Queering the Circus and Beyond with Briefs Factory Collective
Briefs Factory is an Australian creative collective who manufacture, cultivate and present evocative, irreverent, physical performance. Inspired by circus, drag,
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PRO Talk: Breaking Barriers and Overcoming Biases: Unveiling Challenges in Casting
PRO Talks are CircusTalk’s live virtual events led by industry influencers and experts focused on career-building topics. Our virtual conversations
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Site-Specific Circus as an Invitation: The Creative Europe Project that Gets People Talking
By developing street circus into site-specific shows with hidden poetry, the team behind the Creative Europe project “Together! A Circus
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Art and Representation: Non-European Circus Groups at Cirkuliacija ’23
Reckoning with the events of world history and their lingering effects leads not only to creating stereotypes—it also impacts how
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Inviting Feedback, Creating Space for Diversity, and Challenging Tradition
In this week’s article, I’ll briefly touch on some concepts around giving and receiving feedback. Communication is such a large
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A Gorgeous Landscape: Circus in Modern-Day Chile
As they tour the continent, the Esta Pasando project is taking us along for the ride to map out the
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UK’s Without Walls Festival Announces Exceptional Outdoor Programme for 2023
Without Walls has announced the 13 artists included in this year’s programme, who are due to tour throughout England this
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Quat Props Project Returns to Europe
Quat Props and Hula-Hoop Integral teaching training courses have arrived back in Europe and are now available for bookings and/or
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Bring Your Social Circus To Work Day – A Panel Discussion Hosted by Craig Quat
In this panel, Craig Quat and his guests discover what it is like to live and work on the frontier
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Upswing Mockumentary “Common Ground” Searches for New Global Majority Star of Circus
In this short mockumentary, Upswing goes behind the scenes of their latest show, “Common Ground,” with Artistic Director Victoria Dela
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Circus and its Others Conference IV. Announced for 2024 – Call for Participation
In a return to form for the conference itself and a first for Colombian circademics, the fourth Circus and Its
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Elbows in My Ears: My Favorite Circus Book of 2022
A trailblazing circus career makes more than just a good story to tell further down the line: it also provides
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Celebrating Black Artists in the American Circus: Zachary “Skeeter” Reece
The creative brainchild of performer-documentarian Veronica Blair, The Uncle Junior Project is a digital storytelling exhibition that showcases the lives,
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Circus as Intercultural Encounter: The Completion of a 3-Year Project by Caravan Social Circus Network
The Caravan Network project ‘Circus as Intercultural Encounter’ was a three-year endeavor that took place between 2019 and 2022 and
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Celebrating Black Artists in the American Circus: Zanda “Zeke” Charles
The creative brainchild of performer-documentarian Veronica Blair, The Uncle Junior Project is a digital storytelling exhibition that showcases the lives,
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Who Owns Cultural Heritage? The Roma People’s Significance to Swedish Circus
Sometimes the most extraordinary things are hidden in plain sight, such as Sweden’s oldest circus, nestled at the end of
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Casting Announced for ‘Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror’ as Rehearsals Begin
The full cast was announced today for Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror, the brand-new musical from Extraordinary Bodies, who
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Entrapment To Entertainment: A Celebration of Blacks in American Circus
The Uncle Junior Project is proud to present its Entrapment to Entertainment exhibition, on display for the first time in
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Joel Brown, Paraplegic Dancer And Singer-Songwriter
A childhood accident wasn’t enough to stop American dancer and musician Joel Brown from taking the stage again. Brought to
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Extraordinary Bodies With Co-producers Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Royal Plymouth Presents a New Circus Theatre Musical ‘Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror’
A daring tale of humanity, Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror, the latest show from inclusive UK company Extraordinary Bodies,
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The Sex Education Circus [BBC News]
Performer and educator Jess Herman has come up with a creative way of teaching teenagers about sex – she tours
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