Does contemporary circus have the potential to nurture and rightfully represent ourselves onstage: Our bodies, sexual preferences, identities and communities? Will it be effective in breaking down gender divides and heteronormativity in ways that create safer, more inclusive ways of being, and being together? At the Contemporary Circus Festival of Chicago, Circus Now hosted a […]
CONTINUE READINGMarie-Andrée Robitaille began her circus education in 1995 at the École de Danse de Québec and went on to graduate from the National Circus School in Montréal, Canada. She toured the world with the Swedish contemporary circus company Circus Cirkör during which time she debuted innovative acts on the Chinese pole, a discipline that had […]
CONTINUE READINGWomen’s Circus began in 1991 as a community arts project dedicated to using circus to work with survivors of violence in Melbourne, Australia. It has since expanded to include circus training, performance and outreach programs aimed at women and their communities. Steph Kehoe is the artistic director. WC: Women’s Circus started as a project […]
CONTINUE READINGWomen & Circus interviewed Suzanne Kenney for the fourth article in our series, ‘Entrepreneurs of Circus’. School: Pendulum Aerial Arts Location: Portland, Oregon Director: Suzanne Kenney Status: Not for Profit Students: 100 Women & Circus: How have you managed to succeed at running a successful circus business, and what do you think has contributed to […]
CONTINUE READINGElsie Smith & Serenity Smith Forchion share the spotlight for our third feature in the Women & Circus series ‘Entrepreneurs of Circus’. School: New England Centre for Circus Arts (NECCA) Location: Brattleboro, VT Director: Serenity Smith Forchion (Executive Director) and Elsie Smith (Artistic Director) Status: Not for Profit Students: Over 5000 in 2013 Women & Circus: How have […]
CONTINUE READINGShayna Swanson is our second feature in the Women & Circus series ‘Entrepreneurs of Circus’. Name: Shayna Swanson School: Aloft Loft Type of business: S-corp Number of students: 250 Location: Chicago, IL Women & Circus: How have you managed to succeed at running a successful circus businesses? What do you feel has contributed to your […]
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