Hull’s Freedom Festival Expands Its Circus Programming This Year
HULL’s international Freedom Festival, on the east coast of England, returns for its 12th year in 2019 with extended programming
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Europe
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NoFit State Launches Associate Artists Program to Encourage Growth of Circus Sector
In a recent press release,NoFit State made a big announcement about an initiative they have created to support up-and-coming circus
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Meet the Circus Graduate from ESAC, Julia Tesson
Meet future ESAC graduate Julia Tesson! Tesson was born into a circus family in France where she followed her mother
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ESAC, A Contemporary Circus Sanctuary for the Virtuously Ambitious in Belgium
In our continuing series titled Meet the Circus School, we explore some of the many circus schools around the world.
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New Publication Circus in Dis-Comfort Zones addresses Social Circus Projects with Refugees and Asylum Seekers
In their recent newsletter, The Caravan International Youth and Social Circus Network reported that a new publication about social circus
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Jonathan Lardillier’s Harmonic Throws– a New Juggling Notation
“In all the other languages all over the world juggling is a verb, it’s an action. In the French language
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The Persistence of Youth Circus in the UK
CircusWorks, the umbrella organization for UK youth circuses, recently conducted a survey and interviewed 45 youth circus organizations to learn
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Casting Circus Talent in Disneyland Paris
Disney is synonymous with entertainment, and Disneyland Paris keeps up with this precedent by offering live shows– both outdoor shows
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Magie Nouvelle: The New Language of Magic–A Conversation with Raphaël Navarro, Valentine Losseau and Etienne Saglio
What is magie nouvelle you ask ? Just as contemporary circus brought a new approach to the traditional circus that
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Pearls of Juggling–Wisdom & Advice from Anthony Trahair
Pearls of Juggling is a labor of love kind of book (and blog) written by Anthony Trahair. The book was
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Traditional and Contemporary Collide in Circus Krone Mandana Premiere
Can a horse and a lion fall in love? This is the “cheeky” through-line of Circus Krone’s newest show Mandana.
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The Roar of Pure Circus–MonteCarlo International Circus Festival – 43rd Edition
Halfway between the Oscars and the Olympics, the world’s greatest circus festival is also perhaps the largest existing one-ring circus
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Circus For Sale: A Letter to Subcase
Dear Subcase, ‘A showcase of Nordic contemporary circus…Subcase is co-curated by a group of Nordic-Baltic performing arts professionals. All performances
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Innovative Circus in Berlin with Chamāleon Productions
In our continuing series called Meet the Presenter-Tag, we will explore the world of circus arts programming with different presenters
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Reading Contemporary Circus with Circademic Franziska Trapp
Dr. Franziska Trapp is a researcher at the University of Münster who founded the Zirkus|Wissenschaft research project, a project which
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Circus Knie, the Musical Opens in Switzerland to Celebrate 100 Years and 8 Generations of Family Run Circus
Circus Knie, which started 100 years ago as Switzerland’s National Circus, has found a rather unique way to celebrate their
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Back to the Future: How Classical Music and Contemporary Circus are Developing New Theatre Audiences in Italy
In a country where names like Rossini and Verdi are just a few eponyms of an even greater tradition, the
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A Quick Talk with Nieuw Circus Founder Etha Struick
Etha Struick is a Dutch circus artist, a coach, a prize winning circus choreographer and the founder of Nieuw Circus.
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The French Festival that Captures the Spirit of Contemporary Circus
The Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque (BIAC) organised by Archaos, Pôle National Cirque in Marseille takes place every two
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Graduates Causing Friction at CNAC
The quiet pulse of house music rises slowly as the audience settles in. In the center of the circus ring
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International Circus Festival in Girona is Growing into New Dimensions
Between February 14th and 19th, around 80 artists participated at the 8th edition of the Golden Elephant Circus Festival in
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