Circus and Its Others at a Turning Point
As 2026 begins, North America, and particularly the United States, finds itself in another historical period where diversity, equity, and
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Research
Peter Kalal – Cultural Strategist and Researcher: “If we’re not going to support the arts and culture, then what are we all doing this for?” (StageLync Podcast Ep.54)
Peter Kalal is a Brooklyn-based cultural strategist and researcher. At Arthur M. Cohen Advisors, he works with Fortune 500s, family offices, and
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Dr Madeline Taylor – Costume Maker and Designer, Researcher, Educator: “In the creative space, everybody’s identity is so tied up to kind of the creative work that they’re making” (StageLync Podcast Ep.53)
Dr Madeline Taylor is a costume maker and designer, researcher and educator who bridges the worlds of academic theory and industry practice. Starting
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Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson – Living in Laughter and Gratitude, A Second of Two Conversations with Artists from Brazil
CircusTalk is pleased to present “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” A series dedicated to provocative dives into
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New Circus Study Examines Lingo and Community
In the early 2000s, I attended a ghost tour in my hometown of Staunton, Virginia, a small valley city nestled
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Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson – Working Through Fear, Finding Hope & Ways of Being with Marco Bortoleto and Murilo Toledo
CircusTalk is pleased to present “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” A series dedicated to provocative dives into
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Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson – Relationships Between Humans & Non-Human Animals
CircusTalk is pleased to present “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” A series dedicated to provocative dives into
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Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson – Gender, Power & Change
CircusTalk is pleased to present a new series, “Explorations of Research and Creation with Charles Batson.” Dedicated to provocative dives
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Developing a Circus Organizational System
I recently developed a visual that shows the ways that over 300 circus disciplines, skills, and apparatuses are connected to
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The Release of a New Guide on Space Development For Circus Training And Equipment
What is a safe and functional circus arts practice space? A new guide is published in the fall of 2023
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Last Waltz: Developing a Methodology for Partnering in Aerial Dance
My long-term aerial dance partner and I originally choreographed the trapeze duet, Last Waltz, in 2010. The work investigates the
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Publishing Circus: An Interview with Thom Wall of Modern Vaudeville Press
As we all know, circus comes in many forms, and CircusTalk is dedicated to honoring them all: live performance, education,
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Sacred Arts Offers an Interdisciplinary Research Method for Circus and Beyond
This past March, Ben Yehuda Press published Under One Tent: Circus, Judaism and Bible, edited by Professor Ora Horn Prouser,
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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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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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Does the Menstrual Cycle Negatively Influence the Performance of Menstruated Circus Artists?
Despite the increasing mediatisation around the effects of the menstrual cycle, this bolstered awareness of the topic has not yet
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Unpacking Injury in Circus: Flying with Excess Baggage with Amiel Soicher Clarke–E3 Sarah Poole
In this audio series, Unpacking Injury in Circus, former circus performer and current behavioral neuroscience student, Amiel Soicher Clarke, explores
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Hot Off the Presses! The Latest in Circus Science Medicine Research
If you are an artist, coach, producer, or clinician you know that keeping circus artists training and performing uninterrupted by
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Unpacking Injury in Circus: Flying with Excess Baggage with Amiel Soicher Clarke–E2 Renée Mak
In this audio series, Unpacking Injury in Circus, former circus performer and current behavioral neuroscience student, Amiel Soicher Clarke, explores
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The Individual Experience of Sound – Interview with Madeline Hoak
Circosonic is a project by Cirkus Syd, a networking platform for international research, development and innovation based in Lund, Sweden.
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By Going Online, Alliances and Commonalities Conference Gives Art a Common Ground
Hosted by the Stockholm University for the Arts, the online Alliances and Commonalities Conference will get you pondering the hows
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