Circus and Its Others II: A Burgeoning Academic Movement Supporting Thoughtful Inquiry into Circus Arts
The first ‘Encounters with Circus and Its Others’ (CAIO) conference took place in Montreal in 2016 alongside the Montréal Complètement
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Out There Festival in Great Yarmouth Is Back to Celebrate 250 Years of Circus
Great Yarmouth’s annual international feast of all things circus and street arts is integrated into the Circus250 event series this
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What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling–By Thom Wall-a Review
There is an art and science to juggling. Thom Wall demonstrates the art of juggling in his vaudeville juggling performances
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Notorious or Dangerous…or both?–A review of Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl at Edinburgh Fringe
As the audience files into the Mainhall at Summerhall (venue #26 of the Edinburgh Fringe), we are greeted with a
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Ex-Chief, Peter Gasser, Dies, Age 61
Following Circus Royal’s bankruptcy this past July 2018, Peter Gasser, beloved member of the Gasser Swiss circus dynasty, died unexpectedly
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Meet a Circus Grad–Mizuki Shinagawa of ENC
In this series called “Meet a Circus Grad” we give a voice to recently graduated or graduating circus artists, to
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Mexico’s Changing Circus Landscape: Visit to Periplo International Circus Festival
The 6th Edition of the International Circus Movement’s Festival Periplo concluded recently with a splendid three-week circus celebration that attests
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Juggling with Duo M&M–Act in a Moment
Circus Talk’s series “Act in a Moment” continues to explore the idea that circus artists have a lot to share
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The Male Duo in Circus– Un Poyo Rojo & Chute!
There are two men on stage, breathing heavily as they perform acrobatic maneuvers that give me butterflies in my stomach.
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The Flawless Irina Naumenko, The Hand Balancer
In circus, talent isn’t hoarded, but shared. Long before the advent of circus schools, which continue to grow exponentially, there
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Entering a New Realm in Circus–An Interview with Gypsy Snider
In this video, Lea Toran Jenner visits with Gypsy Snider, one of the co-founders and co-artistic directors of 7 Fingers, at
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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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Is Australia the Next Circus Superpower?
The mayor of Montréal opened the 2018 Montréal Completement Cirque Festival with a speech that lauded the city as “la capitale mondiale
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Circus in Montréal; Highlights of The International Market of Contemporary Circus-2018
CircusTalk was recently in Montréal–the circus hub of North America, reporting on the 9th annual Montréal Complètement Cirque Festival (MCC).
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Vol. 4, No. 1-2 of Circus & Its Others; Research Work by Circus Writers Published
Performance Matters, an academic journal about the materiality and consequentiality of performance, has just published Vol. 4, No. 1-2 of
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Using Circus Humor–Act in a Moment–An Interview with Vincent Bruyninckx
Circus Talk’s series “Act in a Moment” continues to explore the idea that circus artists have a lot to share
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Meet the Circus School —Circus Juventas Prepares to Go Pro
In our new series titled Meet the Circus School, we will explore some of the many circus schools around the
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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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Experiential Learning in Contemporary Circus–A Seminar in Montreal
Each year as the Montréal Complètement Cirque (MCC) festival approaches, graduate students from around the world begin to gather in
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The Risk of Circus Studies: Mapping the Current Landscape in US Higher Education
It was spring semester at Muhlenberg College. My Aerial 2 class and I were discussing how television was a detrimental
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Strength in Numbers: The 34%
How do you decide if something is fair? Where do you start if your gut feeling is telling you that
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