CIRCa and Beyond
The CIRCa festival is the mecca of contemporary circus. As it’s director, Marc Fouilland likes to call it “le rendez-vous
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2018–A Year of Progress: Circus Anniversaries, Festivals & Hot Topics
In many ways, 2018 has been a great year for circus. This is really saying something when you consider that
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Everywhere and Nowhere: the New Wave of Site-Specific Circus
Typically, talking about site-specific circus means talking about a large outdoor space that’s converted (with, say, scaffolding or cranes or
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Circus Saved My Life– Until It Ruined It
I grew up as a very artistic, athletic, and insecure child, and I always tell people that circus saved my
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The Role Queer Circus Plays
“Hey!” I hear from behind me. I turn around. A queer person is running down the stairs from the spoken-word
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Providing a Safe Environment–Response from a Circus Educator at ENC
Sarah Poole, a circus educator at ENC, asked us to publish this response letter about the climate of support at
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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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One Last Response to “Circus of Tomorrow?” Article
Dear Stav, and all other Interested Individuals, Thank you for your article and your comments. I have been working at
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This post is in defense of the female artists (including myself) who performed in Cirque de Demain this year, not
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Circus of Tomorrow?
Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris is one of the world’s most famous circus festivals, about to celebrate
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Oh, Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have!
–TRIGGER ALERT– Full disclosure: the victim of this story is the same age today as I am. Full disclosure: I
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Does the Bechdel Test Have a Place in Circus?
There is nothing more satisfying than walking out of theatre having been inspired by an amazing circus show. However, a
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What Makes Performing Arts Possible? Part Two
In part one to this story, I presented an outline of how performing arts education and production is supported differently
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What Makes Performing Arts Possible? Part One
Performing arts have been a powerful human ritual for millennia. The Washington Post recently published a beautiful, interactive online piece
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Circuba Festival 2017: En Buen Compania, Todo es Posible (In Good Company, All Things Are Possible)
It was the fifth night of the Circuba Festival 2017, and day six of spending upwards of eight hours in
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Can You Defy Death With A Little More Artistry, Please?
You are watching a circus performance. The artists, for whatever reason, have a noticeable number of technical errors. The overall
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