Circus Now does Montreal! Join us at Montreal Completement Cirque, the most important contemporary circus festival in North America, for a week of shows, shindigs, and a special Circus Now seminar about the state of American circus today.
In conjunction with Summerstage, New York City’s annual summer parks event series, Circus Now will curate an evening of emerging contemporary circus work in America.
Between Dec 2012 and March 2013, we assembled a crew of volunteer organizers to realize an exciting vision: we wanted to bring the American circus community together. Seven events in seven cities later…
After the overwhelming response to the original Circus Now event series, we’ve decide to stick around and make Circus Now a real national organization, a supporter and promoter of contemporary circus in America, a place where people can come to find inspiration and gather and share ideas. We’re working hard to pin down the structure [...]
CONTINUE READING →In an effort to get arts funders and venues to take a renewed look at the circus as an art form and a tool for social good, we’re circulating a petition. Please see the petition page for details. And help spread the word! Tell your friends and the friends of friends. Get everyone you know [...]
CONTINUE READING →In other social media news, check out our Twitter and Pinterest pages (links also at the top of the page). One of our goals is to establish some online resources for folks interested in contemporary circus, and so we’re going to use the Pinterest as a means of compiling photos and videos of artists and [...]
CONTINUE READING →Just four days after launching online, we’ve hit 200 likes on Facebook! Thanks to everyone who pitched in! Please keep them coming. Share with your friends or send them an invite to an event! We’re going to be releasing the petition this week, and the bigger our community, the louder our collective voice. (photo: Sweet [...]
CONTINUE READING →Welcome to the new Circus Now website! Stay tuned in the coming week for lots of information about the partners helping to make the events a reality and exciting announcements on the events and advocacy actions. And please help spread the word! Like us on Facebook by clicking the link at the top of the [...]
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