Unpacking Injury in Circus: Flying with Excess Baggage with Amiel Soicher Clarke
In this audio series, Unpacking Injury in Circus, former circus performer and current behavioral neuroscience student, Amiel Soicher Clarke, explores
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Research
Genderful Bodies in Aerial Motion!
When aerial performance became popular in the 20th century, critics reported the confusing gender appearance of its performers. Muscular women
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A Hobbyist Perspective on the Relationship Between Jugglers and Props
This article is part of my ongoing doctoral research at York University’s Theatre and Performance Studies Program in Toronto, ON.
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From Postcolonial to Neoliberal: Identifying the “Other” Body in Indian Circus
This article is part of my ongoing doctoral research work, A Critical History of Indian Circus, Performers and Performance Acts:
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First of Its Kind: The Circus Buildings in Europe Conference
The Circus Buildings in Europe– International Academic Conference and Circus Buildings Exhibition made up the official opening to the 14th
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Other Circuses in Montréal: An Embodied Expression of the Queer Paradigm
This article broadly presents my dissertation defended last June at Concordia University. The main argument is that by offering performances
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The European SHIFT Project Shares Results of “Gender and Power Relations” Study
When the #MeToo movement rose to global attention, the SHIFT– or d Initiatives for Training– project made a joint decision
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The Science of Contortion
I was very impressed in 2019 at the 40th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain when I saw the contortionist
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Practitioners and Academics Unite! A Sneak Peek into Circus and Its Others, 2021
I’ve had a daydream of this scene before: a curious scholar peers through a telescope from a high window in
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Worldwide Arts Industry to 2030 – Featuring Smithsonian Institution, WWE and Cirque du Soleil Among Others
DUBLIN, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/– The “Arts Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This
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Is Big ‘Cirque du Soleil’ Style Circus an Economic Indicator of Recovery for the Performing Arts?
Many dark months have passed on stages around the world. And suddenly a sign in circus– Cirque du Soleil announced
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Flying Trapeze Won’t Make Women Infertile: How Victorian-era Infertility Myths Are Still Plaguing Modern Day Athletes
The first time I was told that my career as a female flying trapeze catcher would make me infertile my
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CirK2.2: Breakthrough Research Melds Circus with Sound
CirK 2.2 is a sound/movement based project I’ve been working on for almost 5 years now. The origin of this
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Circus as a Practice of Hope
The last Human on Earth (is a circus artist)–Sensing the World through Circus Arts In times of climate catastrophe, refugee
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The Element of Language of French Contemporary Circus Artists
In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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A Mobility Perspective on Contemporary Circus
In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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Culture and Health with Circus Arts, Circus and Medicine Research
In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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MLA As a Resource for Circus Research
The MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) may not be the first resource that comes to mind for circus scholars doing and sharing
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The World Circus and Stories Mapping Project Launches July 8th–And You Can Join In
On July 8th, 3:30 pm EST, a team from Concordia, spearheaded by Dr. Louis Patrick Leroux (of the Montreal Working
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Fragments from the Editors’ Note–Thinking (Through Circus) Together–A Book Giveaway
In times of climate catastrophe, refugee crises and Covid-19, the question of the responsibility that artists and scholars have is
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Hanging by a Thread–Calculated Risks in Circus
Recently, an acrobat fell 25ft to the floor at the 2nd International Air Athletics Championship in Riga, Latvia[1]. In 2018,
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