In just a few weeks, the CircusTalk Job Board will transform into StageLync Job Board—your expanded gateway to the performing arts industry. As we transition, we invite you to secure year-round access at a special discounted rate, available only to CircusTalk members. Attention Current CircusTalk PRO and PRO Casting Subscribers!There’s no action required on your part. Your current subscription will automatically transfer and be fully honored at StageLync. Enjoy uninterrupted access and benefits without any hassle! Learn more about the transition.    Why Join Early? Find expanded job ..read more

As we say goodbye to the PRO Talk series, with Billy Alwen’s episode in April bringing it to a close, we also herald the exciting beginning of our journey with StageLync. Embracing the spirit of democratizing knowledge, we are delighted to announce the removal of the paywall for all content on StageLync. Now, the invaluable insights from the PRO Talks series, once exclusive to our PRO members, are accessible to everyone, inviting a wider audience to partake in these enlightening conversations. CircusTalk, in its visionary merge with Theater Art Life, has formed StageLync—a cutting-edge platfor ..read more

After a performance career in dance, musical theatre, and circus arts, Johnny Kim has spent the last 10 years in Artistic Direction where he has led teams and various shows for both Franco Dragone as well as Cirque du Soleil. Post pandemic he was helped relaunch the iconic ‘ALEGRIA’ and is the current Artistic Director of ‘BAZZAR’. For the last two years he has also served as a juror for the Circus International Film Festival.   “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6N ..read more

 In this trilogy of circus artist interviews, we delve into the personal journeys of three solo artists whose work, in varying stages of development, was recently presented at UP Festival in Brussels.  In the third stage of the creation process is The Performance.  Performing one’s show to a spellbound audience is the culmination of countless hours of training, ideation, research, and rehearsal, coupled with boundless creativity. In this year’s UP Festival programming line-up, contortionist, circus researcher, and writer Alice Rende of Companie Ar presented her one-woman show,Fo ..read more

 In this trilogy of circus artist interviews, we delve into the personal journeys of three solo artists whose work, in varying stages of development, was recently presented at UP Festival in Brussels.  In the second stage of the creation process is the Showcase.  As a part of this year’s Focus Catalan Arts, Manel Rosés performed a 30-minute excerpt of his solo work,Akri. Showcasing artists have the opportunity to impress and influence international circus and performing arts professionals both by performing live and by actively networking during the festival’s social gatherings ..read more

On this episode of the Circuspreneur Podcast, host Shenea Stiletto interviews the CEO and Founder of She Should Run Erin Loos Cutraro. She Should Run is the trailblazing nonpartisan nonprofit on a mission to revolutionize the landscape of women in American political leadership by shattering barriers and redefining possibilities for women in elected office. Since its inception, She Should Run has become a beacon of empowerment, offering powerful first steps in civic engagement to hundreds of thousands of women from all walks of life whose formidable leadership potential would go otherwise untap ..read more

In this trilogy of circus artist interviews, we delve into the personal journeys of three solo artists whose work, in varying stages of development, was recently presented at UP Festival in Brussels. Our first installment featuresM.Elancolie, a new work by French artist and co-director of Back Pocket, Aurélien Oudot. Oudot and long-time creative collaborator Michaël Hottier, supported by their industry mentor Mélanie Dumoulin from Central, La Louvière, took to the podium to present their new work slated for 2025. Aurélien Oudot M.ELANCOLIE is a theatrical show for an Acro-Dancer accompanied by ..read more

In a significant development for Ethiopia’s cultural sector, the Ministry of Culture and Sports has signed a landmark memorandum of understanding with Ethio Circus Entertainment in Addis Ababa, on April 25, 2024. This collaboration, finalized at the Ministry’s office on April 25, 2024, sets the stage for a united effort to enhance and promote the field of circus arts. The Honorable Ms. Nafisa Almahadi, Minister of State for the Creative Development Sector, emphasized the importance of modernizing and revitalizing circus arts, a sector rich in potential and ripe for innovation. She outlined the ..read more

Framed by long brown hair, Anouk Vallée-Charest’s large, bright features beamed as we said hello. We have met to discuss her showWaves, a solo aerial and dance piece. This work was a long time coming. Vallée-Charest often thought, “One day when I feel ready, I’ll do my own show,” and admitted that even when the pandemic presented the perfect opportunity to bring this idea to life, “We never feel ready for it.”  A dancer and gymnast first, Vallée-Charest found circus to be a perfect meld of these disciplines. She attended Montreal’s École Nationale De Cirque excited for the opportunity to ..read more

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.” And therein lies the problem. It is ironic that companies have difficulty stimulating innovation among their employees specifically because they have hired a personnel made up of adults— who have got nothing over our notorious child with a stick and a lot of time on his hands. You want creative employees? I firmly believe in curiosity, in the child’s mind. The child’s mind never stops imagining because it is hardwired to be curious. When the child ..read more