Response to “Circus of Tomorrow?” Article
This post is in defense of the female artists (including myself) who performed in Cirque de Demain this year, not
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Opinion
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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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Men In the Ring — the Rise of the Boy Bands of Circus
The Circus world is experiencing more and more activities and events that focus on gender and its influence in circus
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Crossing Boundaries–An Open Letter from Tilde Björfors
In her heartfelt introduction letter in the playbill to Cirkus Cirkör‘s show Limits, founder Tilde Björfors explains why the time
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New Circus Doors in the US
With the launch of Circus Talk News came the unfortunate announcement of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey closing up
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Circa’s Yaron Lifschitz Challenges the Government Funding Paradigm
Yaron Lifschitz, CEO of the Brisbane based circus company, Circa, challenges the traditional funding paradigm by demanding to open up
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